Mere acceptance of the spiritual life
Is not enough.
You must avail yourself
Of each golden opportunity,
And throw your heart and soul
Into your progress-life.
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 75, Agni Press, 1983
The following is a selection of poems from the collection called My Flute. They include Sri Chinmoy's first poem written in English, The Golden Flute.