Virtue & Sins -The Choice Within
Every moment offers a choice: to act from awareness or from impulse. Virtue leads toward harmony and inner freedom; sin leads toward conflict and suffering. Thus, one’s destiny is shaped not by fate alone, but by the choices one repeatedly makes within.
Key Elements of Virtue & Sin - The Choice Within
Core Origin:
Virtue and sin arise from inner choice, not external force- rooted in the atman’s discernment (viveka).
Virtuous Guides:
Sinful Drivers:
Momentary Choice:
Each moment presents a choice between awareness (viveka) and impulse (citta-vṛtti).
Outcomes:
Destiny’s Architect:
Repeated inner choices shape one’s destiny, transcending mere fate (daiva).
Knowledge Through Poetry
Knowledge expressed in poetry endures. It can travel intact from one heart to another. Even in times of destruction, when manuscripts are lost and structures fall, poetry safeguards knowledge. Memory becomes the temple, sound becomes the scripture, and the living voice becomes the preserver of truth.
Thus, poetry is not merely ornamentation-it is a powerful vessel for holding, protecting, and disseminating knowledge across generations.
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The Illusion of Righteousness
(The Misguided Righteous)
Free verse
In every faith the teachers say,
“Stand firm with truth, do not betray.”
They speak aloud with earnest might,
To guide the world toward what is right.
Where sins lie hid beneath their creed,
And truth is lost in word and deed.
They preach of paths both pure and wise,
Yet fail to see through veiling lies.
Unknowing minds, yet proud they lead,
Confusing want with righteous deed.
They walk in darkness, claim the light,
And name the false as holy right.
Their followers, with faithful heart,
Accept the whole, not knowing part.
Thus wrong appears in virtue’s guise,
And falsehood shines before their eyes.
O seeker, turn your gaze within,
Where silent truths alone begin.
For right is known when ego dies,
And truth stands bare, free of lies.
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From Sin to Salvation
He who leaves the righteous way,
In thought and deed goes far astray.
By repeated wrongs, the path is laid,
It starts in mind, then grows ingrained.
What first appears a fleeting stain,
Becomes a chain of silent pain.
Through true remorse and earnest prayer,
The soul is healed with loving care.
By justice, grace, and truth above,
The sinner rises through divine love.
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Language and Righteousness
Language is a tool where thoughts are shared,
To speak with love, with mindful care.
With words and rules, minds find a way,
To show what hearts would wish to say.
Yet righteousness needs no single tongue,
Its truth in every tongue is sung.
In every land, in voices free,
It lives in pure integrity.
No language blocks what’s right and true,
For duty shines in all that’s due.
Actions speak both loud and clear,
Their fruits will follow far and near.
So speak in words or silent stay,
Deeds alone will show the way.
For righteousness and actions prove,
The truth that lives, the life that moves.
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Virtue & Sins- The Choice Within.
Virtue, a light that lifts us high,
A quiet grace beneath the sky.
It guards our path, our dreams, our fate,
And keeps us steady, strong, and straight.
Sins weigh us down with stress and strain,
Leaving marks, a darkened stain.
But virtue heals, so pure and bright,
Like summer rain in morning light.
So pause and ponder, choose what’s right
The road of virtue, clear and bright,
Or tempting vice that may entice
The choice is yours: virtue or vice.
For in each choice, our soul will sway,
And in our steps, our fate will lay.
In balance held, the heart shall see
The power of choice to set it free.
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Fabric of Truth
What is woven out of threads of lies
Shines for a moment - then slowly dies.
Its colors fade, its strength is small,
Built on shadows, it must fall.
Falsehood fashions learning’s art,
Education bright- yet void at heart;
For wisdom wrapped in deceitful thread
Is living light - yet already dead.
A king who builds his throne on lies
May dazzle crowds and seem so wise;
Yet time unveils the hidden flaw -
His crown shall break by justice’s law.
A kingdom raised on falsehood’s ground
May glitter wide with trumpet sound;
But hidden cracks beneath the hall
Will topple power, proud and tall.
But cloth of truth, though plain it seems,
Glows with light beyond all dreams.
No storm can tear, no fire consume,
It carries peace, it banishes gloom.
Truth may walk a silent way,
Yet brings calm dawn after night’s gray.
