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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.

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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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Remember Yourself
The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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Consciousness Degree Density Vibration
It is very difficult also to sacrifice one’s suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
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Difficult Give Up Himself Pleasure Sacrifice Suffering
Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
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Cosmos Force Greatness Love Power Reality World
There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Cosmic Law Pay Satisfaction
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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God Infinite Life Man Mercy Stupidity
I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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Believe Verify Yourself
What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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Known Less Need
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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Awake Order Persistent Possible Seek Struggle Time Work
Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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Life Myself Reality
You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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Awake Place Sleep System Yourself
Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Blood Common Goal Strong
Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
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Conscious Crime Himself Human Simplicity War
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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Beginning Food Limitation Necessary Pleasure Sin Sleep
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Faith Friendship Lose Priest
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time

Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.

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