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Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
Guru
Religious Leader
Spiritual Leader
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Pleasure
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Body
Mean
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