Blows are what awaken us & help to break the dream. They show us the i…

Swami Vivekananda
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Blows are what awaken us & help to break the dream. They show us the insufficiency of this world & make us long to escape, to have freedom. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (1953). Complete Works
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Blows are what awaken us & help to break the dream. They show us the insufficiency of this world & make us long to escape, to have freedom. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (1953). Complete Works

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