The Moon and The Lily

Train yourself in the ideal of the lily, which blossoms in the mud and has to keep itself engaged in the struggle for existence day in and day out, parrying, bracing, and fighting the shocks of muddy water and storms and squalls and sundry other vicis­situdes of fortune, and yet it does not forget the moon above. It keeps its love for the moon constantly alive. It seems, however, but a most ordinary flower. There is nothing extra-ordinary about it. Still, this most ordinary flower has a romantic tie with the great moon. Similarly, you may be an ordinary creature -- you may have to pass your days in the ups and down of your worldly existence -- still do not forget that Supreme One. Keep all your desires inclined towards Him. Always keep your­ selves merged in His thought. Go deep into the mood of that Infinite Love.
(Subhasita Samgraha III, 76)

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