853. Knowledge

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Desire was death.

I knew it,

I knew it painfully.

Aspiration is life.

I know it,

I know it cheerfully.

Realisation is oneness.

I shall know it,

I shall know it unmistakably.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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