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, New York, 1993
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