It is good to love God for hope of reward, but it is better to love God for love's sake; and the prayer goes: O Lord, I do not want wealth nor children nor learning. If it be Thy will, I shall go from birth to birth. But grant me this, that I may love thee without the hope of reward 'love' unselfishly for love's sake. β¨ Swami Vivekananda (2015). Swami Vivekanand's Chicago Speech: Swami Vivekanandaβs Speech At World Parliament Of Religion, Chicago, p.12, editionNEXT.com
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