Mother, if I lose to You

Mother, if I lose to You,

That is my only Victory.

Whatever I have given into Your Hands

Is my only savings.

To me the rest is of no value,

A mere waste,

And it only tortures me and

Stands as a burden on my way.

I cannot put it to use.

When I lose to You,

After I have achieved

My full realisation,

I know my greatest reward I shall receive.

Excerpt from “Supreme, Teach me how to surrender” by  Sri Chinmoy

Copyright © Sri Chinmoy 1975

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