You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAYou must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
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The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.
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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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People are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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