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The Poem

I knelt to pray but not for long,

I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work

For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

And jumped up off my knees.

My spiritual duty was done

My soul could rest at ease….

All day long I had no time

To spread a word of cheer

No time to speak of Krsna to friends,

They’d laugh at me I’d fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,

That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need

But at last the time , the time to die.

I went before the Lord,

I came, I stood with downcast eyes.

For in his hands God held a book;

It was the book of life.

God looked into this book and said

“Your name I cannot find

I once was going to write it down…

But never found the time.”

The illusion of this place

          Comes in terms of “I and mine.”

But God gave us this space

          To use for something sublime.

The enemy is within

          The ego is his name.

He always demands a stipend

          But all the payments are the same.

Making money is for the I

          Having sex is for the mine.

We partake until we die

          Such is the fine.

Rebelling against our nature

          We have fallen into this trap.

It is time to act mature

          And get rid of our bad rap.

Please take away my pride

          So I only crave Your service.

Krsna, please bring me to Your side

          And make me a humble servant.

Oh my Lord
Behind the sun
The cause of all causes
Lord Krsna you’re the one
Lost but you found me
And entered into all I do
Lifetime after lifetime
My heart is lost to you
Seated in everyone’s heart
From you come remembrance, knowledge, forgetfulness
All is in your hands now
You are my consciousness
In the footsteps of Srila Prabhupada, His Divine Grace
We work to tell of Krsna’s gory, save the human race.
To everyone behind the walls
To tell of all Srila Prabhupada’s books have done for me
To tell of Lord Caitanya’s glories
I’m right where I need to be
I prayed to be free of my attachments
I prayed that He’d let me see

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