Death does not alter a person's character

Death does not alter a person's character.

There are just as many different states of existence

There are just as many different states of existence as there are on the earth.

Life is a wonderful thing

Life is a wonderful thing and a glorious inheritance. 

Keep on trying and success will come in the end

Always remember that in the Master's sight the effort to rise above one's surroundings counts for much, even if the result should be poor. Keep on trying and success will come in the end.

The word of God never fails

The word of God never fails, though often it looks as if perhaps He had forgotten or didn't care very much. It is only man's impatience that says that. God is unswerving in all His ways and He takes a really intimate interest in the affairs and troubles of the nations. Nothing is too trivial for Him; nothing left to chance, all is perfectly orderly and carried out according to certain great laws. You must not forget that this great and wonderful Being has an army of servants under Him with different powers and authority of varying degree and then all of us in the spirit world have our duties and little bits of work to do, as we increase in the knowledge here.

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There are thousands of other worlds

The world we live on is only a very tiny fraction of the universe – there are thousands of other worlds, all in various stages of evolution and all being guided and guarded in the same wonderful way as we are.

Immortality stands out like a beacon on a hill

Immortality stands out like a beacon on a hill; an inherent possession of all egos, not gained by way of reward, nor paid for with a price.

The imperishable ego

Immortality is the state derived from God; it is a possession of our innermost selves, the imperishable ego.

We cannot believe in the existence of God and deny the reality of spirit life

How can this life be the end and beginning of everything, if there is a Mighty Wonderful Ruler over all the worlds? We cannot believe in the existence of God and deny the reality of spirit life – it is impossible.

Denial of spirit life is denial of God

Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die denies spirit life. Denial of spirit life goes hand in hand with denial of God. What possible meaning is there in belief in a Supreme Ruler, if life on our world begins and ends with our physical birth and death?

All this lovely spiritual life here

I am so tremendously alive and working and enjoying my life here so much. It is the grandest, jolliest life you can possibly imagine. All love and kindness from my friends, never an idle wasted minute, never a tired feeling; never anything but the fullest, freest powers of activity here and on your plane. Well, it does seem sometimes that my wonderful life here is much more than I deserve. 

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Like water poured out on the sand

Remember – Good deeds done with unkind thoughts behind them lose all their value, like water poured out on the sand.

Time does not exist in the sight of God

Time does not exist in the sight of God; that's an earth limitation. Time ceases when the soul leaves the material world or rather the grosser kind of material world because it is material in my home here, only of a finer kind, and it has to learn that there is no such thing; it is all present, all eternity, and there is no need for the rush and turmoil of the life on the earth. The only thing in which we might perhaps say that there was a conception of time is when we have special bits of work to do and cannot stay long with friends on the earth.

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The desire first and then the knowledge

Nothing can be done to teach people the way up to God unless they wish to be taught. It is impossible to make people progress, they must have the desire first and then the knowledge can be given them.

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We haven't the faintest notion of the tremendous power of thought

People in the world haven't the faintest notion yet of the tremendous power of thought; they would be overwhelmed if they could see half what we do, of the awful wickedness and suffering that comes from evil thoughts of the souls who think they are moral, good-living people. And of course for those who are really degraded, the evil is multiplied. When a soul feels anything burning and bursting within him of the nature of malice or hatred or jealousy or any of the evil passions, he should put the thought away from him at once – if he's not strong enough for that immediately, he should ask for help for his unkindness at the end of the day and express his sorrow for allowing himself to be led away into thinking evil of another person. That goes a long way to counteract the influence of the unspoken word but it is much more efficacious if it is done immediately. The Master knows how easy it is to feel annoyed and though it may not be so difficult to check the unkind word, it is most tremendously difficult to check the unkind thought. Tell them what a wondrous influence for good is the unspoken thought; a thought of love for persons known or unknown spreads a sort of glowing light all round the neighbourhood of the soul who is thinking kindly and charitably and that light spreads round getting ever bigger and bigger and covering all with its wonderful rays. Kind thoughts of men and women help them to be kind, although they do not know it. Think kindly, always refrain from judgment and speak helpful words when the opportunity offers but never push in with your own faith and assurance unless you see the opening.

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That's it in a nutshell

The Master first, our neighbour second, ourselves nowhere at all.

The highest point of self-sacrifice

The highest point of self-sacrifice or renunciation is negation of all desires and thoughts and affections.

The hardships of the narrow way

The hardships of the narrow way come from the fight the soul must wage against the desires of the lower nature and the continual effort to keep looking to the highest. The narrow way was the Master's way, never heeding the temptation to take the broad path, always pressing forward, always keeping His mind fixed on the goal – union with God. 

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Cultivate a cheerful thankfulness

Everything that is good and beautiful on the earth is to be enjoyed by the soul while still incarnate in the physical body and a spirit of cheerful thankfulness to be cultivated by all. Glorious sunsets, beautiful flowers and moonlight on the river mean beauty and beauty is worship and thought of God in material form.

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Let peace on earth become a reality, not an empty formula

Let peace on earth become a reality, not an empty formula.