“War forgets peace. Peace forgives war. War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine.”

—  Sri Chinmoy

Source: Songs of the Soul (1971)
Context: War forgets peace. Peace forgives war. War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine. Our vital passions want war. Our psychic emotions desire peace.

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