81. When I prayed to live

When I prayed to live,
My desire-comrade embraced me,
My body.

When I lived to pray,
My aspiration-compeer embraced me,
My heart.

When I lived for God-victory,
When I prayed for God-victory,
My realisation-soul embraced me,
My soul.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974