100. Backward and doomed

Mind, my mind,
Don't doubt!
Backward to your long-forgotten impurity...
Doomed your life-success
Shall be.

Vital, my vital,
Don't strangle!
Backward to the beast...
Doomed your life-progress
Shall be.

Body, my body,
Don't sleep!
Backward to the stone-life...
Doomed your life-dreams
Shall be.
Sri Chinmoy, The Goal is won, Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York, 1974