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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAI am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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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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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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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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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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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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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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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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