The Solution, He Was Told, There He Would Find

Oh how awful he felt! Oh how bad!

He feared he was really going mad,

With terrible thoughts buzzing about in his head,

Why, he asked, couldn’t his mind be quiet instead?

For years he tried these thoughts to rebut,

Or to expel them or else to keep them shut,

But, the more he tried, the more they came,

They were simply impossible for him to tame.

Many mind-doctors did he consult,

Seeking an end to his mind’s tumult.

Various pills did these men prescribe:

That’s what many do in their tribe.

They said, “Oh, it appears you have OCD,

Caused by chemicals in the brain, you see.

So, daily, for some years, pop in some pills,

And soon you’ll find you’re no longer ill.

The pills silence the mind, rendering it calm.

 Believe us, please, they’re a miraculous balm!”

And so, these pills he took for many long years,

But this just didn’t stop the flow of his tears.

Then, one day finally he came to realise

That these doctors weren’t really so wise,

And that the pills they prescribed as a cure

Couldn’t provide a solution that would endure,

And that they would only for some time make

His mind numb and dull for comfort’s sake.

In this very tumultuous period in his life,

When his mind was torn apart by strife,

He heard of a certain sacred place

Where he might be given the grace

That he so needed to quieten his mind:

The solution, he was told, there he would find.

To that place he then very soon went,

And before the Master there he low bent.

Before the Master his woes he began to pour,

And beseeched him for a permanent cure.

The Master in his kindness gave

The only cure that him could save,

He simply said, “Take God’s Name all day,

This alone can drive your troubling thoughts away.

Any of the innumerable Names of God will do,

Take the one that resonates best with you.

Chanting God’s Name always, you will find

That noxious thoughts have fled from your mind.

Constantly chanting God’s Holy Name

Will very soon your monkey-mind tame.

If with God’s Name your mind you fill,

It will soon make it become quite still.

Chanting God’s Name will cure your tension.

To your illness it’s the most potent solution.

With regular chanting of God’s Name you'll find

That scary thoughts no longer haunt your mind,

And you’ll be well protected from all thoughts of fear,

So, start chanting God’s Name right now, my dear.”