The Meditation

I am not the hands or feet that act, Nor the eyes or ears that sense and react. I am not the earth, nor water's flow, Not fire, nor wind, nor the sky's glow. I am not the five life-force, That keeps this body-cell alive. I am not the mind, nor thought, nor feeling, Nor the inner tides of rising or healing. I am not the chakras, seven in line, Spinning deep with energy divine. I am not this form you see- I am pure consciousness and eternally free. I am the blissful Self within, Untouched by sorrow, free from sin. I am the soul, serene and still, Beyond the body, beyond the will. This body shall return to dust, As all things fade, as all things must. But I remain, I do not die- I am eternal, I am the Soul.