A Quote by Nirmala Srivastava
In modern times, what impresses one is not a simple and unassuming statement of the truth, but superficial showmanship and display.
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God welcomes genuine service, and that is the service of a soul that offers the bare and simple sacrifice of truth; but from false service, the mere display of material wealth, He turns away.
