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Paramahansa Yogananda

A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.
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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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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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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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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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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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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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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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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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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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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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