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When you exercise your will power you release the power of life energy - not when you merely wish passively to be able to obtain an objective.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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Yogi
Paramahamsa Yogananda
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