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- The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk. "Written", perhaps, is…
- Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitation is good, it is never genuine. Be not an imitation of Jesus,…
- "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." This sentence alone would save mankind if all books and prophets were lost. This…
- Mark, therefore, the ordinary theory of practical religion, what it leads to. Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run…
- Meditation is a sort of prayer and prayer is meditation. The highest meditation is to think of nothing. If you can remain one moment without…
- The power of meditation gets us everything. If you want to get power over nature, [you can have it through meditation]. It is through the…
- The hard discipline, with the exception of one great good point, is fraught with evil. The good point is that men can do one or…
- Life is short, and therefore, one thing being certain, death, let us take up a great ideal, and give up the whole life to it.…
- This is the one great idea to understand that our power is already ours, our salvation is already within us.
- Let us realise [that] we are the infinite power. Who put a limit to the power of mind? Let us realise we are all mind.…
- [Perfection] is only possible if the mind of man is changed, if he, of his own sweet will, changes his mind; and the great difficulty…
- Tremendous purity, tremendous renunciation, is the one secret of spirituality. “Neither through wealth, nor through progeny, but through renunciation alone is immortality to be reached,”…
- Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.
- Superstition is great enemy of man but bigotry is worse.
- Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
- . . . Have patience and be faithful unto death. Do not fight among yourselves. Be perfectly pure in money dealings. . . . We…
- The ideal of faith in ourselves is of the greatest help to us. If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I…
- Wherever there is evil and wherever there is ignorance and want of knowledge, I have found out by experience that all evil comes, as our…
- It will be a great pity if any feeling of jealousy or egotism gain ground amongst you.
- Be not afraid , for all great power throughout the history of humanity has been with the people. From out of their ranks have come…
- No great work can be achieved by humbug. It is through love, a passion for truth, and tremendous energy, that all undertakings are accomplished.
- Do not be afraid of a small beginning. great things come afterwards. Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them. The…
- Great occasions rouse even the lowest of human beings to some kind of greatness, but he alone is the really great man whose character is…
- Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
- This world is not for cowards. Do not try to fly. Look not for success or failure. Join yourself to the perfectly unselfish will and…
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