When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAHaving lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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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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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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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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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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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 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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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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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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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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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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.
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