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"The nearer we are to [beasts and] birds, the more we are in the hells of emotion. We call it love. It is self-hypnotization. We are under the control of our [emotions] like animals. A cow can sacrifice its life for its young. Every animal can. What of that? .. What is the difference between men and animals? ...‘Food and [sleep], procreation of the species, and fear exist in common with the animals. There is one difference: Man can control all these and become God... Animals cannot do it." - Swami Vivekananda


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	India ties itself in knots over International Yoga Day

India ties itself in knots over International Yoga Day

By Tiffany Ap, for CNN

Hong Kong (CNN) The Sanskrit word "yoga" may mean union but, for some in India, yoga has never been more divisive.

June 21 marks the first ever International Day of Yoga, an event that's driven by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A faithful yoga practitioner for years, Modi persuaded the United Nations last year to devote a day to the ancient discipline.