It is not the receiver that is blessed, but the giver. Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.

Swami Vivekananda Karma Yoga, 1896

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Swami Vivekananda 1863–1902 · Indian Hindu monk and disciple of Ramakrishna who introduced Vedanta and yoga to the West. Wikipedia

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