Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
I have a rule of for myself
I need no external aid for this regime of mine
Its strength lies in its vast assets
Built up over the years
Based on internal purity of the mind
Of body too as both are linked in many ways
Body of taking orders from the mind
Mink like the protecting angel to steer the body
Through eddies and whirlpools but always into the harbour
But at times mind fails to provide the signal
Gets bogged with conflicting thoughts
Like the ocean when churned by the Devas and Asuras
Emanating poisonous fumes
Body in deep agony and forlorn
Dwelves deep into the inner recesses
And to a thud, deep and sonorous in tone,
Its source scarcely visible
Could it be the inner voice, the voice of conscience?
Its message clear, like the commandments of yore,
The old rule regime gets altered
With many spiritual guidelines added to its base
The new pathway strewn with blossoms all over
Where love and compassion shed their fragrance
Mind becomes the Conqueror, a Mahavira,
With enemies driven in all directions
While body becomes the kingdom where peace reigns over.