Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDALove cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.
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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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Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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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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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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When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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