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--After reading the Upanishads               Out of the dusky chamber of the brain     Flows the imperial will through dream on dream;     The fires of life around it tempt and gleam;     The lights of earth behind it fade and wane.          Passed beyond beauty tempting dream on dream,     The pure will seeks the hearthold of the light;     Sounds the deep "OM," the mystic word of might;     Forth from the hearthold breaks the living stream.          Passed out beyond the deep heart music-filled,     The kingly Will sits on the ancient throne,     Wielding the sceptre, fearless, free, alone,     Knowing in Brahma all it dared and willed. --June 15, 1894

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