Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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Personality in man is what is “not his own” . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.
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Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new. You must go on trying to be sincere. Each day you put on a mask, and you must take it off little by little.
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It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this “sin” begins. This is something that must be grasped, a “sin” is something which is not necessary.
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Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he ‘lives’ his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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