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 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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In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
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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 you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
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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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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.
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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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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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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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