No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAIf you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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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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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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You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
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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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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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I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.
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Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
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When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.
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Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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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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Seclusion is the price of greatness.
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If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself.
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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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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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