116. SLOWLY
Slowly my heart ascends   To kindle the flame of love divine.
Slowly my heart descends
   To plumb the life of beauty’s mine.
Slowly my heart transforms
   The ceaseless pride of ignorance-night.
Slowly my heart fulfils
   The Golden Hour of God-Delight.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 3, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
