The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDARemain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
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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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Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.
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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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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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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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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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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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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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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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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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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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