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The Buddha appeared on earth to dispel by the illumination of knowledge the ignorance that had enveloped the human mass, to release the human soul from the prison-cell of desire into the wideness of the silence and peace of Nirvana.

— Sri Chinmoy Mother India's Lighthouse: India's Spiritual Leaders (1971)

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If you do not find peace inside your own heart, then you will not find it anywhere else on earth.

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If you do the right thing, eventually you will inspire others to do the right thing.

Opportunity and Self-Transcendence (1977)

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

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If you really want to love humanity, then you have to love humanity as it is now.

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