8.

> The man who does not know what the universe is, does not know where he lives.

> — Marcus Aurelius

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The universe.

The universe is God's creation

And man's realisation.

The universe is God's Compassion

And man's emancipation.

The universe is God's Concentration

And man's transformation.

The universe is God's Meditation

And man's revelation.

The universe is God's Contemplation

And man's manifestation.

The poet in me tells me that the universe

Is beautiful.

The singer in me tells me that the universe

Is enchanting.

The philosopher in me tells me that the universe

Is meaningful.

The yogi in me tells me that the universe

Is soulful.

The God-lover in me tells me that the universe

Is fruitful.

My poet sees the truth.

My singer feels the truth.

My philosopher achieves the truth.

My yogi realises the truth.

My God-lover becomes the truth.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Philosopher-thinkers: The power-towers of the mind and Poet-seers: the fragrance-hours of the heart in the West, Agni Press, 1998
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