17.

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To feel the nearness of God,

Mother India's soul smiles.

To breathe the closeness of God,

Mother India's heart cries. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Mother, Your 50th Independence-Anniversary! I am come. Ever in Your Eternity's Cries and Your Infinity's Smiles, Subhas, Agni Press, 1997
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