The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAAs 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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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Be 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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Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
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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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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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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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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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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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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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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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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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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
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Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.
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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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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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