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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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If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.
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Animal Attitude Food God
Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
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Action Expression Hide Love Nature Rock True
What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader, Let us become a real servant instead.
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Leadership Need Service World
Look carefully at what is of value in others and respect that.
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Care Respect Value
Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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Angry Rough Word
If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won’t let us down.
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Best Friendship Nature Ourselves Service
The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today’s educational system. That factor is spiritual values.
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Education Factor Society System Togetherness Value
Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.
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Ego Experience Happiness Ourselves
Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Essence Goal Human Life Limitation Love Nature Togetherness True
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
To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
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Awake Human Life Love Nature Spiritual Unity
Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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Goodness Kindness Seek
Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
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Awareness Compassionate Conscious Constant Effort Patience Practice
Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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Alone Education Life Live
Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
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Cry Equality God Oneself
We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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Best Ourselves Suffering Try

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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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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