When you live
When you liveIn the room of your thought,
    Your life is a mighty, fruitless plan.
    When you live
In the house of your will,
    Your life is a solid splendid achievement.
    When you live
In the palace of God-love,
    Your life is a flood of glowing, illumining ecstasy.
Sri Chinmoy, Meditation: man's choice and God's Voice, part 1, Agni Press, 1974