726. I know what you need

O perishing pleasures
Of man,
What you need
Is
The Wisdom-Sun.

O lasting joy
Of man,
What you need
Is
The Confidence-Sea.

O illumining Compassion
Of God,
What You need
Is
The Transformation-Man.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 15, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973