"You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important."
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"Love can only be found through the act of loving."
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"The spiritual path can only be traveled through the daily experience of love."
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"I like to use the term alchemy, which is the soul of the world, or those of Jung's collective unconscious. You connect with a space where everything is."
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"The Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor."
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"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them."
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"The language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired."
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"Each human being has his or her own sexual identity and should be able to exercise that identity without guilt as long as they do not force that sexual identity on others."
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"Hell is when we look back during that fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the miracle of life. Paradise is being able to say at that moment: “I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do."
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"Veronika had noticed that a lot of people she knew would talk about the horros in other people's lives as if they were genuinely concerned to help them, but the truth was that they took pleasure in the suffering of others, because that made them believe they were happy and that life had been generous with them"
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"The world has never been as divided as it is now, what with religious wars, genocides, a lack of respect for the planet, economic crisis, depression, poverty, with everyone wanting instant solutions to at least some of the world's problems or their own. And things only look bleaker as we head into future."
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"I think the more information you can get, the better you can find information for your own purposes."
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"It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less"
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"Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for your own incompetence."
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"The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, suffering, and surrender."
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"Traditional religions practices are important.They allow us to share with others the communal experience of adoration and prayer,but we must never forget spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love,and with love,there are no rules some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behavior,others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationships but this is all folly.The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters."
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"No one is alone during tribulations - there's always someone else thinking, rejoicing or suffering in the same way. This thought gives us strength to face the challenge that lies in front of us."
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"When you dance, do you feel desire? Do you feel as if you were summoning up a greater energy? When you dance, are there moments when you cease to be yourself?"
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"Know how to get close to it: mountains are often seen from far off - beautiful, interesting, full of challenges. But what happens when we try to draw closer? Roads run all around them, flowers grow between you and your objective, what seemed so clear on the map is tough in real life. So try all the paths and all the tracks until eventually one day you're standing in front of the top that you yearn to reach."
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"Courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing with faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive."
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