9.

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We love ourselves

More than we love others.

But when we are in your gracious presence,

Beloved Holy Father,

God immediately comes into the picture

And, to our great joy and astonishment,

We are compelled to love God

Infinitely more than we love ourselves. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Pope John Paul II: God’s Heart-Prize winner, Agni Press, 2002
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