<h2><SPAN name="poem64"></SPAN>HERE AND NOW</h2>
<p class="poetry">Here, in the heart of the world,<br/>
Here, in the noise and the din,<br/>
Here, where our spirits were hurled<br/>
To battle with sorrow and sin,<br/>
This is the place and the spot<br/>
For knowledge of infinite things<br/>
This is the kingdom where Thought<br/>
Can conquer the prowess of kings</p>
<p class="poetry">Wait for no heavenly life,<br/>
Seek for no temple alone;<br/>
Here, in the midst of the strife,<br/>
Know what the sages have known.<br/>
See what the Perfect Ones saw—<br/>
God in the depth of each soul,<br/>
God as the light and the law,<br/>
God as beginning and goal.</p>
<p class="poetry">Earth is one chamber of Heaven,<br/>
Death is no grander than birth.<br/>
Joy in the life that was given,<br/>
Strive for perfection on earth;<br/>
Here, in the turmoil and roar,<br/>
Show what it is to be calm;<br/>
Show how the spirit can soar<br/>
And bring back its healing and balm.</p>
<p class="poetry">Stand not aloof nor apart,<br/>
Plunge in the thick of the fight;<br/>
There, in the street and the mart,<br/>
That is the place to do right.<br/>
Not in some cloister or cave,<br/>
Not in some kingdom above,<br/>
Here, on this side of the grave,<br/>
Here, should we labour and love.</p>
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