God God God by Paramahansa Yogananda

    Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 5:49 PM [General]

    This is a wonderful poem by Paramahansa Yogananda that helped me in my personal journey to bring together the mindfulness of Zen with dedication to God.

     

    God, God, God!

     

    From the depth of slumber,
    As I ascend the spiral stairway of wakefulness,
    I whisper
    God, God, God!

    Thou art the food and when I break my fast
    Of nightly separation from Thee
    I taste thee and mentally say
    God, God, God!

    No matter where I go, the spotlight of my mind
    Ever keeps turning on Thee;
    And in the battle dim of activity my silent war cry
    Is ever;
    God, God, God!

    When boisterous storms of trials shriek
    And worries howl at me,
    I drown their noises, loudly chanting
    God, God, God!

    When my mind weaves dreams
    With treads of memories,
    Then on that magic cloth I do emboss;
    God, God, God!

    Ever night, in time of deepest sleep,
    My peace dreams and calls; Joy! Joy! Joy!
    And my Joy comes singing evermore;
    God, God, God!

    In waking, eating, working, dreaming, sleeping,
    Serving, meditating, chanting, divinely loving,
    My soul constantly hums, unheard by any;
    God, God, God!

     

    -Paramahansa Yogananda

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