A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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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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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.
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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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Strengthen your mind and refuse to carry the burden of mental and moral weakness acquired in past years; burn them in the fires of your present divine resolutions and right activities. By this constructive attitude you will attain freedom.
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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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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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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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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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The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
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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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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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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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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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