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"All you need to do is recognize your true position as the witness. You only have to do this for some time, until the spell is broken. Even after the spell is broken these mental tendencies may arise, but without any power, just like you can see the moon in the daylight."
"The simplest aspect of self-enquiry is to just hold onto the sense I AM, the sense of Being. Keep the sense of "I" or "I AM" by itself. Everyone can do this exercise - it brings immediate results."
"Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it."
"The world has lost a visionary leader, a courageous voice for justice, and a clear moral compass. By showing us that the path to freedom and human dignity lies in love, wisdom and compassion for one another, Nelson Mandela stands as an inspiration to us all."
"Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory."
"The only thing tragedy gives us is the opportunity to rebuild our life."
"The universe is going to help the Warrior."
"If you pay close attention to each day, you will discover the magic moment."
"Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere."
"Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself--free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on."
"You start living for the obsession alone ... You want to arrive somewhere regardless of whether you're enjoying the road or not."
"Before there was a proper understanding and a sense of God's presence, the idea that everything would one day end was utterly desolating."
"For the Warrior, there is no such thing as an impossible love."
"The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the Lord: the Godhead that no man has been able to see. In the inexpressible joy of this eternal vision, human nature will possess what eye has not seen or ear heard, what man's heart has never conceived."
"Below an income of ... $60,000 a year, people are unhappy, and they get progressively unhappier the poorer they get. Above that, we get an absolutely flat line. ... Money does not buy you experiential happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery."
"Go first class all the way and the universe will respond by giving you the best."
"A lot of athletes have this sort of invincibility: [The jellyfish] should worry about me. I don't worry about them. I'll just swim right through them."
"The disciple simply burns his boats and goes ahead. He is called out... The old life is left behind, and completely surrendered. The disciple is dragged out of his relative security into a life of absolute insecurity... out of the realm of the finite...into the realm of infinite possibilities."
"One always overcompensates for disabilities. I'm thinking of having my entire body surgically removed."
"I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me."
