The finer is always the cause, the grosser the effect. So the external…

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The finer is always the cause, the grosser the effect. So the external world is the effect, the internal the cause. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2016). Raja Yoga: Conquering the Internal Nature, p.12, Advaita Ashrama
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The finer is always the cause, the grosser the effect. So the external world is the effect, the internal the cause. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2016). Raja Yoga: Conquering the Internal Nature, p.12, Advaita Ashrama

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