Jain Journal 1979 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 13

The mind must cease its fight for pride, Its scheming and pretense;
It can be calmed, refined, restrained, To see with inner sight That outer world is meaningless Until the inner's known;
And winning-losing equal are, They cannot be the goal; To see exactly as it is,
In that thy freedom lies >
For that thou must come to a stop And halt the goings-out And motiveless dive into Self, Retrieve thy treasure, life!
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Nirjară! Drop! Forgive and forget!
Make space in thy heart for the new ! When heart is fresh and clean, in love, It opens to give and receive,
Then wilt thou be a friend to life And help all those in need, Released from old entanglements, Thy selfless love is freed.
Now with thy newfound clarity,
Thine insight knows this world, This two-fold loka, inner, outer,
Of forms contained in space;
It knows how forms of matter move Toward their disintegration;
It recognizes mind as well As ever-changing shapes ;
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