Ant: Glory
Ant, my ant,
In you my heart beholds
The glory of the Supreme.
Tiniest in size, you house the dream
Of the Omnipotent.
To me you are extremely important,
Because you represent
One extremity of God,
His message of smallness;
In another word, His greatness.
– Sri Chinmoy
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Bee: Industry
Bee, my bee,
Your day and night
And your patience-industry
Have no respite.
Hard you endeavour
To bring nectar
From the core of your service-tree.
You always don
The robe of fruitful victory.
– Sri Chinmoy
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Buffalo: Wisdom
Buffalo, my buffalo,
O bearer of Yamaraj,
King of death,
Your wisdom-sun
Controls humanity’s breath.
You teach the world:
Until Eternity’s Cry is won,
Until Immortality’s Smile is won,
Until earth-pangs and Heaven-Bliss
Are made supremely one,
Nothing is done, nothing is done.
– Sri Chinmoy
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Butterfly: Prosperity
Butterfly, my butterfly,
You are the harbinger
Of man’s prosperity-life.
Your sweet arrival
Devours immediately
Man’s ceaseless strife.
– Sri Chinmoy
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Dog: Faithfulness
Dog, my dog,
Heaven’s faithfulness
And
Earth’s faithfulness
Put together
Have no match for your faithfulness.
Man needs your heart to succeed.
God needs your soul to proceed.
– Sri Chinmoy
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Tortoise: Immortality
Tortoise, my tortoise,
Your slow, self-controlled
Confidence-life
Challenges ignorance-knife
And sows the seeds of immortality
Your universe-surprising Embodied Reality.
– Sri Chinmoy