Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
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You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
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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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Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.
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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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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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Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon 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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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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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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Is 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.
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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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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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Change your life by changing your thoughts.
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So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
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