The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe 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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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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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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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Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
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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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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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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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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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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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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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