Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) was an influential Indian yogi and spiritual teacher who introduced Kriya Yoga to the West. Born in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India, he became a disciple of Swami Yukteswar Giri and founded the Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, aiming to spread teachings on Kriya Yoga and balanced spiritual living. Yogananda traveled to the United States in 1920 and spent decades lecturing and teaching across the country. His renowned work, “Autobiography of a Yogi,” published in 1946, has had a profound impact on spiritual seekers globally. Yogananda’s teachings focus on self-realization and the transformative power of meditation. He passed away in 1952 in Los Angeles, leaving a lasting legacy through the continued influence of his writings and the activities of the Self-Realization Fellowship.
Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
1. “Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.”
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2. “Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.”
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3. “Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.”
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4. “Do your best and then relax.”
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5. “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”
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6. “Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.”
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7. “In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.”
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8. “Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”
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9. “Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.”
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10. “Environment is stronger than will power.”
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11. “Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.”
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12. “What are you afraid of? You are an immortal being. You are neither a man nor a woman, as you may think, but a soul – joyous, eternal.”
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13. “Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”
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14. “Stillness is the altar of spirit.”
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15. “If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.”
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16. “Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.”
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17. “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’s creative principle works in you.”
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18. “Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.”
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19. “Loyalty is the first law of God.”
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20. “Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.”
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21. “Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.”
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22. “When we serve others, we serve ourselves. Do not think, I will help others – think rather, I will help my own, my world, because I cannot otherwise be happy.”
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23. “Humans become angels on earth, not in heaven.”
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24. “Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.”
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25. “Truth is not afraid of questions.”
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26. “It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.”
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27. “To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness.”
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28. “Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.”
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29. “A smooth life is not a victorious life.”
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30. “Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.”
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31. “It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.”
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32. “A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ’What comes of itself, let it come.”
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33. “By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.”
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34. “Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.”
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35. “Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.”
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36. “Love is the Song of the Soul singing to God.”
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37. “Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”
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38. “If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light.”
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39. “Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.”
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40. “As I radiate love and goodwill to others, I will open the channel for God’s love to come to me.”
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41. “Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.”
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42. “Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.”
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43. “Seek spiritual riches within. What you are is much greater than anyone or anything else you have ever yearned for.”
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44. “Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.”
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45. “Weaken a bad habit by avoiding everything that occasioned it or stimulated it, without concentrating upon it in your zeal to avoid it. Then divert your mind to some good habit and steadily cultivate it until it becomes a dependable part of you.”
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46. “Each minute of life should be a divine quest.”
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47. “Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.”
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48. “Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to you.”
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49. “Work for god, love god alone, and be wise with god. When an ordinary man puts the necessary rime and enthusiasm into meditation and prayer, he becomes a divine man.”
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50. “Intuition is the discriminative faculty that enables you to decide which of two lines of reasoning is right. Perfect intuition makes you a master of all.”
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51. “You must stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.”
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52. “Calmness is the living breath of God’s immortality in you.”
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53. “I will be calmly active, actively calm. I am a prince of peace, sitting on the throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.”
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54. “Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.”
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55. “Mind is the creator of everything.”
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56. “Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.”
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57. “Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.”
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58. “When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.”
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59. “With right attitude, life is very simple and very easy.”
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60. “I am no longer the wave of consciousness thinking itself separated from the sea of cosmic consciousness. I am the ocean of Spirit that has become the wave of human life.”
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61. “Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.”
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62. “Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.”
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63. “A saint is a sinner who never gave up.”
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64. “The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of God. It is within your own self that God must be realized.”
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65. “Love is the heartbeat of all life.”
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66. “Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.”
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67. “The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”
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68. “When you exercise your will power you release the power of life energy – not when you merely wish passively to be able to obtain an objective.”
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69. “God is simple, everything else is complex.”
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70. “Meditation is like giving a hug to our ourselves, getting in touch whith that awesome reality in us. While meditating we feel a deep sense of intimacy with God, a love that is inexplicable.”
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71. “If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.”
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72. “You are walking on the earth as in a dream. Our world is a dream within a dream; you must realize that to find God is the only goal, the only purpose, for which you are here. For Him alone you exist. Him you must find.”
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73. “Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits.”
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74. “He who is persistent will realize God. So try your best to make meditation a regular experience in your life.”
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75. “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.”
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76. “Every night in sleep God takes away all your troubles to show you that you are not a mortal being; you are spirit.”
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77. “When you know God as peace within, then you will realize Him as peace existing in the universal harmony of all things without.”
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78. “A harmonized mind produces harmony in this world of seeming discord.”
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79. “The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.”
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80. “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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81. “People are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.”
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82. “Bring into play the almighty power within you, so that on the stage of life you can fulfill your high destined role.”
