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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDABe 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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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without 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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.
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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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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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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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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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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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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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