“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery”

—  Paramahansa Yogananda , book Autobiography of a Yogi

Source: Autobiography of a Yogi

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Yogi, a guru of Kriya Yoga and founder of Self-Realization … 1893–1952

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