6. Self-forgetfulness

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My sweetest Lord Supreme,

Is self-forgetfulness

A divine blessing

Or

An animal curse?

“Self-forgetfulness can never be

A curse.

It can only be

A sad experience

In a seeker’s ever-running and

Transcending journey

To the Beyond.

The self-forgetfulness of the puny “I”

Is a blessing supreme indeed,

As the self-remembrance of the giant “I”

Is an unparalleled blessing

On the seeker’s march along the path

Of reality’s space.

Forget the sad and the saddening past;

Remember the illumining and the illumined present.

Accelerate the birth and the life-flow

Of the fast-approaching future-noon.

Before the dawn of realisation-height,

Self-forgetfulness at times saves

The seeker’s inner sky

And outer moon.

After the birth of realisation-height,

Self-forgetfulness in the heart

Of a Master divine

Is the zenith of impossibility remote.”

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 6, Vishma Press, 1974
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