ALS NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 19 Prompt: Seek inspiration from any doha (couplet) of Saint Kabir.
I sought inspiration from the following two doha (couplets) of Kabir ji.
- माला फेरत जुग भया, फिरा न मन का फेर,
कर का मनका डार दे, मन का मनका फेर।
- मन के हारे हार हैं, मन के जीते जीत।
कहै कबीर हरि पाइए, मन ही की परतीत॥
Poem: The Path to Divine
I let my life governed by my mind,
Only to be buried in the winding grind
Rationales, pretences, beliefs, grievances,
A conspiracy of my mind to keep me entwined
From rituals to prayers, from abstinence to assonance,
I followed every mantra I was preached for existence
I questioned the stars, I waited for moon,
But I dismissed a quest out of my cocoon,
Glitterati of the world consumed by being,
Drifted I was, oblivious to my bleeding
Where was I searching my purpose and meaning?
What tales of predicament was my mind weaving?
The voice of my heart, I couldn’t pay heed,
Wherein were sown the tranquillity seeds
My heart was my only source of light,
How could this truth be out of my sight?
The millions of doors that I closed at every mile,
Were merely a reflection of my heart’s quagmire
How can I find light when my heart is obscured?
How can I feel His presence when I feel insecure?
The path to myself is only enroute my heart,
The path to divinity opens only through my heart
©Vandana Bhasin
20.04.2024
