Yearning When

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When, O when shall I find refuge

At his Feet, who put to flight

His servants' cares with those sweet words,

"Be not afraid. Be not afraid."

 

When will illusion's darkness end

And when, O when shall I abide

In solitude with Ramana,

With him alone, alone?

 

When, O when will all this endless

Searching, searching end

And shining peace be found at last

In resting, resting at the gracious

Feet of Master Ramana?

 

Saviour free from all attachment,

When, O when through strong attachment

To you, the state supreme will be

Attained where there is no attachment

To anything but you?

 

When, O when shall I subside

In stillness knowing that by me

Nothing is done, but that by you

Are all things moved to live and act?

 

When, O when shall this poor "I",

A separate being, cease to be

And I expand into the One

True universal Being, the Self?

 

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Sri Muruganar: Yearning When

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