Oh My Soul

(Given by Sangeet Kaur, Arizona, October 2003)

Posture: Sit in easy pose or in a chair with a straight spine.

Breath: Breath will come naturally while chanting the mantra.

Focus: Eyes are closed and focused at the third-eye point.

Words:

Oh My Soul, you come and you go

Through the paths of time and space.

In useless Play you’ll not find the way

So set yourself free and go.

Sing such a Song with all your life

You will never have to Sing again.

Love such a One with all your heart

You will never need to love again.

You will never need to love again.

Walk such a Path with all your faith

You will never have to wander again.

Give your Self to such a Guru

You will never have to seek again.

Pray such a prayer with all your heart

You will never have to pray again.

Die such a death at the feet of God

You will never have to die again.

You will never have to die again.

Mudra: Place your hands over your heart, left under right and fingers crossed instead of palms.

Time: 7, 11, 22 or 31 minutes.

End: At the end, inhale deeply, hold for five or ten seconds, exhale and relax.

Comments & Benefits: This is a song of the soul’s power to transcend life and death by the Indian mystic poet and weaver Kabir.