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We human beings are spiritual beings. We have soul. We have spirit. We have mind. We have consciousness. We want fulfillment, we want happiness, we want satisfaction, we want joy. We want imagination. We want art, culture, music.

Satish Kumar

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Satish Kumar
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: August 9
Activist
Editor
Environmentalist
Magazine Editor
Writer
Shri Dungargarh
SDGH
Dungargarh
Mind
Spiritual
Culture
Fulfillment
Spirit
Satisfaction
Art
Beings
Soul
Consciousness
Music
Joy
Human
Imagination
Humans
Happiness

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