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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.

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Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self.
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Greatness Happiness Infinite Ourselves Reflection Truth Understand
Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
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Meaning Money Opportunity Society
No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
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Focus Love Oneself Patience Purity Selfless Time
If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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Fear God Hold
Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.
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Life Ourselves People World
The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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Compassion Feeling Pain Suffering
Nowadays everybody wants to become a leader. No one wants to become a servant. In reality, the world is badly in need of servants, not leaders. A real servant is a real leader.
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Leadership Oneself Reality Servant
Purify the mind through selfless service.
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Mindset Purity Service
Don’t go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.
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Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.
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Division Intellectual Scissor Unity
Try to make others happy, and don’t despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.
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Curse Despair Happiness Light Oneself Small Try
The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.
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Allow Death Greatness Life Live Place Tragedy
One who goes after the taste of the tongue does not get to know the taste of the heart.
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Choice Heart Taste
Be content and happy with whatever comes to you.
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Acceptance Happiness Life Yourself
When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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Life Live Nature People Sweet

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