Journey to Self-Realization: Collected Talks and Essays on Realizing God in Daily Life – Volume 3
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Good selfishness should be practiced by the businessman, who, by sincere, honest, wholesome, constructive actions and labors, enables himself to look after his own and his family’s needs and provides a useful service to others. Such a businessman is far superior to one who thinks and acts only for himself, with no regard for those he serves or thos
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First, determine what your goal is; ask divine aid to direct you to the right action whereby your objective will be fulfilled; then meditate. Afterward, act according to the inner direction that you receive; then you will attain what you want.
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If a need arises, I say, “Well, I must get busy.” But I never wish for anything or undertake any action without first seeking God’s guidance: “Father, I will reason, I will will, I will act, but guide Thou my reason, will, and activity to the right thing that I should do.” Then all the forces of fulfillment work with me. In little things and in big
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The ambition to live well and be prosperous becomes spiritualized if the purpose is to better serve others by being able to include them in your prosperity. In rendering good service, you are bound to get good returns; and when you get good returns, you can improve your own living standard and do even more for others. That is how the divine law wor
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In the ultimate sense, then, all things are made of pure consciousness; their finite appearance is the result of the relativity of consciousness. Therefore, if you want to change anything in yourself, you must change the process of thought that occasions the materialization of consciousness into different forms of matter and action. That is the way
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People should spiritualize their business ambitions by starting out with the idea of serving the proper needs of their fellow beings. Not only should man make money by serving, and thereby get something for himself in return, but should also work for the sake of acquiring money to use in creating institutions that will serve public needs.
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The scientific man or the businessman or anyone seeking success would accomplish more if he concentrated upon increasing the receptive quality of his brain cells, instead of depending just on books and college work for his progress. The world starts with books and outside methods, but you should start by increasing the receptivity of your intuition
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You must find your vocation. By contact with the Cosmic Vibration in meditation3 you will be led to the goal that is right for you; you will be led to the work you ought to do. Concentrate upon making yourself proficient in that.
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Make a solemn resolution to meditate every morning and before going to bed at night: “First, last, and always, O Spirit, I will keep my engagement with Thee in meditation. You have blessed me to come in contact with this great truth of Self-Realization and its Masters, that through this gateway I may find Thee. Bless me to be steadfast until I find
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