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Scrupulous Jains and hosts of
Siddhs, ascetic yogis -I have seen them all. Warriors and demons, gods who
drink amrit, devout believers in a multitude of doctrines. All these have I
witnessed as I traveled the world, yet never a true follower of the Lord. Without the love and
grace of God their devotion is trivial, worthless, lost.
(1) Mighty elephants in gorgeous array,
magnificently decked with gold; Thousands of horses nimbler than deer, their speed even swifter
than the wind; Though their masters be powerful emperors, potentates
before whom countless bow. In the end such greatness crumbles to nothing as barefoot they go on their
way.
(2) They march victorious across the world, beating their
drums in triumph. Their splendid elephants vibrantly trumpeting, their legion of
thoroughbreds proudly neighing. Kings of the past, of the present, the future, their
numbers beyond comprehending, Neglectful of worship, unmindful of God, they go
to their ultimate home.
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