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Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

I Have Never Been Able To Understand The Compelling Phrase, 'keeping Up With The Joneses.' It Does Not Matter Very Much Whether I Keep Up With Tom Jones Or Anybody Else; What Is Important Is To Keep Up With Myself By Making My Today A Little Better Than My Yesterday.

Instead Of Looking At Difficulties As Deprivations, We Can Learn To Recognize Them As Opportunities For Deepening And Widening Our Love.

When We Are At Home With Ourselves, We Are At Home Everywhere In The World. When We Have Found Peace Within Ourselves, Peace And Love Follow Us Wherever We Go.

In The Spiritual Lore Of India There Is A Story That The Lord Whispered Only One Word In Our Ears When He Sent Us Into The World: 'give.' Give Freely Of Your Time, Your Talent, Your Resources; Give Without Asking For Anything In Return. This Is The Secret Of Living In Joy And Security.