Who possesses himself, possesses the world

Who possesses himself,

possesses the world

Who loses himself,

loses the world

For turn inward an eye,

the answers therein lie

To seek Truth from without,

is to impoverish the treasure within

to place oneself in the hands of another,

is to tear oneself from one’s own Mother,

from whence we derive life

Heed not the words of the crowd,

lest it cover your view as by a shroud

Be not the with the herd,

but be the shepherd,

leading your fellow man

but not following blindly

For whoso follows,

himself hollows

The man who surrounds himself with people,

is surrounded by emptiness,

neglects the emptiness inside,

The man who surrounds himself with himself,

is surrounded by emptiness,

yet acknowledges the emptiness inside,

The former knows not his lot

the latter has found what he has sought

The outward man himself deceives

the outward man pursues naught

The inward man in himself believes

the inward man discovers aught

Who loses himself, loses the Way

who finds himself, finds the Way

Thinking he is ahead, naught is afoot

thinking aught is afoot, he is ahead

To the words of the many,

the Sage does not hark

he listens inside, for the few,

hears the beauty of the lark,

hears the call of conscience

as it calls to him

He into himself withdraws,

examines all of his flaws,

and thereby himself perfects,

so virtue becomes like a reflex

Who possesses himself,

possesses the world

Who loses himself,

loses the world

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