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.
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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Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.
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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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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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I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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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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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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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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