Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDADivisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIs a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAAs a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDATruths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAPeople are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDABy the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAWhatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDASince you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAHaving lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAA saint is a sinner who never gave up.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAForget 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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIn the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIn that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAWe 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 YOGANANDAThose 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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe greatest romance is with the Infinite. You have no idea how beautiful life can be. When you suddenly find God everywhere, when He comes and talks to you and guides you, the romance of divine love has begun.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA