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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAHe who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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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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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.
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Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply sincere. For God doesn’t mind your imperfections: He minds your indifference.
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Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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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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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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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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Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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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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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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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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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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We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.
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A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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