This poem is from my poetry book, 'Lotus Lyrics'… It is based upon Chapter 18, verses 33-35 of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, which explains how our determination to do something falls under different modes of nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. When I was writing this poem at the New Goloka Temple in North Carolina, I was thinking that the best example of determination that I know of is Srila Prabhupada himself! A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada At the age of seventy, even after having had two heart attacks en route from India to the U.S, Srila Prabhupada single-handedly started preaching the mission of Krishna Consciousness in the west. And after he had established several centers, he traveled all over the world for 12 more years, continuing to spread Krsna consciousness. The message of Bhagavad Gita and the example of Srila Prabhupada’s life are extraordinary and have...
Women's Spiritual Poetry