When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAChange your life by changing your thoughts.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.
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If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
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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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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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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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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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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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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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless.
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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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