The Way Of The Self

I’ve started a religion

A religion of The Self

All those other testaments

Should be put on the shelf

No more silly praying

To some shrouded higher being

No more senseless sacrifice

To gods we are not seeing

The Way of The Self is self-contained

It does not need promotion

It flows within, through thick and thin

Like waters in the ocean

But knowing of The Self, indeed

Is not some selfish thing

For that is where your love comes from

Like waters from a spring

We do not have commandments

We have no holy laws

We simply embrace everyone

Despite their many flaws

We don’t demand your loyalty

We do not need your money

We do not charge admission

To lands of milk and honey

We don’t condone dependence

We promote self-reliance

No overlords or council boards

We put our faith in science

Care for yourself and mind your health

You want life to be good

We don’t care what you eat or drink

Just do things that you should

We do not care what clothes you wear

We don’t demand donations

We do not hate our brothers

Who come from other nations

We do not care what makes a pair

Be they husbands or wives

You can have more, if you dare

We don’t control your lives

So sing a song, and smile and dance

Arrange all your ducks neatly

For who knows where we go from here?

Just love your life completely