So weave your life with threads of light,
With honest word and vision bright.
For what is born of truth shall stand,
In peace of soul - forever grand.
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True Knowledge
God is Creator of all that is,
The source of life, of cosmic bliss.
God is Sustainer of all that lives,
A silent grace that ever gives.
God is the One where all streams end,
Beyond all forms and fleeting dreams.
To know this truth deep in the soul
Is true knowledge, makes one whole.
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From Repetition to Remembrance
(The Unspoken Chant)
[अजपा जप]
At first I whisper, soft and slow,
Each sacred sound I come to know.
With steady will and focused mind,
I trace each word, no drift I find.
Then something shifts; I’m less in control,
The chant repeats deep in the soul.
No effort now, it flows with ease,
Like silent wind through forest trees.
At last, the sense of self fades,
Pure awareness gently pervades.
No voice, no thought to shape or guide,
The mantra hums from deep inside.
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The Purity of True Knowledge
God said: no treasure shines so bright,
As knowledge pure, the soul’s true light.
When yogis pure in heart attain,
Truth is revealed by God again.
No flame so pure, no vision clear,
Dispels the night of doubt and fear.
It fills the heart with inner light,
A truth long veiled now comes to light.
Not gained by words nor fleeting art,
Nor born where restless passions start.
But in the depths of tranquil will,
It dawns when mind and breath are still.
One who walks the inward way,
Where mind and thought in silent purity stay.
In yoga deep, with spirit aligned,
Finds living truth within the mind.
When self and God no more divide,
And ego’s fleeting shadows slide,
Then knowledge pure begins to rise,
A living truth the soul realizes.
No outer proof is needed then,
Nor borrowed thoughts of other men.
For one who dwells in union true,
Sees all sustained by One, in sacred view.
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One-Line Essence of this Poem:
True knowledge does not arise from
the outer world, but from inner
purity and the stillness of the soul;
it is revealed by God.
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The Language of Cloth
(What We Wear Within)
Clothes should suit the place and part,
a quiet mirror of the heart.
Not worn to catch the restless eye,
nor chase the praise that passes by.
Clean, simple cloth in softened tone
reveals a strength both calm and known.
No boastful thread in what we bear,
but mindful choice and humble care.
For every time, a fitting way
guides each choice in a conscious sway.
With dignity in all we do,
our dress reflects the soul held true.
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Wisdom Through Living, Not Reading Alone
Many spend their lives in reading lore,
Yet wisdom seldom reaches to the core.
Pages turn and fleeting knowledge grows,
Yet inner truth remains what few can know.
They chase the words in endless, streams,
Lose themselves in borrowed dreams.
But borrowed light can never truly stay,
When life’s own trials darken every way.
One who walks through sorrow, loss, and pain,
Who falls, yet rises stronger through the strain,
Learns truths no written page can e’er convey,
And finds within a self-illumined way.
For wisdom lives not bound in ink or page,
Nor locked within the scholar’s gilded cage.
It blooms in hearts courageous, deep, and true,
Trials faced and life experienced through.
So read-but live the truths that you have known,
Let insight grow by seeds your life has sown.
For wisdom’s light begins to rise inside,
When life itself becomes your truest guide.
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Judgment: Human, Divine, Supreme
(The Three Eyes of Judgment)
The Human Eye: Veil of Form
Men judge men first by robe and face,
By outer show, by borrowed grace.
A crown of gold, a cloak of silk,
A measured smile, a worldly milk-
These shadows dance, these masks deceive,
The inner flame they fail to perceive.
The Devata Eye: Scale of Karma
Devatas weigh each deed once done,
On karma’s scale, by truth begun.
No guise withstands their purging fire;
Each thought, each tie, each veiled desire
Is sifted clean, or cast away,
In duty’s forge where meanings stay.
The Supreme Eye: Soul’s Pure Flame
The Supreme sees no rank nor role,
But selfless work and the devoted soul.
Beyond the wheel of birth and breath,
He knows the knower beyond death-
Unselfish deeds and love divine,
The soul’s pure light that conquers time.
Devata = Deity, Divine being.
(Angel of Death)
They know each path the wandering soul has trod,
Each silent home, marked by the law of God;
No door is hid, no secret gate concealed-
Their boundless gaze has never yet been failed.
