155 Saturnine

Madal: Chinmoy, can a saturnine man progress as fast as a cheerful man in the spiritual life? Chinmoy: No, Madal, never! A gloomy, taciturn man can never progress as fast as a cheerful and happy man.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Two brothers: Madal and Chinmoy, part 4, Agni Press, 1993
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