Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDARemain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
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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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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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As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form.
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If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
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If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.
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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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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
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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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Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
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Every tomorrow is determined by every today.
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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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Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.
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