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Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage obeying the soul brings liberation.
Paramahansa Yogananda
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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