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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIt is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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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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Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.
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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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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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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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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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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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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
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