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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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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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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.
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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.
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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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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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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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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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