Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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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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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.
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The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.
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Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
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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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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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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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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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The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.
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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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People are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.
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