Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThrough every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.
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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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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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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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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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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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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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