In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
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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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Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.
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Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda 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 YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda 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 YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda 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 YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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