It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThe soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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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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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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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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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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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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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Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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