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Hatred is a disguised form of love. You can only hate someone whom you really wish to love, because if you were totally indifferent to that person, you could not even get up enough energy to hate him.

— Sri Chinmoy The Wings of Joy (1997)

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When the power of love replaces the love of power, man will have a new name: God.

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