A sin against man
I commit
When I love myself alone.
A crime against God
I commit
When I love only mankind.
A sin and a crime
Against myself I commit
When
I forget what I was, Truth,
And what I am, Love.
Excerpt from ‘The Dance of Life Part 2‘ by Sri Chinmoy
Copyright © Sri Chinmoy 1975
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