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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIs 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.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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The rains of Life’s Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
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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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Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.
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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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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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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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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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Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
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The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.
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Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, passion. They are victims of their habits and emotions. But you can make your home a place of peace.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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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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Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
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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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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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Truth is not afraid of questions.
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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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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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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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The greatest romance is with the Infinite. You have no idea how beautiful life can be. When you suddenly find God everywhere, when He comes and talks to you and guides you, the romance of divine love has begun.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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