A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDADo your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.
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Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.
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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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The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
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Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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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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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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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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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.
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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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The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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