351. O Ignorance

O Ignorance,
You do not have a heart.
Try to have a heart.
It will awaken and inspire you.

O Ignorance,
You do not have a soul.
Try to have a soul.
It will transform and liberate you.

O Ignorance,
You do not have a mind.
You do not need one either.

Alas, what you have
Is a strangling vital
And
A sleeping body.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974