187. Here at last

O physical world!
Here I am adored
But
Not loved.

O vital world!
Here I am bound
But
Not subdued.

O mental world!
Here I am chained
But
Not conquered.

O psychic world!
Here at last
I am loved
And fulfilled.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 4, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974