Bring into play the almighty power within you, so that on the stage of life you can fulfill your high destined role.
Interpretation
This quote encourages individuals to harness their inner strength to achieve their life goals.
Paramahansa Yogananda's quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing and utilizing one's inner potential. By acknowledging the 'almighty power' within, individuals can actively engage with their purpose and aspirations, ultimately leading them to play a significant role in their lives and the lives of others. It serves as a reminder that each person has unique abilities that can drive them towards their destined path if they dare to harness them.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote to inspire an audience at a self-improvement seminar.
Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.
When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.
It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?
From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul of all pain springing from body identification. It is the cessation of pain and sorrow.
It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on doing as it pleases, no matter how long you sit to meditate.
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don't know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.
By losing your goal, You have lost your way.
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me.
One must work; one must work. I have done what I could.
The biggest problem I see with early-stage entrepreneurs is they get the idea in their head, and they leave it in their head. And they begin embellishing it in their head, making it more ornate. They add on the second story to their dream house - then add the tennis court and the turrets and the gargoyles.
You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life.
No army has ever done so much with so little.
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