Beyond the Stone Cathedral of the Mind

The silent multitude awaited Thee,

A gathered prayer from lips of worship rose

Then silence as upon the balcony

A glance of God drew every seeker close.

This world is an ineffable mystery

With sage and seer disguised by human form,

What gift supreme from Heaven's treasury

Brought Thee to earth, man's future to transform?

We the undeserving touch Thy feet

Aware that only Grace can lift our kind,

The fierce transfiguration to complete

Beyond the stone cathedral of the mind.

O Shakti mould our lives to Thy design,

Infuse in us the fire and the will

To rise above our petty days, resign

From all our prized transgressions and distil

In the heart's turbulence a calm and peace

To feel the Presence pulsing deep within,

That love from stilled desire may increase

And Thy transmuting chemistry begin.