Gains attained by
subjugation, suppression,
plotting or fixing
for selfish ends
do not stay long, and
degrade equanimity

History reveals
opulent royals
and sundry corrupt,
confined in their closets,
dreadfully wrestling
with their own malevolence,
having failed miserably
to call their soul as own

Amma insisted:
Renounce deceit
Shun crookedness