Heart of Ram

On the search of finding yourself

Where is Ram?
Go out and search for him
Look and look and look
Is he anywhere at home?
Maybe he is in your music
Or the sports you watch every Sunday
If he isn't there, check the office
Is he in your reports?
Or possibly the patients assigned to you?
Certainly he must be somewhere!
Travel, search every corner of the world
Visit the lemurs of Madagascar
And the sages of Rishikesh
Go to the top of Uluru
Dive to the bottom of an ocean trench
If he isn't there he must be nowhere
Such is the conclusion of the worldly
It starts with a search
And then starts again with another search
The first search is an arduous climb
Up a mountain higher than clouds
It takes you through every experience
That is known to man
It shows you how to eat
How to sleep
How to read literature
How to manage money
How to cheat
How to drive a car
And ultimately how to die
Death begins the other search
When one sees that no thing
Can take you to the heart of Ram
The desire is only for Ram
Thus the mountaineer begins his descent
He never saw the peak
There never was a peak
Only endless mountain
On his descent he lets go of his pack
Sends his tent away with his gear
At the bottom is a still lake
The man sits, forgets the mountain
And feels the heart of Ram
Beating in his chest