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> [The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/the-sense-of-being-a-separate-egoic-self-begins-with-the-astral-not/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

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> [Loving the self, to me, begins with never ever criticizing ourselves for anything. Criticism locks us into the very pattern we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/loving-the-self-to-me-begins-with-never-ever-criticizing-ourselves/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Loving the self, to me, begins with never ever criticizing ourselves for anything. Criticism locks us into the very pattern we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-l-hay/loving-the-self-to-me-begins-with-never-ever-criticizing-ourselves-2/)

[Louise L. Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-l-hay/)

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> [“Perhaps defining a self begins with simply making the first choice, simply rising up and deciding what you desire, and then methodically,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-rosenthal/perhaps-defining-a-self-begins-with-simply-making-the-first-choice/)

[Michele Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-rosenthal/)

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> [“The self that begins the spiritual journey is the self of our own creation, the self we thought ourselves to be. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/the-self-that-begins-the-spiritual-journey-is-the-self-of-our-own/)

[David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/)

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