When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAPlay your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.
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If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
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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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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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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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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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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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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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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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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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