Book Title: Karma Yoga
Author(s): Swami Vivekanand
Publisher: Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture Culcutta

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________________ Conclusion. When this highest ideal of love is reached, philosophy is thrown away-for who will then care for it ? Freedom, salvation, nirvana-all are thrown away—for who cares to become free while in the enjoyment of this divine love? "Lord, I do not want wealth, nor friends, nor beauty, nor learning, nor even freedom ; let me be born again and again, and be Thou ever my Love."* Aye, be Thou ever and ever my Love-and what more can I want ! "Who cares to become sugar," says the bhakta, "I want to taste sugar.”+ Who will then desire to become free and be one with God?"I may know that I am He, yet will I take myself away from Him and become different, so that I * न धनं न ननं न सुन्दरौं कविताम् वा जगदीश कामये । HH 37 ani vaata watejat afaru (Sree Krishna Chaitanya.) + Ramaprasada.

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