I ask You for things,

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Therefore, I am insignificant and destitute.

If not, I could also be Rudra, the Guru of the world.

My heart never wants to be as great as You are,

O Lord, if I equal You, then in me

The nectar of devotion will reside no more.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Inner Promise - Paths to Self-Perfection, Simon and Schuster, 1974
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