People 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 YOGANANDAI don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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 purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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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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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.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
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I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
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