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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAChange your life by changing your thoughts.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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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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I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
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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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You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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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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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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply sincere. For God doesn’t mind your imperfections: He minds your indifference.
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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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