The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThere is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.
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Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
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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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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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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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Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply sincere. For God doesn’t mind your imperfections: He minds your indifference.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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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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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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