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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAForget 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.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.
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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
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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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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.
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Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.
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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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Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.
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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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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.
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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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The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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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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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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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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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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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.
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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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