145. I ENTERED

I entered
Into the sombre care of human thought.
   Nothing there was.

   I entered
Into the illumined Palace of Thought divine.
   Something there was.

   I entered
Into the conditionally surrendered
   Soul of human life.
   There I saw God smiling.

   I entered
Into the unconditionally surrendered
   Soul of Life divine.
   There I saw God becoming.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 3, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973