4962. What can stand?

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Before impurity, what can stand?

No, not even my powerful mind!

Before insincerity, what can stand?

No, not even my forgiving heart!

Before ingratitude, what can stand?

No, not even my oneness-soul! ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 50, Agni Press, 1982
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