Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAFreedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
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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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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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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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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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