7299. Practising Self-Control

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When I started practising self-control,

The animal in me frowned,

The human in me

Was totally dismayed

And the divine in me

Came to the fore to crown me. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 73, Agni Press, 1983
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