“The whole universe is one. There is only one Self in the universe, only One Existence.”

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Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher 1863–1902

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But its silence will be the silence of humility, not the silence of disdain. A belief may be larger than a fact. A faith that is overdefined is the very faith most likely to prove inadequate to the great moments of life.

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