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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
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Paramahansa Yogananda97 quotes“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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