Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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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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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Truths 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.
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If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
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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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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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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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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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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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We 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.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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