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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIf you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
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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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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.
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Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply sincere. For God doesn’t mind your imperfections: He minds your indifference.
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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.
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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.
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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
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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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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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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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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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