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T olerance is the homage which the finite mind pays to the inexhaustibility of the Infinite.


Hinduism quote 5600 | 

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M y religious sense did not allow me to speak a rash or a profane word of anything which the soul of man holds or has held sacred. The attitude of respect for all creeds, this elementary good manner in matters of spirit, is bred into the marrow of one’s bones by the Hindu tradition.


Hinduism quote 5601 | 

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T he great are strongest when they stand alone, A God-given might of being is their force.


Hinduism quote 5602 | 

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L et your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.


Hinduism quote 5603 | 

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F aith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.


Hinduism quote 5604 | 

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I f you hold this feeling of ‘I’ long enough and strongly enough, the false ‘I’ will vanish leaving only the unbroken awareness of the real, immanent ‘I’, consciousness itself.


Hinduism quote 5605 | 

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F orget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.


Hinduism quote 5606 | 

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T he secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.


Hinduism / Kriya Yoga quote 5607 | 

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I t is imperfect, and that’s why it is growing; if it was perfect it would have been dead. Growth is possible only if there is imperfection.


Hinduism quote 5608 | 

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E verything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.


Hinduism quote 5609 | 

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A s a boy begins to learn writing by drawing big scrawls, before he can master the small-hand, so we must learn concentration of the mind by fixing it first on forms; and when we have attained success therein, we can easily fix it upon the formless.


Hinduism quote 5610 | 

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A ll spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel.


Hinduism quote 5611 | 

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I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door – or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.


Hinduism quote 5612 | 

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I n a virtuous life, evil is suppressed and good surfaces; but the evil is still there. The bad sanskaras remain and have to be worked out, if not in this life then in the next or the one after. In the spiritual life, both good and bad sanskaras express themselves, and both get nullified.


Hinduism quote 5613 | 

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S elf-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing.


Hinduism / Kriya Yoga quote 5614 | 

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T he wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness.


Hinduism quote 5615 | 

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O h, if only you knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I call you man.


Hinduism quote 5616 | 

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T here is a wall of separation between oneself and others and between you and me. Destroy this wall!


Hinduism quote 5617 | 

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W hat is called mind is a wondrous power existing in Self. It projects all thoughts. If we set aside all thoughts and see, there will be no such thing as mind remaining separate; therefore, thought itself is the form of the mind. Other than thoughts, there is no such thing as the mind.


Hinduism quote 5618 | 

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T he butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.


Hinduism quote 5619 | 

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I t is not a question of learning much. On the contrary, it’s a question of unlearning much.


Hinduism quote 5620 | 

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L ove is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.


Hinduism quote 5621 | 

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T he wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.


Hinduism / Kriya Yoga quote 5622 | 

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T he process of offering is Brahman; that which is offered is Brahman. Brahman offers the sacrifice in the fire of Brahman. Brahman is attained by those who see Brahman in every action.


Hinduism quote 5623 | 

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T he mind will subside only by means of the enquiry ‘Who am I?’. The thought ‘Who am I?’, destroying all other thoughts, will itself finally be destroyed like the stick used for stirring the funeral pyre.


Hinduism quote 5624 | 

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