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"I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the ascetics, or any other doctrine whatsoever. I shall learn from myself, be a pupil of myself; I shall get to know myself, the mystery of Siddhartha." He looked around as if he were seeing the world for the first time."
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"Give it time. The weak in character always get tired of pretending. Their true colors will show."
"Maybe you had to come close to losing something before you could remember its value."
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"And those of us who trust ourselves the least,Who doubt and question most, these, it may be,Will make their mark upon eternity,And youth will turn to them as to a feast.The time may come when a man who confessedHis self-doubts will be ranked among the blessedWho never suffered anguish or knew fear,Whose times were times of glory and good cheer,Who lived like children, simple happy lives.For in us too is part of that Eternal MindWhich through the aeons calls to brothers of its kind:Both you and I will pass, but it survives."
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"In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified."
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"You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves."
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