How far am I from realisation?⁹

My Lord Captain,
How far am I from realisation?

“First ask Me, My child,
How far you are from aspiration.”

My Lord Captain,
How far am I from aspiration?

“First ask Me, My child,
How far you are from purity.”

My Lord Captain,
How far am I from purity?

“First ask Me, My child,
How far you are from sincerity.”

My Lord Captain,
How far am I from sincerity?

“First ask Me, My child,
How far you are from simplicity.”

My Lord Captain,
How far am I from simplicity?

“My child, the distance between
You and your simplicity
Is exactly the same distance
As between what you want
And what you need.”

My Lord Captain,
I know I want many, many things.
But I do not know what I actually need.

“My child, you need only one thing:
You need Me and nothing else
And nobody else.
You also have to know what actually happens
When you want something
And you need something.
When you want something,
You want to be the possessor.
When you need something,
You want to be possessed.
The day you want to be possessed by Me,
Only by Me,
Your realisation of Me,
Your complete oneness with Me,
Will be within your easy reach.
So, My child, let Me be your possessor.
You be My conscious and surrendered possession.
Lo and behold,
You have become your realisation-supreme."