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"Since ancient times, spiritual masters of all traditions have pointed to the Now as the key to the spiritual dimension. Despite this, it seems to have remained a secret."
"The key test for an acronym is to ask whether it helps or hurts communication."
"Laughter is the cipher key wherewith we decipher the whole man"
"I hear the wind among the trees Playing the celestial symphonies; I see the branches downward bent, Like keys of some great instrument."
"There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives."
"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. Now is the key."
"Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright."
"Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart."
"The most important thing is to actually think about what you do. To become aware and actually think about the effect of what you do on the environment and on society. That's key, and that underlies everything else."
"When you receive criticism from well-meaning people, it pays to ask, ‘Are they right?’ And if they are, you need to adapt what they’re doing. If they’re not right, if you really have conviction that they’re not right, you need to have that long-term willingness to be misunderstood. It’s a key part of invention."
"Patience is the key to well-being."
"The mold in which a key is made would be a strange thing, if you had never seen a key: and the key itself a strange thing if you had never seen a lock. Your soul has a curious shape because it is a hollow made to fit a particular swelling in the infinite contours of the divine substance, or a key to unlock one of the doors in the house with many mansions. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it -- made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand."
"The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself."
"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks."
"Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing."
"The key to life is balance, especially if you are on a ledge."
"The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people."
"Down deep in his heart he knew that we all have the same promise of the unlimited help of the Universal Intelligence that guides all things. If we want it, we only have to plug into it with the master keys of desire and trust."
"In the poorest countries...it is women who are the key to breaking out of poverty...and preparing another generation for...leading their countries into real security."
"The present moment holds the key to liberation. But you cannot find the present moment as long as you are your mind."
