4596. The only answer

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Self-denial is not and cannot be

The cure for selfishness,

For self-denial in itself

Is unconscious, if not pretentious,

Selfishness.

Self-denial is not life’s satisfaction.

Self-acceptance for self-transcendence

Is the answer,

The only answer.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 46, Agni Press, 1982
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