“Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.”
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Swami Vivekananda 261
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Session 214
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“His acting in us is nearer and more inward than our own actions”
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2010s, 2016 Democratic National Convention (2016)
Context: With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models. And let me tell you, Barack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country, kids who tell us I saw you on TV, I wrote a report on you for school.