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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAStrengthen 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.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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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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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
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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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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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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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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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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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Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.
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