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A Sin, A Crime


A sin against man
I commit
When I love myself alone.

A crime against God
I commit
When I love only mankind.

A sin and a crime
Against myself I commit
When
I forget what I was, Truth,
And what I am, Love.

 

 

From “ The Dance of Light  by Sri Chinmoy

© 1973 by Sri Chinmoy - All rights reserved

 

 

 

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