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Proper visualization by the exercise of concentration and willpower enables us to materialize thoughts, not only as dreams or visions in the mental realm, but also as experiences in the material realm.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA

Experience Forget Life Play Reality Role Serious Yourself
So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
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Anxiety Believe Capacity Heart Limitation Trust Yourself
Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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Change Life Thinking Yourself
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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Assumption Condensation Form Material Thinking Water
In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Goodness Love State Yourself
Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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Beautiful Care Future Live Moments Quiet Yourself
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.
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Beautiful Experience Growth Purpose Strong Suffering Trial
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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Awake Flame Infinity Punishment Trial
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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Book People Reading Realization Thinking Yourself
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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Beginning Divine God Greatness Guide Romance Sudden Talk
Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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Forget Life Play Role Yourself
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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Close Darkness Gate God Kingdom Peace Yourself
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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Attraction Karma Respond Yourself
When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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Along Company Learning People Yourself
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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Creativity Guide Important Meditation Power Quiet Thinking Yourself
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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Creation Hide Reach Struggle Yourself