Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Song –I am running ceaselessly, like a strong currentof wind.I do not know who has come from where, whyhe has come, and where he is being taken.I swim and swim, and reach so many countries.A din of the cries of distress surrounds me.So many come and go, laughing and singing –now they are here, then they are not.What has brought me here and what work haveI engaged myself in? Who knows what play isbeing staged.Can the current of water stop? Where am I togo? Is there no bank?O Consciousness, make me conscious!Who is conscious? When will this dream ofmine end?If you have become awakened, do not sleepagain. This deep darkness is very frightening.Dispel the darkness, Lord! And bring light, OLord.Except for You, there is no way, so I pray forrefuge at Thy feet.Hold me, Nitai. Today my soul is writhingterribly.Nitai is now ready to give Hari’s name to allembodied beings.It is like a wave rising on the river of ecstaticlove; and I am now sinking into this wave.Nitai, to whom shall I convey my inner feelings