604. His four lives

When he lives
In his heart,
His heart-life is exemplary.

When he lives
In his mind,
His mind-life is literary.

When he lives
In his vital,
His vital-life is arbitrary.

When he lives
In his body,
His body-life is perfunctory.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974