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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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.
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Greatness Love Meditation Soul Spirit Yourself
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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Despicable Greatness Happiness Kindness
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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Close Darkness Gate God Kingdom Peace Yourself
Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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Establishment Goodness Heart Love Yourself
By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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Carry Heart Meditation Paradise Practice Yourself
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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Beauty Change Diamond Gemstone Himself Soul Value
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Life Smooth Victory Yourself
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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Attraction Distribution Happiness Smile Subject Universal
You 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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Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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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Honesty Hypocrisy Peace World Yourself
So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
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Anxiety Believe Capacity Heart Limitation Trust Yourself
Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.
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Attraction Karma Respond Yourself