Don’t think of your body as your own. It is God’s body, from which at least the consciousness of illness must be banished.
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In Divine Friendship–Letters of Counsel and Reflection*
God doesn’t treat those who love Him in the same soft way He treats others.
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Letters of Encouragement
When one receives visions and voices on the spiritual path, it is very difficult to distinguish how real they are. My strong advice to you is that you not give them too much attention.
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Letters of Encouragement
The most important sign of spiritual advancement is that your love for God is growing ever deeper, and you feel selfless joy in the thought of Him.
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Letters of Encouragement
I do not believe that superconscious experiences can be induced by hypnotic suggestion.
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Letters of Encouragement
The modern mind—especially the modern American mind—thinks that bigger is better. Why should this be so? There is no rivalry in God.
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Letters of Encouragement – Nearing Death
Illness has its challenges (as you well know), but at the moment of death itself, though, there’s no pain at all.
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Letters of Encouragement
Paramhansa Yogananda often said that spiritual truths must be made to apply on all three levels—physical, mental, and spiritual.
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Letters of Encouragement
It’s right and true to recognize one’s own fallibility—true strength and guidance come only from God. When we have faith in Him, everything turns out for the best.
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Letters of Encouragement
Human love is fulfilling only when it is self-giving, not grasping, and seeks fulfillment in the joy of another.
