My earth-life, my Heaven-life
I fasted to realise God;    Therefore
God laughed at my earth-life
    Of stupidity.
   I cried to realise God;
    Therefore
God smiled at my Heaven-life
    Of necessity.
   I prayed to realise God;
    Therefore
God appreciated my earth-life
    Of sincerity.
   I meditated to realise God;
    Therefore
God embraced my Heaven-life
    Of reality.
Sri Chinmoy, Meditation: man's choice and God's Voice, part 2, Agni Press, 1974