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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
Spiritual

"We may know who we are or we may not. We may be Muslims, Jews or Christians but until our hearts become the mould for every heart we will see only our differences."

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Laozi Philosopher
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"If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself, if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation."

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Ramakrishna Spiritual Leader
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"A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
Spiritual

"A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself."

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Teresa of Avila Saint, Mystic, Writer
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"We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near."

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Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher, Speaker
Spiritual

"Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself."

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Carl Jung Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
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"I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life. They seek position, marriage, reputation, outward success of money, and remain unhappy and neurotic even when they have attained what they were seeking. Such people are usually confined within too narrow a spiritual horizon. Their life has not sufficient content, sufficient meaning. If they are enabled to develop into more spacious personalities, the neurosis generally disappears."

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud."

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U.G. Krishnamurti Philosopher
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"I have searched everywhere to find an answer to my question, 'Is there enlightenment?' but have never questioned the search itself. Because I have assumed that goal of enlightenment exists, I have had to search. It is the search itself which has been choking me and keeping me out of my natural state. There is no such thing as spiritual or psychological enlightenment because there is no such thing as spirit or psyche at all. I have been a damn fool all my life, searching for something which does not exist. My search is at an end."

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Brother Lawrence Monk, Cook
Spiritual

"The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. That means finding constant pleasure in His divine company, speaking humbly and lovingly with him in all seasons, at every moment, without limiting the conversation in any way."

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Ram Dass Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth."

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