827. Attachment

O seeker,
You want to know
What attachment is.
Attachment is when
You love one
And do not love all.

Attachment is when
You feel
That God has appointed only you
To fulfil His Vision,
And not others.

Attachment is when
You think
Of the creation first
And
Not the Creator.

Attachment is when
The spirit of bargain
Haunts you
Powerfully
And
Triumphantly.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 17, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973