143. Absence of pain, absence of joy

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The absence of pain

Is not the presence of joy.

The absence of joy

Is not the presence of pain.

The absence of pain

Is the presence of our love for God.

The absence of joy

Is the presence of our love for ourselves only. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Sound becomes. Silence is, Agni Press, 1975
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