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Through 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.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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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.
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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.
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A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.
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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.
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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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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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