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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIn that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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.
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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.
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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 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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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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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.
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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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