8.

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Stark poverty ruthlessly tortured

Vivekananda’s adolescent years

On earth.

Infinity’s Prosperity —

Sri Ramakrishna —

Embraced his heart-life-breath.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Vivekananda: an ancient silence-heart and a modern dynamism-life, Agni Press, 1993
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/vvk