414. My soul survives

Why does my soul survive?
It survives
Because it knows
It is of God-transcendence
And
It is for God-immanence.

Why does my body fail to survive?
It fails to survive
Because it thinks
It is of ignorance-night
And
It is for pleasure-height.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974