8. A closer bond with God
Through my prayer   I tried to make
A closer bond with God.
   I failed.
Through my meditation
   I tried to make
A closer bond with God.
   I failed.
Through my surrendering heart
   I tried to make
A closer bond with God.
   I succeeded.
      Not only that,
      But my surrendering heart
         Was embraced by God's Satisfaction-Life.
Sri Chinmoy, Yesterday I Was a Crying Dream, Agni Press, New York, 1975
