with such a one i am in love ~

shri krishna tells arjuna
in the bhagavad gita ~

that one i love who is incapable of ill will
and returns love for hatred.
living beyond the reach of i and mine,
and of pleasure and pain,
full of mercy, contented,
self-controlled,  firm in faith..
with such a one i am in love.

not agitating the world or by it agitated,
who stands above the sway of elation,
competition, and fear, accepting life
good and bad as it comes.
one who is pure, efficient, detatched,
ready to meet every demand...

who serves both friend and foe with equal love,
not buoyed up by praise or cast down by blame,
alike in heat and cold, pleasure and pain,
free from selfish attachments and self-will
ever full, in harmony everywhere..
with such a one i am in love...