23.
My Lord Supreme,You have taken me out of
Ignorance-forest.
You have taken me out of
Ignorance-clay.
You have taken me out of
Ignorance-destruction.
Now You have placed me
At Your Lotus-Feet.
Therefore, I am safe,
Permanently safe.
May my own heart-lotus
Petal by petal blossom
And offer its gratitude-fragrance
To You,
To Your entire creation.
May my heart of love,
May my life of gratitude,
May my entire earthly reality
Become an unconditional surrender-river
To flow into
Your Infinity's Compassion-Ocean,
Your Immortality's Satisfaction-Ocean.
My Lord Supreme, how happy I am
To claim You, only You, only You,
As my own, very own.
Sri Chinmoy, My sweet Father-Lord, where are You?, Agni Press, 1999