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The material universe and the physical body that I experience through my senses are only one aspect of reality. -Deepak Chopra Men become friends when they can share their minds with one another.Anything is better than the company of liars:A real friend will disagree with you openly.

-Hãvamãl

The Angel Gabriel and the carpenter, St Joseph, were instruments of God’s will for Mary. She responded with prompt obedience. If we accept with humility and joy the message of God spoken to us through our superiors, we too, will become pleasing to God and carriers of his love.

- Mother Teresa

What would a person give in return for life?

- Jesus

Whenever you give your attention to is the thing that governs your light. Attention is the key. Your free will lies in the directing of attention.

... if the glory of God comes first with you, and to express His will becomes the rule of your life, then your eye is single and your whole body, or embodiment, will be full of light.

- Emmet Fox

We must forgive those we feel have wronged us, not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because we love ourselves so much.

We don't want to keep paying for the injustice.

- Miguel Ruiz

Fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.

Sorrow is better than fear.

Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.

-Alan Paton

It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control.

But it can be conquered through regular practice and detachment.

Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation: but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.

- Krishna

Buddhism encourages us never to reject what is problematic, but rather to become very familiar with it.

-Pema Chödrön

Don't say my hut has nothing to offer:

come and I will share with you

the cool breeze that fills my window.

-Ryõkan

you, with your bruised heart

and defeated mind

who chooses to rise

with vulnerability and tenderness

as your armor

you, with the unbreakable will

to overcome the hurt,

put fear aside

and still love

you are the brave one

-E.G. Cress

Your defects are the ways that glory gets manifested.

Whoever sees clearly what's diseased in himself

begins to gallop on the way

-Rumi

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