The Three Gita Paths to Release: A Sestina

The Three Gita Paths to Release: A Sestina

An AI search informs that a sestina poem is a complex, fixed-verse poem of 39 lines, featuring six six-line stanzas (sestets) and a final three-line envoi, known for its intricate repetition of the six end-words from the first stanza in a specific, rotating pattern across the poem, creating a musical, interwoven effect. There's no required rhyme or meter, but the strict pattern of end-word placement (e.g., 123456, then 615243, etc.) is central to its structure, with all six words appearing in the envoi.

The Three Gita Paths to Release: A Sestina

In duty's dance, no strings attached, we see

The path of Karma Yoga, clear and bright.

Devotion flows, a gift to the Divine,

With love as offering, selfless and so free.

Truth dawns, the world a fleeting, hollow show,

The Self remains, the soul eternally.

Eternally, a flicker deep inside, we see

The spark of truth, where actions set us free.

The body fades, a transient, passing show,

Yet Dharma calls, "Embrace your duty’s plight!"

Love's gentle hand, for those who yearn to be

Enfolded in the arms of the Divine.

The heart surrenders to the Divine,

Seeking solace, for the soul eternally.

Bhakti's way is simple, pure to see,

A loving bond, releasing us and free.

No earthly chains, to bind our upward flight,

Just honest work, a dedicated show.

A dedicated show of selfless giving now,

To lose ourselves in praise of the Divine,

Where knowledge guides, to step into the light.

Jnana yoga's path to peace and understanding, to see

Illusions fade, and set our spirits free,

Releasing worldly grasps, eternally.

Eternally bound, the spirit wants to be

Released from desire, put on a good show,

From worldly traps, now we start to get free.

Find peace within, a link to the Divine,

For the goal is Moksha the way to be.

With no worldly chains or desire for praise, eternally, to see

To see, eternally, a spirit that's free,

In stillness find harmony with the Divine,

This is the Gita's song, come hear it now.