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... I had always had a natural inclination towards the spiritual life. Nobody had ever talked to me about spiritual matters, but somehow I had always known that there was a higher power called God, and that the purpose of life was to attain God. Without being told, I instinctively felt that everything I saw was somehow illusory and not real. These thoughts, along with the idea that I should not become attached to anything in this world, were part of my consciousness even in my earliest boyhood.
Annamalai Swami's memories as written in "Living by the Words of Bhagavan" by David Godman
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... I had always had a natural inclination towards the spiritual life. Nobody had ever talked to me about spiritual matters, but somehow I had always known that there was a higher power called God, and that the purpose of life was to attain God. Without being told, I instinctively felt that everything I saw was somehow illusory and not real. These thoughts, along with the idea that I should not become attached to anything in this world, were part of my consciousness even in my earliest boyhood.
Annamalai Swami's memories as written in "Living by the Words of Bhagavan" by David Godman