“The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.”
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher
“Just as camphor is consumed by the flames of fire, so also, mind must be consumed by soul-fire.”
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The Chidakasha Gita (1927)
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