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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDABe as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.
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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.
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Proper visualization by the exercise of concentration and willpower enables us to materialize thoughts, not only as dreams or visions in the mental realm, but also as experiences in the material realm.
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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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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.
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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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Stillness is the altar of spirit.
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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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Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.
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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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