For My Guru

I am crawling out of the mud
Hoping to tumble onto a lotus

A bit of rain
A little bit of sunshine
Amidst the storm and thunder
I begin to sprout
One leaf
And
Then another
I keep growing
Petal by petal

And then it dawns
I am the lotus

I will bloom
I will survive
I will grow
And reach for the skies

I have a long journey ahead
I cant see the shore

I tumble
I fall
I get up again and crawl

I must remember
This time round I am not alone

I must remember
When one walks the path
One becomes the path

P.S. This is my humble and flawed journey so far. I tumbled upon Swamiji’s blog / videos by accident and the rest is history. On this auspicious day of Guru Purnima, I wanted to dedicated this to my Guru, Swami ji and my OS Family who have held my hand and embraced me as their own. You all have helped me become a better person. For that I am ever so grateful 🙏