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Poems of Mira
don't forget your reality
human being
don't forget your reality
this gift of life
is for a few days only
take advantage
of this opportunity
you came here
for a beautiful reason
don't let greed
delude you into sleep
don't waste your resources
following desires
wake up
and realize your fortune
find the living Master
he teaches how to awaken
your own enlightenment
how can devotion
be experienced
if you wash your face
but don't wash your heart
if the dog of desire has
cornered you with greed
if the butcher of anger
resides in your heart
if you keep feeding the cat
that creates craving
if you worship
only yourself
how can you collect water
if you build a mound of arrogance
you cannot deceive the one
who dwells in your own heart
God doesn't hear
if you speak to him in words
give up mundane ambitions
and surrender yourself
then you can experience
your own enlightenment
i belong to him
i belong to my beloved
and no one else
he alone is beloved to me
who wears the crown of Knowledge
i have given up belonging
to clan and kin
i prefer
the company of saints
i have watered the vine of love
with tears of my longing
now the vine has blossomed
and is bearing fruits of bliss
when i see another devotee
my heart rejoices
others
only complicate my life
beloved, you are my Master
i am your student
please keep me
at your side
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