17. When I love

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When I love desire-night,

I fail God.

When desire-night loves me,

Truth-love forgets me.

When I love aspiration-light,

God-Beauty envelops me.

When aspiration-light loves me,

God-height claims me. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 12, Agni Press, 1974
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