556. The saint and the sinner

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The saint was about to fall

When he saw not the Face of God

In the mind of darkness

And

In the heart of impurity.

The sinner was about to rise

When he felt the life

Of love within, without,

And

When he sang the song

Of life-transforming Light. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Wings of Light, part 12, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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