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Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.

Bede Griffiths

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Bede Griffiths
Age: 86 †
Born: 1906
Born: December 17
Died: 1993
Died: May 13
Catholic Priest
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Alan Richard Griffiths
Swami Dayananda
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