Swami Rama Tirtha was a 19th century Indian teacher of the philosophy of Vedanta. Here’s a spiritual poem on depending on the Infinite.
Passage
On foes and friend
I won’t depend.
I won’t recline
on shows divine
For bodily health,
or earthly wealth
What care I?
My Love and I
To the seeming things
I will not cling
These forms of dress-
Mere pawns of chess
I’ll see them all
not moved at all.
There, that and this
I will not miss
My Love is found,
it’s all around.
Oh! Him I trust
Love Him I must
The One in plurality
The only Reality
My all in all
On Him I call!
My friend so true
My chela, Guru
My father, child,
My fireside
My husband, wife,
My self, my life
My only right
The Light of lights.
Swami Rama Tirtha. In Woods of God Realization.
