We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAWhenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
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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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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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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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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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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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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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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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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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