In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAA saint is a sinner who never gave up.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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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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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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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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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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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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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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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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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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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.
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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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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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