"A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task."
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"How can one know who his spiritual teacher is?...His heart looks at the spiritual Masters and makes the choice. When the heart sees a spiritual Master, if it is overwhelmed with joy, then there is every probability that that spiritual Master is the right one for the seeker."
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"True inner joy is self-created It does not rely on any outer circumstances A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy. This divine joy is the sole purpose of life."
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"The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else."
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"Of all the medicines In the inner life, A smile is by far The best medecine."
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"Let us not worry about the future. Let us only do the right thing Today, At this moment, Here and now. Let the future take care of itself."
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"Hope knows no fear. Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss. Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise."
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"Inside each one of us is a beautiful flower garden. This is the garden of the soul. With each lesson we learn, the garden grows. As we learn together, our individual gardens form a tranquil paradise."
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"I compete only with myself, and I try to become a better human being. This is my goal."
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"Just one smile Immensely increases the beauty Of the universe."
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"Your heart must become a sea of love. Your mind must become a river of detachment."
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"The difficulty is that we try to perfect others before we perfect ourselves."
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"Lack of harmony comes when I feel that I know how to do something better than you. Lack of harmony is the song and dance of superiority. Because everybody feels superior, disharmony at every moment is entering into our lives."
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"Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being."
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"Arise, awake! This path is arduous. So we learn from the wise, and we have to follow in the footsteps of the wise. The path of spirituality is not a bed of roses. But neither is it a chimerical mist. The Golden Shores of the Beyond are not a mere promise. The crown of human aspiration is bound to be fulfilled on the Golden Shores of the Beyond."
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"To inspire others Is to be immediately rich In the inner world."
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"If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure. Failure, at most, precedes success."
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"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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"Death is not the end Death can never be the end. Death is the road. Life is the traveller. The Soul is the Guide ... Our mind thinks of death. Our heart thinks of life Our soul thinks of Immortality"
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"The beckoning Hands Of God's hopeful Smile Will, without fail, one day greet The fruitful cries Of man's prayerful heart."
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