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Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.

Sathya Sai Baba

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Sathya Sai Baba
Age: 84 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 23
Died: 2011
Died: April 24
Religious Leader
Saint
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Attachment
Whirlpools
Ego
Avalanche
Greed
Avalanches
Storm
Volcano
Pride
Discard
Desire
Volcanoes
Precipice
Liberated
Whirlpool

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