Seclusion is the price of greatness.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIs 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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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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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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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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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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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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If 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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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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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.
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