YOUR MIND - YOUR SOIL

It’s all about the mind, my dear -
That’s where suffering takes root
And that’s where pain is born
And that’s also where salvation blooms.

It’s all about the mind, dear one -
Where the seeds of suffering were sown
And unknown to you, though it’s your mind
That’s where the suffering has slowly grown.

It’s all about the mind, dear one -
Where your pain was watered and fed.
You had no idea how it kept growing
And how you even took it to bed.

It’s all about the mind, dear one -
That’s where you can grow joy and bliss;
You have a toolbox filled with things
That can help you easily accomplish this.

Learn to tend your mind with loving care
Like a gardener tends his garden -
You need to become its gardener and
You need to become its vigilant warden.

Your mind is a fertile land with soil
That can give a harvest of abundant grain;
Why then do you settle for suffering,
Why do you drown yourself in pain?

~ Raj Yogi