If and when I do not love you soulfully
My Supreme Lord,If and when I do not love You soulfully,
Do punish me.
Punish me mercilessly.
If and when I start loving You soulfully,
Do teach me
How to love You unconditionally.
My Supreme Lord,
If and when I do not love myself divinely,
Do punish me.
Punish me ruthlessly.
If and when I start loving myself divinely,
Do teach me
How to love myself sleeplessly
Inside the very depths
Of Your Compassion-Eye
    And
Your Forgiveness-Heart.
Sri Chinmoy, Aurora-Flora, Agni Press, 1982