Faces do Ego e do Espírito

Faces of Ego and Spirit

I'll introduce you to your old acquaintances
Former companions you'll recognize
Who have been imprisoning all your divinity
Overshadowing the brightness of the divine being
They manifest as adversaries of the soul
Confusing senses and leaving you in despair

Remember laziness, don't you know it well?
It's strong as a bull and heavy as a whale
Making small tasks feel heavy too
And you end up defeated for a whole lifetime
Doing nothing for yourself and nothing for anyone

It's a cursed anchor and bloodsucker lurking
Remember lust, don't you know it well?
It's an old hunched over, wrinkled and seemingly peaceful
But that appearance comes from the lifetime it has
It's cunning and can disguise itself as a virile and handsome lad
And a beautiful woman, always to destroy someone
Capable of corrupting, tarnishing, and sickening

Remember greed, don't you know it well?
Resembling a filthy, stinking beggar
It's a disguised cancer and many have killed for it
Makes you abandon your family, leave your children in the cold
Like smoke blinds your eyes and veers you off the path
Makes you walk in circles, hindering your growth

Remember gluttony, don't you know it well?
Resembling a beautiful woman with perfect curves
Knows how to be attractive, has a delicate and discreet nature
So it's hard to get rid of her, doesn't show as a flaw
But leads and even pushes you down the path of lust
Satisfying immoderate pleasure ends up devouring you whole

Remember wrath, don't you know it well?
Resembling a gentle, calm, and serene old man
Well-known to men, hiding within
When it shows, it eliminates any other feeling
Can be anywhere, climb the highest wall
Is the cause of many wars, diseases, and heinous acts

Remember envy, don't you know it well?
Resembling a princess full of jewels and sparkles
Inhabits the hearts of the rich, the powerful, and the beggar too
Arises from the absence of happiness in wandering spirits
Happiness comes from love, something the ego man lacks
Envy and sadness are old companions and dominants

Remember pride, don't you know it well?
Resembling an innocent, harmless, and jovial boy
But it's in everyone else, it's the living breath that sustains them
Pride appears beautiful and cheerful, but it's a root of evil
Being present in the human mind, it holds all the light
Like a cloudy and gray day, with clouds blocking the sun

Lust is proud of their bodies, deeming themselves worthy
Sloth is proud of vegetating and exploiting their brother
Greed is proud of wealth and envies others' happiness
Gluttony is proud of what they are and never admit what they are
Envy has their pride hurt by others' happiness
Wrath is proud to judge and doesn't see their own imperfection

I'll introduce you to your old acquaintances
Former companions you'll recognize
Who have been freeing all your divinity
Increasing the brightness of the divine being
Manifesting as expressions of the soul
Tuning the senses and leaving you in being

Remember enthusiasm, don't you know it well?
It's strong as a bull and heavy as a whale
Making big tasks feel small too
And you end up victorious for a whole lifetime
Doing everything for yourself and for someone
It's a blessed turbine and a great support lurking

It's about keeping high spirits, putting the soul's breath in everything
What can I do, but what I haven't done yet?
Limited goals generate limited lives, make your choice?
The great enthusiast Hannibal chose the same way
Either we find a path or we open one
And history teaches us that Rome trembled in its bed

Remember flexibility, don't you know it well?
Resembling a happy young man, with a bright mind and smile
But it's in all virtues, it's the breath that sustains them
Flexibility adapts, it's a present root of good
That being in the human mind holds all the light
Like a clear and blue morning, with light growing

Success and failure are two sides of the same coin
The difference lies in the boldness of the scope they maintain
Tell me, how much recent innovation have you had in your life?
The answer is the exact measure of the flexibility you have!
Staying only in the comfort zone is being inflexible
Having courage, initiative, and creativity is being flexible too

Remember love, don't you know it well?
Resembling a gentle, calm, and serene old man
Well-known to men, hiding within
When it shows, it eliminates all bad feelings
Can be anywhere, climb the highest wall
Is the cause of all peace, help, and good cheer

Make sure that when someone approaches you
That when they leave, they always go better than when they arrived
So they'll be taking a bit of your soul's breath with them
You'll also be better than when they found you
Be loving and kind, put your soul into everything you do
Observe the master Jesus who loved all of humanity

