O Mother

O Mother raise this body from its sleep,

For the night of unremembering is long

And I a sacred rendezvous must keep

With One who is the author of my song.

O Mother lift the veil that shades these eyes,

Reveal Thy golden luminosity

That my soul may wake and waking swiftly rise

To break the karmic shackles binding me.

O Mother tear the knowledge from this mind

And all its faulty certitude of thought

Illusive peace so difficult to find

Instil in me and calm so vainly sought,

For I have seen the sacred fire blaze

And meditated at Thy lotus feet.

I bore the diamond brilliance of Thy gaze

And in Thy presence know my life complete.