The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAProper visualization by the exercise of concentration and willpower enables us to materialize thoughts, not only as dreams or visions in the mental realm, but also as experiences in the material realm.
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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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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 happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.
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The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.
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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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