One day I met an interesting woman... Although she was not connected to yoga, or any other practice, our conversation fell on the Bhagavad Gita, and to my surprise she had read it all. But what amazed me more was the comment she made about this ancient, Bhakti Yoga text : "It is a book about Love!". At the time I had already been practicing Bhakti Yoga for several years and I had never thought of the Bhagavad Gita from that perspective, as a book on love. I was intrigued and I wished to share her vision. Now, several years later, my search into the insights of Bhagavad Gita have continued in so many ways. By presenting this poem I am expressing my gratitude at having arrived to this perception of the Love-message in this book. This poem was inspired by verse 3.16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which states : " A cycle is made to turn. One who does not keep it turning, a sense enjoyer of errant life, lives in vain, Partha. " ...
Women's Spiritual Poetry