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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDABe kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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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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It doesn’t matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.
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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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The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.
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In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.
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He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.
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Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
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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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Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
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A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
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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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