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Things appear different from every different plane from which you look at them, and when a person standing on flat earth asks a person standing on top of a mountain, "Do you also believe something?" the person cannot tell much. The questioner must come to the top of the mountain and see. There can be no link of conversation between them until that time.
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The wonderful thing is that the soul already knows to some extent that there is something behind the veil, the veil of perplexity, that there is something to be sought for in the highest spheres of life, that there is some beauty to be seen, that there is Someone to be known who is knowable.
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Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards those whom we do not like as forgiveness.
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Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body.
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As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open.
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The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.
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The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction.
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Music is the basis of the whole creation. In reality the whole of creation is music, and what we call music is simply a miniature of the original music, which is creation itself, expressed in tone and rhythm.
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Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music.
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Death is the tax the soul has to pay for having a name and a form.
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Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal.
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It is a very high stage in the path of love when man really learns to love another with a love that asks no return.
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Love develops into harmony, and of harmony is born beauty.
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The happiness of this world is something we cannot keep; it is just like the horizon - the nearer you go, the farther it goes. As soon as you get it, you see it is not the thing you wanted.
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We, the human beings in this world, if there is a spark of goodness or kindness in our hearts, avoid judging people. We prefer forgiving to judging.
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Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
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Those who have a desire to teach while coming to learn should not pose as disciples; they must come as teachers.
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The bringers of joy have always been the children of sorrow.
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There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.
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To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is.
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The greatest fault of the day is the absence of stillness.
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There is no difference in the destination, the only difference is in the journey.
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For every loss, there is a hidden gain. And for every gain, there is a hidden loss.
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If there is anything that gives kingliness to the soul, it is patience. What was the secret of the masters who have accomplished great things, who have inspired many and who have helped many souls? Their secret was patience.
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