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Sri Chinmoy » Library of Poetry » The Dance of Life » Part 2 » The Lock And The Key

The Lock And The Key

Doubt is the lock,
Faith is the key.

Hate is the lock,
Love is the key.

Body is the lock,
Soul is the key.

Ignorance is the lock,
Light is the key.

God’s Heart has no lock,
Man’s mind has no key.

From ‘ The Dance of Light ‘  by Sri Chinmoy

© 1973 by Sri Chinmoy – All rights reserved

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