46. Transformation

The transformation of the body
   Comes last.
The transformation of the heart
   Comes first.
How does the transformation of the heart
   Take place?
The transformation of the heart takes place
   When a seeker can consciously feel
   That he is not the body
      And
   He is not of the body,
      But
   He is for the body.
To be for the body does not mean
To be satisfied with the animal propensities,
To wallow in the pleasures of ignorance.
But if the seeker cries
   For the transformation of the body
   And the body-consciousness,
   Then the seeker becomes perfect.
   Once we transform the body,
      This body can then be utilised
      For God-manifestation on earth.
Sri Chinmoy, Union and Oneness, Agni Press, New York, 1976