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"I am the thread that runs through all these pearls," and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it. "Comfort" is no test of truth; on the contrary, truth is often far from being "comfortable." "Face the brutes." That is a lesson for all life—face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them. "I do not want to get material life. I do not want sense-life but something higher." That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and everything else shall be added unto you." This is the one great duty, this is renunciation. Live for an ideal, and leave no place in the mind for a

The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts. Religion must not be considered true because it is necessary, but necessary because it is true. Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all. Success or achievement is not the final goal. It is the spirit in which you act that puts the seal of beauty upon your life. All disturbances and challenges rise not only from our relationship with others, but in our attitude to all other things and beings. Prosperity is like wine, which goes to the head, and makes man forget his Creator. The spirit of Advaita is not to keep away from anything, but to keep in tune with everything. Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the rich. It is the choice of the wise man. Faults become thick when love is thin. Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket.