My Naren,
You have struggled and struggled,
You have fought and fought
To manifest me.
Our Thakur,
You have cried and cried,
You have served and served
To illumine me.
My Naren,
Your heart of love,
Your mind of light
Are my giant shoulders.
Our Thakur,
Your Feet of Compassion,
Your Eyes of Perfection
Are my Dream-Boat
And
Reality-Shore.
Excerpt from ‘Dance of Life Part 5’ by Sri Chinmoy
Copyright © Sri Chinmoy 1975
(N.B. Naren is the name of Swami Vivekananda. . Vivekananda became well known in the West after speaking at the World Parliament of Religions in 1893.
Thakur is a name of Sri Ramakrishna, a Spiritual Master from India who was the Spiritual Guru to Vivekananda)
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