Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAMost of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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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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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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Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
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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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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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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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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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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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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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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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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