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What inner flame of truth possessed young Subhas to place service to the country before self? His own answer to this question of questions is at once revealing and illumining: > For me, the essential nature of reality is love. Love is the essence of the Universe and is the essential principle in human life....I see all around me the play of love; I perceive within me the same instinct; I feel that I must love in order to fulfil myself....

From:Sri Chinmoy,Mother, Your 50th Independence-Anniversary! I am come. Ever in Your Eternity's Cries and Your Infinity's Smiles, Subhas, Agni Press, 1997
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