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Hare Krsna, Have you ever felt lost or uncertain about who you are? I have tried to put some thoughts down on paper. If you have had any similar reflections, learnings or answers to the below questions, please do share! 🙂
Reflections of a Wandering Soul
Who am I – What am I?
Am I this body
Am I really a pure jiva
Am I the senses
Am I the mind
Who am I – Am I my thoughts?
Why does my mind trick me constantly
Can I blame it on Maya Devi
Can I shrug and make excuses
Saying it has been written, decided by the Controller
Who am I – Who was I?
What purpose do I have
What karma have I collected
Why am I so attached…
Why do I feel so unfulfilled
Who am I – What are my actions?
I am the jiva, but still behave as the body
I am he, whose mind is not (yet) his friend
I am the earnest pretender
I pray as if sincere, wishing to serve
Yet my actions show I am not
Who am I – What is my identity?
The wonderful Bhagavatas, I take for granted
I have had deep spiritual mercy and shelter,
And yet I am absent when it suits me
Picking my moments to be present
Who am I – Where do I go?
Blessed by the guidance of Guru, Sadhu & Shastra
I know I can do more,
If only I open my heart, close the chattering mind
I need not continually fall
Who am I – Who will I be again?
Time is the inexhaustible, eternal enemy
And I have lifetimes of layers to shed,
To find the courage to endeavour, love and trust
To get serious on the path ahead
srikanth rv 28/04/2020 6:55 pm @rajesh_p Thank you for sharing these! Great and interesting reflections.
This is a wonderful expression of the situation, our quandary. You have expressed it succinctly and have captured the essence of the struggle and quest for answers. Great clarity of thought. I thank you and look forward to equally clear answers. Unfortunately I don't have any
Mind wanders off playing tricks on her It has to be contained with intelligence
Who am I? What a difficult question to answer I am not this material body, I am not mind, intelligence I am here to awaken KC and burn karmic actions so can return back to Godhead - Golak Vrindavan
srikanth rv 29/04/2020 12:50 pm @radharani Yes indeed "Who am I?" is a difficult question to answer. I am nothing but a mere servant of the servant of the servants.
@Radharani, @Harika, thank you! So we seem to be saying:
Who am I - Purpose: To Awaken intelligence, to burn of karmic reactions, (and as a servant of the servant of the servant) whom should we serve - Krishna, Guru, Vaishnavs/devotees, all jivas, and then how should we serve and with what mood? Hmmm, questions that lead to more questions, reflection and hopefully the right answers ... 🙂 Thank you
