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.
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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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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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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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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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 season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
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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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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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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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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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