Renunciation means death of false ego.
RADHANATH SWAMI
RADHANATH SWAMI
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Guru NanakGuru Nanak The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
RamakrishnaRamakrishna It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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