Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind,…

Swami Vivekananda
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Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind, and, therefore, the mind is not the soul, because the soul can neither decay nor degenerate. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2015). Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge, p.102, editionNEXT.com
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