Journey to Self-Realization: Collected Talks and Essays on Realizing God in Daily Life – Volume 3
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Journey to Self-Realization: Collected Talks and Essays on Realizing God in Daily Life – Volume 3
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.
Whenever you want to know something, don’t start with data—retire within and concentrate. Seek guidance from within.
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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Most people think first and foremost about themselves, and about making money to satisfy their own desires. If you do that, sooner or later you are going to be deceived. Rather, you should start with this thought: “My life’s duty is to make others happy.”
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.
Thought is the matrix of all creation; thought created everything. If you hold on to that truth with indomitable will, you can materialize any thought.
As a mortal being you are limited, but as a child of God you are unlimited.
No matter what comes to you, just say, “God knows best. It is He who is giving me this suffering; it is He who is making me happy.” With this attitude,