Poems by
Ramesh T A

Faith for Salvation – I

a poem by Ramesh T A

Faith can melt even the mountains blocking the way to moksha!
But rigid and firm mountains too are meditating for salvation!
In the modern world who is there to believe natural faith?
Is faith based on love, which is natural, unreliable in the world?
But is it possible to know everything and then have faith?

So, we should have faith naturally and go ahead well
In our ventures to fulfill our plan in the life of the world;
Success or failure gives us experience and knowledge
That help everyone to take necessary measures next.

‘First have faith in yourself, then in others and finally in God!’
Vivekananda has said so long ago and I also endorse his words.
This general type of faith is based on the knowledge we gain
Of the Self, the world and the Universal God above all else.

This faith becomes stronger only as time passes on since it does not
Involve immediate sense experience in life and spiritual participation;
However, intellectually knowing the truth is the noble pursuit
Of man to have firm conviction to decide about any course here.
But faith based on the intuitional knowledge of the whole truth
Is real and by which anything is possible by man in the world!

By poetry, they say, in the past, it was possible to bring rain or fire
And even melt stone as there was truth in words, music in verse!
The intuitional faith of the poet expressed in powerful words
Prophesied of what would happen where at what time in the world;
They were so firm in their faith that they surmounted everything,
All hurdles and achieved what they had promised or prophesied!
This kind of faith only, firm and resolute can move even mountains!