Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAHaving lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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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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Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
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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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It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.
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If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
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If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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