81. WHEN I PRAYED TO LIVE

When I prayed to live,
My desire-comrade embraced me,
      My body.

When I lived to pray,
My aspiration-compeer embraced me,
      My heart.

When I lived for God-victory,
When I prayed for God-victory,
My realisation-soul embraced me,
      My soul.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974