Healthy and Wealthy

To the illumined man or woman,

a clod of dirt,

a stone,

and gold are the same.

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One can become whatever one wants to be

[if one constantly contemplates on the object of desire with faith].

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A Karma-yogi performs action by body,

mind, intellect, and senses,

without attachment (or ego),

only for self-purification.

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There has never been a time when you and I have not existed,

nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist.

As the same person inhabits the body through childhood,

youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body.

The wise are not deluded by these changes.

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Fear not what is not real,

never was and never will be.

What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed.

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Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice.

Better than knowledge is meditation.

But better still is surrender of attachment to results,

because there follows immediate peace.

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Knowledge,

the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action;

the senses,

the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.

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Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart

- a leaf, a flower , fruit, or water –

I accept with joy.

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Consciousness is eternal it is not vanquished with the destruction of the temporary body.

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Whatever you do,

make it an offering to me -- the food you eat,

the sacrifices you make,

the help you give,

even your suffering.

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There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.

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Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge.

Observe your discipline. Arise.

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Delusion arises from anger.

The mind is bewildered by delusion.

Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered.

One falls down when reasoning is destroyed.

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Perform your obligatory duty,

because action is indeed better than inaction.

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The power of God is with you at all times;

through the activities of mind, senses,

breathing, and emotions;

and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.