3356. Selfishness-cat
Selfishness-cat opens its eyesIn the narrow mind-room
And closes its eyes
In the shallow vital-lake.
Selflessness-lamb opens its eyes
In the heart’s beauty-room
And keeps them open
In life’s duty-palace.
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 34, Agni Press, 1982
