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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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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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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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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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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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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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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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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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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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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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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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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