Healthy and Wealthy

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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.

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The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it.

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One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold,

in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor;

and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.

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The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly

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You have the power to act only--you do not have the power to influence the result--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result--without succumbing to inaction.

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A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.

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The disunited mind is far from wise;

how can it meditate?

How be at peace?

When you know no peace, how can you know joy?

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Man is made by his belief.

As he believes, so he is.

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A person is said to have achieved yoga,

the union with the Self,

when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires,

and becomes absorbed in the Self alone.

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Little by little, through patience and repeated effort,

the mind will become stilled in the Self.

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People will talk about your disgrace forever.

To the honored, dishonor is worse than death.

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There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.

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Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed.

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Fix your mind on Me,

be devoted to Me,

offer service to Me,

bow down to Me,

and you shall certainly reach Me.

I promise you because you are very dear to Me.

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Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

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To the illumined man or woman,

a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.

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Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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A person is said to have achieved yoga,

the union with the Self,

when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires,

and becomes absorbed in the Self alone.

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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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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.

~~~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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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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The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it.

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One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold,

in pleasure and pain,

and in honor and dishonor;

and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.

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The wise sees knowledge and action as one;

they see truly

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You have the power to act only--you do not have the power to influence the result

--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result--

without succumbing to inaction.

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A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place,

and when we expect nothing in return.

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The disunited mind is far from wise;

how can it meditate?

How be at peace?

When you know no peace,

how can you know joy?

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Man is made by his belief.

As he believes, so he is.

~~~~~~~~

A person is said to have achieved yoga,

the union with the Self,

when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires,

and becomes absorbed in the Self alone.

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The mind is restless and difficult to restrain,

but it is subdued by practice.

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Little by little,

through patience and repeated effort,

the mind will become stilled in the Self.

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People will talk about your disgrace forever.

To the honored, dishonor is worse than death.

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There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.

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Hell has three gates:

lust,

anger,

and greed.

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Fix your mind on Me,

be devoted to Me,

offer service to Me,

bow down to Me,

and you shall certainly reach Me.

I promise you because you are very dear to Me.

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Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

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One can become whatever one wants to be

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

Stick to a schedule. Erratic bedtimes do not allow for your body to align to the proper circadian rhythms. Mum was right when she set a time we always had to go to sleep as kids. Also, make sure you try to keep the same schedule on weekends too, otherwise the next morning, you’d wake later and feel overly tired.

Sleep only at night. Avoid daytime sleep if possible. Daytime naps steal hours from nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps.

Exercise. It’s actually known to help you sleep better. Your body uses the sleep period to recover its muscles and joints that have been exercised. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercise in the morning or afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body and aerobic activity before bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.

Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax tense muscles.

Avoid eating just before bed. Avoid eat large meals or spicy foods before bedtime. Give yourself at least 2 hours from when you eat to when you sleep. This allows for digestion to happen (or at least start) well before you go to sleep so your body can rest well during the night, rather than churning away your food.

Avoid caffeine. It keeps you awake and that’s now what you want for a good nights sleep. We all know that.

Read a fiction book. It takes you to a whole new world if you really get into it. And then take some time to ponder over the book as you fall asleep. I find as I read more and more, regardless of the book, I get more tired at night and so find it easier to fall asleep. Different for others?

Have the room slightly cooler. I prefer this to a hot room. I prefer to turn off the heat and allow the coolness to circulate in and out of the windows. If I get cold, I wear warmer clothes. It also saves on the bills as you’re not going to require the heat all night long.

Sleep in silence. I find sleeping with no music or TV on more easy and restful. I guess others are different, but sleep with no distractions is best for a clearer mind.

Avoid alcohol before bedtime. It’s a depressant; although it may make it easier to fall asleep, it causes you to wake up during the night. As alcohol is digested your body goes into withdrawal from the alcohol, causing nighttime awakenings and often nightmares for some people.

Burn brightly without burning out

(RICHARD BIGGS)

Nothing happens… but first a dream.

(CARL SANDBURG)

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

(NORMAN VINCENT PEALE)

Life can be complicated, but… Happiness is really pretty simple.

Simple Secrets to happy life.

Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction.

If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.

The heart that gives, gathers.

(MARIANNE MOORE)

Change your thoughts and change your world.

(NORMAN VINCNT PEALE)

It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life…

that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

(RALPH WALDO EMERSON)