July 21

Soul-birds hover in reverence among the words of Sri Chinmoy’s heartfelt tribute to his elder brother Mantu.

My little elder brother, Mantu,
     Mind-illumination-proclamation:
In your inner life,
     In your outer life,
         You are your pure satisfaction.
No, no, no bondage —
     Renunciate incarnate.
You and your heart —
     Goddess Saraswati’s Veena resonate.

July 21st 1999       Chinmoy