― Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God'screative principle works in you.”― Paramahansa Yogananda“
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness.
To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.”― Paramahansa Yogananda
“If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
"Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire – for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness – that is the way to live in this world.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda, In the Sanctuary of the Soul: A Guide to Effective Prayer
“So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trustsin God has no right to be anxious about anything.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Every tomorrow is determined by every today.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Self-realization isthe knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing.”
“The entire universe is God's cosmic motion picture, and that individuals are merely actors in the divine play who change roles through reincarnation; mankind's deep suffering is rooted in identifying too closely with one's current role, rather than with the movie's director, or God.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you”
― Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi
“The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's happiness, the happiness of others.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda
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