When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAThrough 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.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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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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Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
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No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
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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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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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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.
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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.
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Never count your faults. Just see that your love for God is deeply sincere. For God doesn’t mind your imperfections: He minds your indifference.
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A smooth life is not a victorious life.
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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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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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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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