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Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it is too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it is too sure.

Sri Chinmoy

Each individual has to know himself. He has to know himself as the infinite, eternal and immortal Consciousness.
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Conscious Forever Immortal
If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world.
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Art Conscious Divine Easy Meditation Unity World
The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions, that rob him of it.
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Action Himself Human Lose Misfortune Peace Thinking
Wrong thoughts are inside us just because we identify ourselves with these thoughts. If we identify with something else, immediately they have to leave us.
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Identify Leaving Ourselves Thinking Wrong
Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and quiet; at the same time, it has to be vigilant so as not to allow any distracting thoughts or desires to enter.
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Conscious Desire Distraction Effort Meditation Quiet Thinking Time
If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others.
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Bad Desire Feeling Strong Talk
By hating that person, you have lost something very sweet in yourself.
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Hate Lost Person Sweet Yourself
If you do the right thing, eventually you will inspire others to do the right thing.
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Inspirational Right Yourself
Meditation is not an escape. Meditation is the acceptance of life in its totality, with a view to transforming it for the highest manifestation of the divine Truth here on earth.
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Acceptance Earth Escape Life Manifestation Meditation Transformation Truth
True humility means giving joy to others.
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Happiness Humility Joy True
Do not Blame the world. Find a solution.
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Blame Solution World
A moment’s truth can and shall make the world beautiful. A moment’s peace can and shall save the world. A moment’s love can and shall make the world perfect.
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Beautiful Moment Peace Perfection Save Truth World
Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.
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Goal Photograph See Universal Yourself
Not the power to conquer others but the power to become one with others is the ultimate power.
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Connection Oneself Power Spiritual
Peace is our inner wealth. This inner wealth we can bring to the fore only when we expect nothing from the outer world and everything from the Supreme Pilot within us, at God’s Choice Hour.
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Choice Expectation God Peace World
If you have inner peace, nobody can force you to be a slave to the outer reality.
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Force Peace Reality Slave Spiritual Wisdom Yourself

Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it is too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it is too sure.

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Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it is too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it is too sure.

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