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83. “Smiling away your troubles requires a clear conscience that harbors no insincerity.”
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84. “The seeker of God is the real lover of vidya, unchangeable truth; all else is avidya, relative knowledge.”
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85. “Forget the past. The vanished lives of all men are dark with many shames. Human conduct is ever unreliable until man is anchored in the Divine. Everything in future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now.”
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86. “If you open the door to the magnetic power of friendship, souls of like vibrations will be attracted to you.”
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87. “Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God.”
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88. “As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.”
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89. “The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna.”
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90. “Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.”
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91. “Remain quiet. Don’t feel you have to talk all the time. Go within and you will see the Loveliness behind all beauty.”
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92. “The Divine has loved me as mother, as father, and as friend, behind all friends. I searched for that one Friend behind all friends, that one lover whom I now see glimmering in all your faces. And that friend never fails me.”
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93. “We don’t become angels merely by the instrument of death. If we are angels now, we will be angels in the hereafter. If we are dark, negative personalities now, we will be the same after death.”
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94. “Nothing may truly be said to be a miracle except in the profound sense that everything is a miracle.”
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95. “He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God.”
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96. “Proper visualization by the exercise of concentration and willpower enables us to materialize thoughts, not only as dreams or visions in the mental realm, but also as experiences in the material realm.”
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97. “I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.”
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98. “Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists.”
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99. “We are all part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings.”
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100. “I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.”
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101. “He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.”
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102. “To work with God’s happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.”
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103. “The mother’s love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in turn soften others with kindness.”
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104. “Sincerity is a soul quality that God has given to every human being, but not all express it.”
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105. “The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.”
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106. “Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws.”
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107. “To me there is no difference between one person and another; I behold all as soul-reflection s of the one God. I can’t think of anyone as a stranger, for I know that we are all part of the One Spirit.”
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108. “Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.”
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109. “Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.”
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110. “Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.”
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111. “Death is only an experience through which you are meant to learn a great lesson: you cannot die.”
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112. “There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.”
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113. “With the opening of the New Year, all the closed portals of limitations will be thrown open and I shall move through them to vaster fields, where my worthwhile dreams of life will be fulfilled.”
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114. “Seclusion is the price of greatness.”
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115. “From joy I came, for joy I live, in sacred joy I melt.”
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116. “In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.”
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117. “Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.”
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118. “Truth is exact correspondence with reality.”
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119. “If God calls me tomorrow I will go without a moment’s turning back.”
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120. “Self-realization means to know truth through yourself, and not through others. By seeking God first, through Self-realization, all things-strength, power, prosperity, wisdom, health, and immortality-will be added unto you.”
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121. “No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.”
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122. “Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.”
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123. “As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.”
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124. “Love is the song of the soul singing to God. It is the balanced rhythmic dance of planets – sun and moon lit.”
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125. “He who has realized oneness with God possesses all knowledge contained in Him. Knowing the Lord as Beginning and End of all beings and worlds, a true Brahmin has knowledge of the hereafter and of the workings of nature on this plane of existence.”
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126. “Everything is Spirit – in essence, though hidden in manifestation. If you had the perception, you would see God in everything.”
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127. “Harmony with nature will bring you a happiness known to few city dwellers. In the company of other truth seekers it will be easier for you to meditate and think of God.”
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128. “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.”
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129. “Thought is the primary energy and vibration that emanated from God and is thus the creator of life, electrons, atoms, and all forms of energy.”
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130. “Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.”
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131. “Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.”
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132. “We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.”
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133. “May Thy Love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion. And may I be able to awaken Thy love in all hearts.”
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134. “Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm.”
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135. “Humbly serving all with their beauty, flowers say more to us about God than anything else. Each one brings a message that the Heavenly Father is right here.”
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136. “Every tomorrow is determined by every today.”
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137. “Remember this: When I am gone, only love can take my place. Be absorbed night and day in the love of God, and give that love to all.”
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138. “Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.”
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139. “Do not do what you want, and then you may do what you like.”
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140. “Behold thine immortal Self resurrected with Christ in the illuminating Light of Christ Consciousness, present in every soul, every flower, every atom.”
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141. “The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.”
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142. “Carrying a thought with dynamic will power means holding it until that thought pattern develops dynamic force. When a thought is made dynamic by will force, it can manifest according to the mental blueprint you have created.”
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143. “Strengthen your mind and refuse to carry the burden of mental and moral weakness acquired in past years; burn them in the fires of your present divine resolutions and right activities. By this constructive attitude you will attain freedom.”
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144. “The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man’s slavery.”
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145. “Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.”
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146. “Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.”
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147. “Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get angry, for anger poisons your system.”
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148. “Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality. Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.”
