Aurobindo in the Alipore Jail¹⁷

(May 1908)

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"I am the Infinite,

Though lies my outer sheath

In the finite's hurtful clasp,

Pierced by the Dragon's teeth.

My deathless love for the clime

Of my cherished human birth

No soul can dare deny

Upon this sceptic earth.

O Jail of Alipore!

Your stupid torture stark

Creates a laughter in me.

I plunge within, you bark.

Krishna in every speck

Dances before my gaze.

Nothing save Him I see.

In me His rapture-blaze!

Who speaks now from afar?"

"I am Vivekananda's voice:

Hear with thy fathomless Calm

That shuns all earthly noise.

For days fifteen my words

In a ceaseless flow shall shine,

Speaking the truth august

Of experience divine."

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From:Chinmoy,Sri Aurobindo: The Infinite, Agni Press, 1997
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