If we make ourselves pure and the instruments of good thoughts, these will enter us. The good soul will not be receptive to evil thoughts. Evil thoughts find the best field in evil people; they are like microbes which germinate and increase only when they find a suitable soil.
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I found a small book called way to success by Vivekananda when I was 14 years old. I have just copied the text from there, I have not interpreted the text in any way. It is archaic but shows a way of thought. This is the first chapter. I hope to do the rest of them gradually.
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