Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe 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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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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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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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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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.
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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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The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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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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The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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