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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.

Paramahansa Yogananda

No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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.
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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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The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.
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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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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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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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The 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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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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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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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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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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