Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAWhen the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
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Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
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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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The 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.
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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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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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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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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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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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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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