These poems are my personal reflections on life and the search for inner peace and fulfillment. They are simple and natural but the messages embodied in them are deep and profound. They reflect on the timeless call for us to rise above the pettiness and monotony of daily living, and to diligently work for the salvation of the soul. Like the blooming lotus, we must strive to rise above the murky waters of our conditioned state, characterized by so...