A smooth life is not a victorious life.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAHaving lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
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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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Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
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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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Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.
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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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