I wrote this poem when I was going through a difficult time in my life called the midlife crisis… My husband had just left me after 24 years of marriage and I was in my 40’s with a small child. So sometimes I thought that maybe I should look around again to find someone to be a companion to me. But because I had been practicing bhakti yoga and performing devotional service to Lord Krishna for about 25 years, I thought it best not to rely on my own emotions and intelligence, and instead prayed to Lord Krishna (God) for guidance during that difficult time. So I decided to look within, and chant the Hare Krishna mantra, and Krishna gave me real answers to all my problems. Now, after 20 years I look back with gratitude and thank Krishna for saving me from a situation that most certainly would have proved disastrous. Painting 'Govinda' by Annapurna Devi Dasi Looking Within In the stillness of my heart I search for You. I quiet my noisy mi...
Women's Spiritual Poetry