March 19

Our best friend and our worst foe are within us.
The former is vigilance, the latter temptation.
Vigilance at times wards off temptation.
Temptation at times swamps vigilance.
The victory of the former springs from sincerity.
The victory of the latter results from insincerity.
Sri Chinmoy, Flame-Goal. Daily meditations, Sri Chinmoy Centre, Montreal, 1973