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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAYour 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.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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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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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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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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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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Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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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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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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Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.
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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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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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