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To see God is the one goal. Power is not the goal.
Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda
Age: 39 †
Born: 1863
Born: January 12
Died: 1902
Died: July 4
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Inglewood
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Narendra Nath Datta
Vivekananda
Swamy Vivekananda
Narendranath Datta
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