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Alas!

My soul has been stolen away.

Desire, the thief, is in collusion with my mind.

In vain I beat them black and blue.

The more I beat them the louder becomes their laughter.

O Lord and God, my power is ignorance.

Yours is knowledge.

I have fought with you many a time and every time I have come off second-best.

This time I shall use my gratitude as my power, and I am sure that I shall bear the palm.

My immaculate gratitude will compel your Grace to fight with your iron law.

I know the stronger of the two is your Grace. All problems are now solved since I have got your Grace as my Guide.

From:Chinmoy,Chandelier, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1959
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