Our nature is obscured by work done by the compulsion of want or fear. The mother reveals herself in the service of her children, so our true freedom is not the freedom from action but freedom in action, which can only be attained in the work of love.

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That side of our existence whose direction is towards the infinite that seeks not wealth, but freedom and joy.

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By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

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If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.

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We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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Love is an endless mystery because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it.

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You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

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Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

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The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

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I slept and dreamt that life was a joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was a joy.

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