368. THINKING AND THANKING

I stopped thinking;
      Therefore
I don’t have to thank any more.

I stopped thanking;
      Therefore
I don’t have to love any more.

I stopped loving;
      Therefore
I don’t have to repent any more.

I stopped repenting;
      Therefore
I don’t have to sleep any more.
   I must act,
   I must become.
   I must act to become,
   I must become to act.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 8, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973