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In this age of selfishness, selfless service is the only soap that truly purifies.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
Guru
Religious Leader
Spiritual Leader
Truly
Age
Purifies
Selfless
Soap
Selfishness
Service

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