549. Stay not in the paradise

O my body,
Stay not in the paradise
Of helplessness.

O my vital,
Stay not in the paradise
Of wilderness.

O my mind,
Stay not in the paradise
Of forgetfulness.

O my heart,
Stay not in the paradise
Of ungratefulness.

O my soul,
Stay not in the paradise
Of carelessness.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 11, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973