Beloved Guide…
Beloved Guide, my soul’s Safe-keeper,
Thy firm but gentle hand of wisdom hath saved me falling over the precipice of life many many times.
In my childish whims how oft have I disregarded Thy pleadings and warnings,
Yet Thy tender love and unchanging patience have ever shielded me.
Oft my own hope and courage abandon me,
But thou dost never forsake me.
Thou hast given me all; yea, more than this small vessel of mine can hold.
Naught have I to offer Thee save this unworthy life
Which is already Thine.
~Swami Paramananda
