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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAI am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.
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Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
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Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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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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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.
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Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
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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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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.
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
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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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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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