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149. “Have the unflinching determination to move on your path unhampered by limiting thoughts of past errors.”
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150. “The greatest romance is with the Infinite.”
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151. “In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.”
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152. “Find god – he isn’t hiding from you, you’re hiding from him.”
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153. “Most people consider the course of events as natural and inevitable. They little know what radical changes are possible through prayer.”
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154. “Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.”
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155. “Just behind the darkness of closed eyes shines the light of God. When you behold that light in meditation, hold onto it with devotional zeal. Feel yourself inside it: That is where God dwells.”
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156. “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.”
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157. “Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.”
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158. “When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.”
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159. “Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.”
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160. “Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.”
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161. “By the definite science of meditation known for millenniums to the yogis and sages of India, and to Jesus, any seeker of God can enlarge the caliber of his consciousness to omniscience to receive within himself the Universal Intelligence of God.”
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162. “The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God.”
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163. “With the realization of God comes all power. If the little wave knew that behind it is the great ocean, it could say, “I am the ocean.” You should realize that just behind your consciousness is the Ocean of God.”
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164. “Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.”
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165. “Success is not rightly measured by wealth, prestige and power. Success is measured by the yardstick of happiness.”
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166. “As God is omnipresent in the cosmos but is undisturbed by its variety, so man, who as a soul is individualized Spirit, must learn to participate in this cosmic drama with a perfectly poised and equilibrated mind.”
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167. “Never be petty. Do not feed resentments against anyone. I prefer good-hearted sinners to so called good people who are intolerant and devoid of compassion. Being spiritual is to have an open mind, understand and forgive, and be friends with everyone.”
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168. “Sing songs that none have sung.”
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169. “Moral: Look fear in the face and it will cease to trouble you.”
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170. “Spirit is the vast stillness which is behind all created things.”
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171. “Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith, and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs, which, when set off, shatter the rocks of difficulties and create the change desired.”
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172. “The one who pursues a goal of evenmindedness is neither jubilant with gain nor depressed by loss.”
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173. “When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God’s song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul.”
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174. “If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.”
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175. “The Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light.”
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176. “An artist doesn’t really create anything – he just rearranges what is already there.”
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177. “As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God.”
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178. “Your part is to awaken your desire to accomplish your worthy objectives. Then whip your will into action until it follows the way of wisdom that is shown to you.”
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179. “One cannot tell when he is going to be healed, so do not try to set an exact time limit. Faith, not time, will determine when the cure will be effected.”
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180. “A saying from the Hindu scriptures is: “In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle.”
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181. “Some form of self-discipline is necessary to transmute material desires into spiritual aspirations.”
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182. “God is love. His plan for creation can only be rooted in love. Does not that simple thought, rather than erudite reasoning, offer solace to the human heart?”
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183. “Seeds of past karma cannot germinate if they are roasted in the fires of divine wisdom.”
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184. “No action is ever an isolated event. Always, it invites from the universe a reaction that corresponds exactly to the type and the force of energy behind the deed.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
185. “The rejuvenating effects of sleep are due to man’s temporary unawareness of body and breathing. The sleeping man becomes a yogi; each night he unconsciously performs the yogic rite of releasing himself from bodily identification, and of merging the life force with healing currents in the main brain region and in the six subdynamos of his spinal centres. Unknowingly, the sleeper is thus recharged by the cosmic energy that sustains all life.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
186. “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
187. “Do not think of yourself as the body, but as the joyous consciousness and immortal life behind it.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
188. “I shall remold my consciousness. In this new year I am a new person. And I shall change my consciousness again and again until I have driven away all the darkness of ignorance and manifested the shining light of Spirit in whose image I am made.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
189. “As a mortal being you are limited, but as a child of God you are unlimited… Focus your attention on God, and you shall have all the power you want, to use in any direction.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
190. “To fly away from problems may seem the easiest solution. But you gain strength only when you wrestle with a strong opponent. One who doesn’t have difficulties is one who doesn’t grow.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
191. “Medicine has its limitations, Life Force has none.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
192. “When you learn to live for others, they will live for you.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
193. “Another qualification of success is that we not only bring harmonious and beneficial results to ourselves, but also share those benefits with others.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
194. “The more deeply we perceive, the more striking becomes the evidence that a uniform plan links every form in manifold nature.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
195. “Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
196. “Softer than the flower, where kindness is concerned; stronger than the thunder, where principles are at stake.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
197. “If you don’t invite God to be your summer Guest, He won’t come in the winter of your life.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
198. “Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond.” – Persian proverb.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
199. “Absolute, unquestioning faith in God is the greatest method of instantaneous healing. An unceasing effort to arouse that faith is man’s highest and most rewarding duty.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
200. “Always remember, nothing can touch you if you inwardly love God.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
