48. TO GET UP, TO MEDITATE
To get up early in the morningIs one thing;
To meditate soulfully
Is something else.
If I fail to get up early
In the morning,
How can I meditate?
Again, if I get up
And do not meditate well,
I just torture my poor body.
O my body,
From now on I shall use you
Only for God’s sake.
O my soul,
From now on I shall use you
Only for God’s sake.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 5, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York, 1974
