સ્વભાવ / Nature
Posted in કાવ્યો by saryu on April 2nd, 2007 
સ્વભાવ
જન્મજાત વળ વલણ સમતા અભાવ
ભારેલા અગ્નિમાં, ઢાંક્યો સ્વભાવ
મધુકર ને મક્ષિકા મ્હાલે છો મિત્રતા
મધુ લેશે મધુકર, લે માખી મલિનતા
માયાના મૃગજળ જે લોભે તરસાવતા
તમસતપ્ત માટી પર વંટોળો આવતા
ઘસીઘસી જ્ઞાની કરે ઉજળી અજ્ઞાનતા
પામરની પૂંછ, સીધી કરવી જીવાત્મા
ચર્ચા ચતુરાઈ રંગ પલટા દેખાવના
સોનુ સ્વભાવ, ઘાટ બદલે સંભાવના
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Nature
The inborn nature is an immanent core
The changes around are transient fore
knowledge know-how, will tarnish with time
Identifies with the impetuous mind
The layers and layers of illusive favors
Selfish and centered are solo endeavors
The authentic shine is covered with creed
The letters of life are colored with greed
Put dynamic efforts to wake and wean
Forget the lessons you labored to learn
Though ego for ever is continual keep
The intrinsic nature will propel and peek
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Vivian Brown said,
April 17, 2010 @ 3:23 pm
Hi Saryu,
So are you saying that knowledge of everything (including dogma, faith, and belief) learned outside of the inner essence will eventually degrade *the person (tarnish),* that only the soul is pure, and that each person needs to remain true to his/her inner core? So our business in life is to discover that inner spark with which we are born and to guide our lives only by that compass, eschewing ego and worldly corruption? If I am on the right track here, then I think your poem is beautiful and effectively conveys the meaning you intend.
Love Vivian
* The knowledge may not degrade but may pull him back to his true Nature.-Saryu