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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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Challenge Happiness Reality Spirit Stand Success True Yourself
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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Adventure Desire Fight Form Ideas Soul Yourself
Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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God Meditation Reading Thinking Time
Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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Forget Life Play Role Yourself
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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Existence Ocean Philosophy Thinking Wave
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Human Lying Material Poverty Spiritual Suffering
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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Enough Hide Obstacle Power Strength Temptation
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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Eyes Heart Myself Rich Smile Soul
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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Deal Development Diamond Light Love Reflection Shine Sun Yourself
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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Attraction Heart Live Thinking True Yourself
The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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Energy Flow Greatness Willing Yourself
If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
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Beautiful Evil Goodness Quality Thinking Yourself
A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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Flow Goodness Life Philosophy Simplicity
Truth is not afraid of questions.
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Afraid One Liner Question Truth
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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Control Delay Habit Life Mental Success Yourself
Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.
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Beyond Control Domain Forget Live Past Present Wisdom Yourself