Remember contribution, don't you know it well?
Resembling a king adorned with many jewels and sparkles
Inhabits the hearts of the rich, the powerful, and the beggar too
It's the good presence of sharing in wandering spirits
Contribution comes from love, something the ego man lacks
Contribution and happiness, old companions and dominants

Knowing how to contribute and share is knowing how to live happily
The law of abundance is being open to give in order to receive
How have you been contributing in society, at work, and in the family?
Contributing less and demanding more? You reap what you sow!
Out of fear and selfishness, man clings to their limitations
Nature itself is proof that contributing is a duty

Remember energy, don't you know it well?
Resembling a ruler, well-dressed and fragrant
It's an efficient cure and many have been healed by it
Brings the family together, leaves the children in a caring home
Like the Sun brightens your eyes and guides you on the path
Makes you walk in straight steps and have exquisite growth

To apply energy, it's essential to have health
How many have been investing in cirrhosis or worse?
Illness is the body saying: Are you looking for a coffin?
Ask: What should I do to have better health?
Health and energy are companions every day of life
Health with persistence is greater energy and happiness
Energy is persistence until achieving what is desired

If you had given up learning to walk, read, and write
How do you think you would be today? Good thing you didn't give up!
Hats off to you, Nelson Mandela, how much energy you needed!
To dream without coveting and spending 27 years in prison
Dream and energy, becoming president in your country

Remember discipline, don't you know it well?
Resembling a strong, thoughtful, and perfect man
Knows how to be attractive, has a precise and suitable nature
So it's easy to join him since he corrects flaws
Guides and directs you on the path of perfection
Thoughtful and measured, keeps you on the middle path

Being disciplined, victory is just a consequence
A talented undisciplined man is a loser
A talented disciplined man is a winner
A man without talent, but disciplined
Forms constructive habits and surpasses the talented

The samurai explains that discipline is their legacy
Acquire the habits you desire, that is disciplining yourself
Primary needs are always priorities
Secondary as urgent is just the way you focus!
Discipline ponders and solves all this with ease
Discipline allows mastery of the rational mind
Developing feeling and easily contacting spirituality

Remember joy, don't you know it well?
It's an upright young woman, without wrinkles and with peace
But that appearance comes from the lifetime she has
A light and transparent wave that brings all good
It's always the best remedy that can heal someone
Making you a grateful and better being she is capable of

Are you happy with what you have or do you suffer coveting what's missing?
There's no path to happiness, as it already is the path!
A bad death? Much worse is living a poorly lived life!
Who doesn't know how to live life is a heavy burden
Do you like negatives and grumpy people or positives and happy ones?
Smiling is always the remedy and kills coveting in the nest!

Seek internal knowledge, seek intuition
Now is the time, listen to me with all due respect
I've shown you your enemies that have long made you suffer
Now I give you the secret to keeping the universe in your heart

When living in humility, it will be like the sovereign sea
That although larger than the earth remains a level below
The wise is above men, but learned from the ocean
Being below doesn't hurt, always at the end of the line
Thus can radiate more light to the minds of human brothers

The true sage is followed not by what they do or say
But by their internal situation of greatness and integration
When one realizes the spiritual being more than the rational being
It's natural to obey, as they recognize Christ in manifestation
Who came after victories over the enemies of the spiritual being

Abandon the collective mind and the dictates of duty
Thus justice and compassion will be born again
Abandon cunning and seek the treasures of heaven
Thus you'll have true wealth and the thief will be extinct
Believe in the father, trust in him, he's the one who sustains life
Being atheist or agnostic is the height of foolishness and perdition
Let go, live for the collective, and nullify your individuality
Seeking internal knowledge, your problems will cease

Another little secret that comes with experience
The arrogant doesn't humble themselves, always causes revulsion
Benevolence is more effective than violence
The one who humbles themselves is always the greatest, creates unity
The great, by humbling themselves before the small, governs
The small, by humbling themselves before the great, will grow
Divinity, by humbling itself before men's rebellion
Shows to be greater, governs, and leads to enlightenment
The small man, by humbling themselves before the great light
Shows they can be one with the whole and live in integration