Love That Knows All Beings as Itself

Lately I have been distancing myself

From all I am within to concentrate

On negatives and weaknesses of self,

The inability to establish calm

That alone can hold the vision and receive

The guidance that is ever present here.

A long and difficult road and far the bridge

That joins the soul to its great counterpart.

Too often life with all its downward turns

Presses heavy on the spirit seeking light.

We must rededicate ourselves to seek

For the truth that is the destined goal of life,

Union of the spirit with its form,

Plasticity to change the ego's view

That sees the world as subject to its needs,

Humility and courage on the course,

Sincerity that is the base of all

And love that knows all beings as itself.