My God has not one name

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself- swami Vivekananda

My God has not one but sobriquets a million,
answers to all and every one of the appellation.
My God hests no proof of liveries of my troth,
For my liturgy cantillates all its strength.

God queries no sacrifices or luxurious donation,
Divvying certitude appeases God I reckon...
For I know by the joy that brims my heart at alength,
when I extend a hand to any living in dearth.

My God yens no wars in the name of persuasion.
For he bestowed us ardor, an extraordinary possession,
to discern and resolve our differences,
Only with comity construe reverence.

My God pledges no glories of afterlife temptations.
For life is terse to waste on hebetated anticipations,
Faith you follow is mightier than the others' is a self-deception.
and to prove warring does demise and destruction.

I accredit we can do right by God without contention,
for God is love, hope and an infinite inspiration.
God is here and now, God is within us; the goodness.
God is eternal fulgor in many forms and naams to infer esse.

Author's Note

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being? - swami Vivekananda

Reviews

[Robert Trakofler]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mrudula.... Language may not be your God but it is God given to you! If in a state of meditation I should crawl out of my body and float into the air I should like very much to occupy your pen for a while to watch those word weavings unfold! The liturgy of you is absolutely wonderful and one of which I wholeheartedly agree. Blessed be your heart as is evidenced in your art in these words not sure i could write of this subject as well as you did. I loved this

[Mrudula Rani]

Dear Beautiful Bunny, you made my day. Thank you for your generous, kind and lovely comments. They mean a lot to me. Uma grande abraço querido.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

An eloquent and intelligent piece as you argue that within us is the 'spirit' that has the godly qualities we attribute to abstract figments of folklore and legend. Indeed I not only enjoyed this flowing and passionate verse but agree wholeheartedly that we must be 'godly' in our ways to find true meaning and lasting happiness on earth.

[Mrudula Rani]

What a wonderful and very thoughtful analysis you present, John. Thank you for sharing your views. I appreciate them very much.

[Eilis]

What an encouraging message, Mrudula. I'm not sure how I missed this poem before, but I'm glad it popped up on my sidebar yesterday. I imagine you as a gentle, patient soul in the world outside of WC. And, your poem confirms that for me.

I think some of us use poetry to hide or to work out the depths of things or to escape. And some of us employ poetry as a means of spreading our grace and beauty to the world. Maybe that's not a conscious decision, but a consequence of what we choose to put out there for others to contemplate. This poem cements my feeling that you are the grace and beauty brand of poet.

If we could see each other in the terms set out in your poem and attempt to live our lives as such, the world would be a better place. Thanks for sharing your vision with us, Mrudula.

[Mrudula Rani]

I have not been receiving any notification of reviews for some time and decided to see what my friends are writing... found this beautiful, kind review of yours, Eilis. You really know how to lift spirits of a writer. Thank you for your wonderful understanding. I treasure your thoughts.Tudo de bom para te ( wishing you all the best ) Have a great weekend.

[Eilis]

You’re welcome, Mrudula. A wonderful weekend to you.

[An owl on the moon]

So full of depth and life, reflections of our world, of God's presence, of all that is sacred within us and around us. "You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle." (Swami Vivekananda) Que seu novo dia seja cheio de alegria e amor, minha querido. Um grande abraço.

[Mrudula Rani]

Obrigada Querido, agradeço muito. Tudo de bom para você. Uma abraço.

[Anish Gowda]

In today's world, where people divide themselves on caste, creed and religion, you have delivered a fruitful message defining God in beautiful way. I really enjoyed your poem. Your English vocabulary is exceptional. Thank you so much for writing this. Keep writing

[Mrudula Rani]

Thank you for your lovely and kind review. I appreciate your wonderful thoughts.

[Cherrie Palmer]

The eternal nature of the Creator. Who takes time to walk with us and communes in our hearts.

[Mrudula Rani]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Your poem was inspiring most beautiful.

[Mrudula Rani]

Thank you for your very kind words.

[Paul Bell]

Always think if you can walk with your God it's not a bad thing.
We all need light in our lives and a purpose to get through what life throws at us.
Just wish the loonies would stop using religion for their own warped purposes.

[Mrudula Rani]

Loonies have forgotten the purpose of religion; lay a path to understand God, instead they twisted to wreak havoc.

[Neville]

You have just gone and done it again our M.. here we have another little literary masterpiece folks.. One that maybe needs to be considered not only for its important content and universally applicable message ..but also for the deftly skillful use of language, the words themselves delight.. Well bloomin done M.... x

[Mrudula Rani]

Neville dear, missed your kind words very much . I hope you had a wonderful holidays. I am so glad you are back. Uma abraço querido.

[Neville]

thank you Mrudula x

[Wild Rose]

We believe in OUR God none of us can see, feel him (perhaps God is a she - would it matter?)
Yet we believe and honour OUR God

Still all OUR Gods have the same rules for us to follow

Are the all the same person under the name and language we choose to use for him

[Mrudula Rani]

Your thoughts on the subject are profoundly beautiful and I admire them. Thank you for sharing them.

[Wild Rose]

I have worked with people from many religions
And came to that conclusion
Many would say I was a heretic to say such things
"Ours is the only true religion" they say

[Mrudula Rani]

Those are the People who cling to religion literally and forget the path to find meaning of existence. Usually it takes open mindedness to see the central point of all religions.

[andrew mitchell]

Funny there may be one God but we have too many religions to make it work coupled by the fac5 that some people on Earth like to play God. A most interesting write to ponder on and the what if’s.

[Mrudula Rani]

Thank you Andrew,I appreciate your thoughts.