Paramahansa Yogananda quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda Famous Quotes & Sayings

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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.

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.

Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.

Find god - he isn't hiding from you, you're hiding from him.

Stillness is the altar of spirit.

God is simple. Everything else is complex. Do not seek absolute values in the relative world of nature.

Structure of creation. Nature herself is maya; natural science must perforce

Brotherhood is an ideal better understood by example than precept!

The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.

You naturally love those who are dear to you, and you must learn to give that kind of love to the whole world.

He is the wisest who seeks God. He is the most successful who has found God.

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.

The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit.

Forget you were born a Hindu, and don't be an American. Take the best of them both,

Do not do what you want, and then you may do what you like.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

With right attitude, life is very simple and very easy.

Consider no one a stranger. Learn to feel that everybody is akin to you.

God-realization is attained only by great effort on the part of the yogi and by divine grace.

Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.

There are disciples who seek a guru made in their own image.

Remember, people suffer only because they think things ought to be different from what they are. A

No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.

Have the unflinching determination to move on your path unhampered by limiting thoughts of past errors.

Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world

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.

The Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light.

From joy I came, for joy I live, in sacred joy I melt.

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

The fundamental cure for all human ills is everywhere one and the same: to raise one's consciousness. In

Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.

The rains of Life's Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.

Behold thine immortal Self resurrected with Christ in the illuminating Light of Christ Consciousness, present in every soul, every flower, every atom.

Most people consider the course of events as natural and inevitable. They little know what radical changes are possible through prayer.

Subtle astral colors ... are hidden in everything around you. Could you but see, you would be amazed at their beauty.

The best methods are those which help the life energy to
resume its inner work of healing

The body is literally manufactured and sustained by mind.

Warriors like Alexander the Great seek sovereignty over the soil; masters like Sri Yukteswar win a farther dominion - in men's souls. It

Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation.

Death is only an experience through which you are meant to learn a great lesson: you cannot die.

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The reality of my life cannot die for I am indestructible consciousness.

People are so skillful in their ignorance!

We do not always see the things that are nearest to us. We pass by riches that lie close at hand and chase after rainbows.

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.

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.

Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.

Devote your entire will power to mastering one thing at a time; do not scatter your energies, nor leave something half done to begin a new venture.

Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.

The ancient rishi Patanjali defines "yoga" as "control of the fluctuations of the mind-stuff.

You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.

Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.

A smooth life is not a victorious life.

As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.

Loyalty is the first law of God.

Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.

Truths are more than imagination; they are real. Yet their origin is a thought in the mind of God.

Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.

Environment is stronger than will.

The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.

Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.

Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

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.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Attachment is blinding; it lends an imaginary halo of attractiveness to the object of desire.

just imagine!" I ejaculated.

Feel body as luxury
as a bird feels when shooting through the air, and as a child does always
is health

If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.

Every tomorrow is determined by every today.

Some form of self-discipline is necessary to transmute material desires into spiritual aspirations.

The seeker of God is the real lover of vidya, unchangeable truth; all else is avidya, relative knowledge.

Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don't kick you around.

If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

Continual intellectual study results in vanity and the false satisfaction of an undigested knowledge.

Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.

Dharma (cosmic law) aims at the happiness of all creatures.

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.

The greatest romance is with the Infinite.

Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.

Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation.

Spirit is the vast stillness which is behind all created things.

If you are in a dark room, don't beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light

Success is not rightly measured by wealth, prestige and power. Success is measured by the yardstick of happiness.

Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.

he who discards his worldly duties can justify himself only by assuming some kind of responsibility toward a much larger family." The

Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists.

Smiling away your troubles requires a clear conscience that harbors no insincerity.

The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.

In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be good.

Seclusion is the price of greatness.

Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.

Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws.

To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.

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.

Truth is exact correspondence with reality.

Faithfulness in the performance of small duties gives us strength to adhere to difficult determinations that life will someday force us to make.