34. BELIEVE IT OR NOT

O greedy pleasures,
        Believe it or not,
My vital does not
        Want you any more.

O nourishing joy,
        Believe it or not,
My heart needs you
        Badly and unmistakably.

O fulfilling satisfaction,
        Believe it or not,
My Lord has promised to me
That He will eventually offer me
Your Transcendental Soul
        And
Universal Body.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974