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.
PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDAWhenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
More Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
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It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
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When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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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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When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.
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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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Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
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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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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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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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The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
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Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
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The greatest romance is with the Infinite.
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.
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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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If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.
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