Mind Over Matter

by Bhakta Carl Sheppard

The mind can be the greatest friend of the conditioned soul

So learning how conquer it should be one of life’s goals

Controlling it’s more difficult than controlling the wind

But if you can accomplish this your mind becomes your friend

If you fail to control you mind it’s your worst enemy

If it’s absorbed in sense objects, bound to this world you’ll be

Attach your mind to Sri Krsna, detach it from the rest

Always remembering the Lord, this method is the best

These instructions came from the Lord, in Bhagavad-gita

When Krsna, as His friend’s guru, spoke them to Arjuna

So strive to hear and chant and talk only of Sri Krsna

Learn to love and to worship Him, practice bhakti-yoga

For through this service to the Lord, remembering what He said

Your mind will lead you down a path that runs back to Godhead