Poem ‘Attention’ by Alan Wherry

Few were fit for the gift She gave
Being weak in the witness state
And it needs a mention
Weak in the control of their Attention

Indeed all have fallen short, so
Focus then on what needs correction in ourselves
Not on the faults of others
We can fix the former, do nothing of the latter.

What we become depends on how we use of our Attention
It's a choice we make, mostly unaware when making it.
Aware, we come to know Chitta nirodha
She who controls our Attention

Let's desire, let's ask for Nirmal Chitta, for pure Attention.
Let's request the Attention of Chitt'eshawari, Goddess of Attention
Let's desire, let's ask for Chit-shakti
The power of Attention

May the Prophet Muhammed cleanse and invigorate
The seat of our Attention
May Mukut'eshwari
Protect its functions

May Ati-kriya relax overactivity in us
May vichara shaithilya relax our Attention
May sarva tapa harini remove all heat
And Shri Chandrama keep us cool

May we access Lord Krishna's Sudarshan Chakra
the weapon of Auspicious Vision.
May we ascend to Nirvikalpa and
Be pleasing in the sight of our Holy Mother.