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, New York, 1974
