The Torch of Attention

Sometimes a thought causes a feeling

And sometimes a feeling causes a thought,

Sometimes they could both be caused

By a thing or event that my senses caught.

Some thoughts and feelings are not too pleasant

And some may bring on peace or joy -

Like waves that toss a boat at sea

They play with me like I’m their toy.

They may love to toy with me

But at times their games don’t work

When I begin to observe what’s happening within

And discover the shadows where they lurk.

When I become a scientist to myself

And observe what happens within and when

These thoughts and feelings start creeping

Back into some shadowy den.

Sometimes I let them disappear away,

Glad to be rid of their pestilential ways

But sometimes I go after them with a torch

Of attention and catch them as if they’re in a daze.

- rajyogi

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