When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDABeginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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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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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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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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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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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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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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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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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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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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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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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
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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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