“Even in the world, the yogi who faithfully discharges his responsibilities, without personal motive or attachment, treads the sure path of enlightenment.”

— Mahavatar Babaji

Source: Autobiography of a Yogi (1946), Ch. 34 : Materializing a Palace in the Himalayas

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