From Autobiography of Yogi -

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The deeper the Self-realization of a man, the more he influences the whole universe by his subtle spiritual vibrations, and the less he himself is affected by the phenomenal flux

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That only which we have within, can we see without.
If we meed no Gods, its is because we harbor none.

He who imagines his animal nature to be his only reality is cut off from divine aspirations.