Impurity,
Where do you live?Do you live inside my body?
"No!"
Do you live inside my vital?
"No, no!"
Do you live inside my mind?
"No, no, no!"
Do you live inside my heart?
"No, no, no, no!"
Do you live inside my soul?
"You stupid fellow!I never thought
That you could be so stupid.Of course, if your soul
Were made of charcoal,I could live there.
But you must knowThat your soul is made of
God's own Divinity."In that case,
I will not dare to ask youIf you live inside God.
"Better not!
Otherwise,The elephant-pride of the mental asylum
Will immediately beckon you!"Impurity, my dear friend,
Then do tell meWhere you actually live.
"I live inside the beauty
And fragranceOf your incoming breath."
What about my outgoing breath?
Do you ever accompanyMy outgoing breath?
"Yes, I do,
Only when I am forced to."Impurity,
You are so powerful;Who could ever dare
To force you?"Although I am powerful,
Very powerful,Extremely powerful,
Unimaginably powerful,I am no match for
Your heart's streaming tears,Your heart's climbing tears and
Your heart's falling tears,Or for
Your soul's life-awakening smiles,Your soul's world-illumining smiles and
Your soul's earth-transforming smiles." ```Who is an impure seeker?
An impure seekerIs the possessor of heart-sand.
An impure seekerIs the possessor of mind-mud.
An impure seekerIs the possessor of vital-clay.
An impure seekerIs the possessor of body-filth.
```What is impurity?
Impurity is
An atom bomb-explosion.So says my purity-flooded
Consciousness. ```Impurity says to the body:
"O body, where are you?"The body says to impurity:
"Can you not seeThat I am at your powerful feet?"
```Impurity says to the vital:
"O vital, where are you?"The vital says to impurity:
"Can you not seeThat I am at your ruthless feet?"
```Impurity says to the mind:
"O mind, where are you?"The mind says to impurity:
"Can you not seeThat I am at your inescapable feet?"
```Impurity says to the heart:
"O heart, where are you?"The heart says to impurity:
"Can you not seeThat I am at your immeasurable feet?"
```The body, vital, mind
And heartTogether say to impurity:
"Impurity, how we wishWe could see you
At the feet of somebody,As we are always at your feet!"
Impurity says:
"O body, vital, mind and heart,You four are really blind!
Can you not seeThat I am at the feet
Of purity-thought-plantersAnd at the feet
Of Divinity-will-power-growers?" ```Impurity,
In the abyssOf inconscience-sleep,
You just descendAnd
Descend. ```Impurity
Is absolutely certainThat hell is another name
For Heaven. ```Impurity
Is absolutely certainThat the hardest reality
Is another name forThe sweetest dream.
```Impurity
Is absolutely certainThat emotional fantasy
Is another name forDevotional ecstasy.
```Impurity
Is absolutely certainThat negativity-forest
Is another name forPositivity-garden.
```Impurity and disobedience
Deeply enjoyTheir friendship.
```Impurity,
You are my soul'sDisappointment.
```Impurity,
You are my heart'sFailure.
```Impurity,
You are my mind'sBackward march.
```Impurity,
You areVolcano-emotion-eruption
In disguise. ```Impurity,
Purity-whisperYou ignore.
```Impurity,
Callousness-drummerYou are.
```Impurity,
I am consumedWith embittered memories
Of you. ```Impurity,
At your mere presence,The poor and helpless seeker's
Emotional temperatureReaches its godless
Highest height. ```Impurity,
Though I stumble oftenOn the way,
I am sure thatI shall ultimately succeed
In reaching God'sGolden Shore.
```The seeker says to impurity:
"Impurity,There shall come a time
In my lifeWhen I shall swim and swim
In my heart'sSleeplessly running
Purity-riverTowards the enlightenment-sea
Of my Lord Beloved Supreme.And what you will do then?
You will be drowningAnd drowning
And finally sinkingIn the abysmal abyss
Of darkest inconscience-night!" ```Impurity of the vital
AndInsecurity of the heart
Belong to the same family. ```The seeker says to impurity:
"O impurity-hurricane,I am facing you bravely;
I shall always face you bravely." ```Impurity,
Like a pleasant host,Slowly and smilingly,
Lovingly and charmingly,Invites the seeker
Into its domain. ```"Impurity,
You are overwhelminglyDangerous
And agonisinglyContagious."
So says a seeker,A highly advanced seeker.
```Impurity,
No matter whenYou place a call
To my heart'sSleepless aspiration-phone,
You will always getA busy signal.
```Impurity,
You need a totalTransformation.
Therefore,My soul's concern-circle
Does not exclude you. ```Impurity,
Your very presenceMutilates
My heart's oneness-happiness. ```Impurity,
The moment I see you,The human in me
Is immediately frightenedAnd the Divine in me
Is surprisingly amused. ```Impurity,
Yours is a lifeBound for imminent
Or remote tragedy. ```Impurity,
Desire-fire you are;Aspiration-flame
You must needs be. ```He who sets fire
To his mind's impurity-forestIs blessingfully granted
An aspiration-gardenBy God Himself.
```Impurity,
To-day you areAn insurmountable obstacle;
To-morrow it is youWho will be transformed
Into the heart's self-givingPurity-fragrance-rose.
```Impurity,
Are you ready to leave me?Look!
I am tearing out the pagesOf your sordid past
In my life. ```Impurity,
If you want to remainMischievous,
Then I can easily remainDevious.
```Impurity,
Can you not seeThat God has dismissed
Your impertinent vital? ```Impurity.
Can you not seeThat God has revoked
Your indulgence-license? ```Between an ungrateful person
And an impure person,O seeker,
Whom do you prefer?"I prefer an impure person
To an ungrateful person,For I feel I will be able
To illumine and transformAn impure person,
But I will never be ableTo transform
An ungrateful person.Needless to say, I am saying this
From my personal experience." ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Impurity: the mad elephant mental asylum, Agni Press, 1994
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