14. Brother, I warn you

Brother, I warn you.
Think not too much
Of your animal fire.
Think not too much
Of your ferocious life.
Brother, I warn you.
Nostalgia can be nauseating, too.

Brother, I warn you.
Think not too much
Of your human life.
Think not too much
Of your voracious life.
Brother, I warn you.
Nostalgia can be nauseating, too.

Brother, I warn you.
If you think not at all
Of your gracious Lord,
Reality-kingdom shall never
    Invite you,
Immortality-king shall never
    Embrace you.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974