Assigned their realm by righteous
Yama’s will,
They roam through space, obedient, calm, and still;
No random hand, no restless force they wield-
Just duty’s pure and unerring shield.
When breath grows faint and body’s ties unbind,
They gently guide the seeker of the mind;
Not flesh they chain, nor bonds that eyes behold
But subtle threads of karma’s chronicle retold.
Invisible to eyes of blood and bone,
They stand where death and life are overthrown;
A truth too vast for mortal sight to grasp-
Yet radiant beyond all form and clasp.
Beyond the veil where human visions end,
Yama’s couriers each mortal act attend;
For every deed, in light or darkness sown,
Is weighed by
Dharma on its eternal throne.
O soul, heed this eternal truth so true:
Yama’s couriers watch each deed you do.
Let dharma guide your every thought and way-
Live pure, for judgment dawns without delay.
Yama = Lord of Dharma and Death
Yamadutas = his messengers/agents
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Love in Living Moments-Now, Not Later
(Service Before Separation)
The time beyond this life’s unclear,
Next birth may come in days or years.
After death, we offer tears,
Sacred rites with heartfelt prayers
Serve your loved ones while they live,
With all the care your heart can give.
Time once lost returns no more,
Late regrets will wound the core.
When breath departs and soul has flown,
No service then can still be shown.
Empty hands and tearful cries,
Cannot reach the soul that flies.
Kind words spoken, deeds so kind,
Leave a lasting peace behind.
Do not wait for “someday” call,
That day may not come at all.
So act today with love sincere,
Hold your dear ones ever near.
In living moments, truth is clear-
Serve them now, while they are here.
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Knowing the Heart of Man
(The Measure of a Man)
In society’s wisdom, passed through time,
We find simple truths in thoughtful rhyme.
To know a person, wise and true,
Observe their words and actions too.
The ideal mind seeks thoughts that rise,
In noble dreams and visions wise.
They speak of truth, of higher aim,
And light within a virtuous flame.
The good will speak of deeds that aid,
Of paths where helping hands are laid.
Their words bring comfort, calm, and cheer,
And guide the lost with vision clear.
The lesser mind in faults will stay,
In others’ flaws they lose their way.
In constant blame their thoughts reside,
With restless tongue and wounded pride.
A person’s worth is clearly shown,
By how they treat the weak, unknown.
The ones beneath, the poor, the small,
Reveal the truth that governs all.
In nature’s care and kindness shown,
Their inner seeds are truly known.
To those in pain or deep distress,
Their acts reveal their tenderness.
A man is judged by friends he keeps,
And righteousness he accepts or leaves.
For company shapes the heart and mind,
And leaves its silent mark behind.
The face reflects the hidden soul,
Its fleeting signs reveal the whole.
In eyes and gestures softly cast,
The inner thoughts are seen at last.
A good man walks with gentle grace,
With compassion shining in his face.
He helps in times of grief and need,
With selfless heart in word and deed.
With due respect to all he gives,
In humble truth he always lives.
To elders, peers, and those below,
His reverence continues to grow.
His mind is calm, his senses still,
He governs anger by his will.
No envy clouds his steady sight,
He walks the path of inner light.
In truth he stands, in honesty clear,
With faithful heart and conscience dear.
No falsehood stains his spoken word,
His voice with purity is heard.
No pride resides within his way,
In modest strength he moves each day.
His virtues shine, yet softly stay,
Like stars that glow without display.
With sincere heart and purpose bright,
He walks in truth, in silent light.
His words and deeds in union stand,
A noble soul in every land.
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The Power of Self-Correction
(From Inner Truth to World Peace)
If one beholds one’s faults within,
And strives to cleanse each trace of sin,
With steadfast will and vision true,
All inner storms fade from view.
If society can see its flaws,
And strives to mend its broken laws,
With mindful steps and purpose wise,
Its heavy chains dissolve and die.
If every country knows its flaws,
And walks the path of righteous laws,
Through self-correction, firm and wise,
A nation’s countless troubles die.
If nations see their shadowed ways,
And walk the path of righteous ways,
Through self-correction, pure and kind,
The world’s deep wounds are healed in time.
