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All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda

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In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.
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Human Identity Ourselves Relationship
Meditation raises the question: Who are we really?
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Human Philosophy Spiritual
It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.
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Control Growth Yourself
Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough.
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Enough Ourselves Spiritual Transformation
Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.
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Attitude God Yourself
Once you have drunk from the water of unconditional love, no other well can satisfy your thirst. The pangs of separation may become so intense that seeking the affection of the Beloved becomes an obsession.
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Affection Love Satisfaction Yourself
Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
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Distance Emotional Ocean
Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts, if we can keep them open to God, will find their own intuitive way.
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God Heart Mindset Philosophy Understand
Most of us are so caught in righteousness, we’re afraid of truth.
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Afraid Right Truth
We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.
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Action Mindset Moments Oneself Ourselves World
Only that in you which is me can hear what I’m saying.
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Deep Philosophy Yourself
The journey across the great ocean of existence Is a journey inward ever in deeper and deeper and the deeper you get in the more you meet truth.
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Deep Existence Greatness Journey Ocean Truth
What we’re seeing out there is the projection of where we’re at-the projection of the clingings of our minds.
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Mindset Ourselves Philosophy See
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.
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God Healing Philosophy
Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.
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Compassionate Desire Heart Suffering
I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.
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All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda

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All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda

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