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Paramahansa Yogananda

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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Attraction Karma Respond Yourself
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Human Lying Material Poverty Spiritual Suffering
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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Challenge Happiness Reality Spirit Stand Success True Yourself
Proper visualization by the exercise of concentration and willpower enables us to materialize thoughts, not only as dreams or visions in the mental realm, but also as experiences in the material realm.
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Experience Material Proper Thinking Visualization Yourself
If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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God Happiness Possession Yourself
If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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Change Destiny Mindset Plant Strong Yourself
In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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Attachment Children Joy Life Spiritual
Strengthen your mind and refuse to carry the burden of mental and moral weakness acquired in past years; burn them in the fires of your present divine resolutions and right activities. By this constructive attitude you will attain freedom.
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Activity Carry Freedom Mindset Refuse Resolution Strength
Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
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Greatness Influence Love See Willing Yourself
When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Freedom Heart Mindset Purity Strong Yourself
A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Life Smooth Victory Yourself
Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
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Healing Peace Shine Silence Sun Wisdom Yourself
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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Break Power Purpose Weakness Willing World Yourself
The greatest romance is with the Infinite. You have no idea how beautiful life can be. When you suddenly find God everywhere, when He comes and talks to you and guides you, the romance of divine love has begun.
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Beginning Divine God Greatness Guide Romance Sudden Talk
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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Escape Face Himself People Run
Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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Best Force Natural Relax Way