“Be strict and intelligently critical about yourself and your own weakness and follies. But, cushion your words and attitudes with Love. Love is the greatest persuasive power we know in life.”

—  Chinmayananda Saraswati

Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago

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