If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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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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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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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.
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So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.
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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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People are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.
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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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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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