220. Faith and doubt
Faith is unfolded from within,Doubt is imposed from without.
Knowledge is unfolded from within,
Ignorance is imposed from without.
A life of faith
Is a life of God-simplicity
    And
God-immensity.
A life of doubt
Is a life of Frustration-Desert
    And
Destruction-Volcano.
A life of knowledge
Is a life of Promise-Tree
    And
Progress-Fruits.
A life of ignorance
Is a life of Bondage-Crown
    And
Death-Frown.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 5, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973