4359. Renounce and then taste

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The clever man in me says,

“Taste the world and then renounce.”

The wise seeker in me says,

“Renounce the world and then

Taste the world every day

The way your Beloved Supreme does.” ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 44, Agni Press, 1982
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