4. All these he became

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The darkness of night,

The darkness of dawn,

The darkness of day,

The darkness of light,

The darkness of the sun:

All these he became,

Only to transcend the unreal in himself,

Feel the reality in himself,

And become the eternal in himself.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,The Prayer of the Sky, Agni Press, 1974
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