AUM — Vol 1, No. 7, 27 July 1974

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I fasted to realise God;

Therefore

God laughed at my earth-life

Of stupidity.

I cried to realise God;

Therefore

God smiled at my Heaven-life

Of necessity.

I prayed to realise God;

Therefore

God appreciated my earth-life

Of sincerity.

I meditated to realise God;

Therefore

God embraced my Heaven-life

Of reality.

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AUM 1165. Poems 1-100 were written on Pan Am flight 100 from New York to London on 21 June, in London and in Cambridge, England.↩

From:Sri Chinmoy,AUM — Vol 1, No. 7, 27 July 1974, Vishma Press, New York, 1974
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