The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
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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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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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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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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