Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIf you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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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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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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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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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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Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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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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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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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.
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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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Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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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