The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

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"No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance."

- Ramana Maharshi

Success

"Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have to wait for a very long time indeed."

- Ramana Maharshi

Faith

"No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance."

- Ramana Maharshi

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"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

- Henry David Thoreau

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"Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince."

- Anon

Mindfulness

"You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible."

- Kai Greene

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"Your mind is the key to your body’s strength."

- Unknown

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"Your limits are all in your mind."

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