“you can’t always choose what life throws at you. But you always have a choice in how you deal with it.”
― Sea of Memories
― Sea of Memories
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”
― Vedanta Philosophy: Lectures by the Swami Vivekananda on Raja Yoga Also Pantanjali's Yoga Aphorisms, with Commentaries, and Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
― Vedanta Philosophy: Lectures by the Swami Vivekananda on Raja Yoga Also Pantanjali's Yoga Aphorisms, with Commentaries, and Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
“To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.”
― The Lost Symbol
― The Lost Symbol
“Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.”
― Angels & Demons
― Angels & Demons
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