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I had to much time on my hands today, so...... I present to you.

CITED WORKS: “LION, NOT A SHEEP” AND RELATED LION/SHEEP REFERENCES

1. Paramahansa Yogananda — Whispers from Eternity
   First published: 1929
   Relevant poem: “Invincible Lion of the Self”
   Exact wording:
   “Thou art a lion, not a sheep! Open thine eyes, and roar!”
   Significance:
   An early documented use of the exact “lion, not a sheep” construction.
   Source:
   https://www.ananda.org/free-inspiration/books/whispers-from-eternity/

2. Paramahansa Yogananda — East-West Magazine
   Publication: June 1932
   Relevant material:
   Material from Whispers from Eternity was reproduced/circulated in
   East-West magazine.
   Relevant wording:
   “Thou art a lion, not a sheep!”
   Significance:
   Demonstrates that the wording was circulating in published material
   during the early 1930s.
   Source:
   https://www.mysticalportal.net/EastWestJun1932.pdf

3. Spiritual Link — “Touched by Magic”
   Publication: November 2011
   Relevant wording:
   “he understands he is a lion, not a sheep.”
   Significance:
   A dated use of the exact singular construction within a spiritual
   teaching tradition associated with Maharaj Sawan Singh.
   Source:
   https://rssb.org/pdfs/2011-11.pdf

4. Paramahansa Yogananda — “Invincible Lion of the Self”
   Online publication: June 2011
   Original work: Whispers from Eternity
   Relevant wording:
   “Thou art a lion, not a sheep! Open thine eyes, and roar!”
   Significance:
   An independently published reproduction of Yogananda's earlier work.
   Source:
   https://www.psychedelicadventure.net/2011/06/invincible-lion-of-self-paramahansa.html

5. Robin Sharma — “The 50 Business and Life Lessons 2012 Taught Me”
   Publication: 2012
   Relevant wording:
   “Become a lion — not a sheep.”
   Significance:
   A modern motivational/business use of the lion-versus-sheep expression.
   Source:
   https://mycitylife.ca/lifestyle/the-50-business-and-life-lessons-2012-taught-me/

6. Robin Sharma — Best Articles / 2012–2013 compilation
   Publication/circulation: 2012–2013
   Relevant wording:
   “To be a lion not a sheep.”
   Significance:
   Another use of the “lion not a sheep” construction in motivational
   material.
   Source:
   https://ro.scribd.com/doc/122105758/ROBIN-SHARMA-BEST-ARTICLES-m-Till-25-jan-2013

7. PLICC — July 2013 Newsletter, “The Arm Of The Lord”
   Publication: July 2013
   Relevant wording:
   “Kings are associated with a lion not a sheep and all men begin as sheep.”
   Significance:
   A dated 2013 publication containing the exact “lion not a sheep”
   construction.
   Source:
   https://plicc.org/bulletinnewsletter13-2/july13-newsletter-the-arm-of-the-lord/

8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Liahona
   “A Sheepish Lion”
   Author: Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita
   Publication: August 2014, Liahona, p. 70
   Relevant wording:
   “I am not a sheep. I am not the son of a sheep. I am the son of a lion!”
   Significance:
   A published example of the longstanding lion-raised-among-sheep
   identity metaphor. It is related to, but is not an exact occurrence of,
   the phrase “lion, not a sheep.”
   Official source:
   https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2014/08/children/a-sheepish-lion?lang=eng

9. Walt Disney Productions — Lambert the Sheepish Lion
   Release: 1952
   Director: Jack Hannah
   Studio: Walt Disney Productions
   Significance:
   A well-known popular-culture version of the lion-raised-among-sheep
   story. A lion cub is raised among sheep and eventually discovers his
   identity and natural abilities.
   Note:
   This is evidence of the older lion/sheep metaphor and story, rather than
   an exact quotation of “lion, not a sheep.”