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“So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection. A perfect, free being cannot have any desire.” quote by Swami Vivekananda — Download Open image

“So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection. A perfect, free being cannot have any desire.”

Swami Vivekananda

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The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.

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It is the Prana that is manifesting as motion.

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Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe.

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