“Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get angry, for anger poisons your system.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
“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.”
“Absolute, unquestioning faith in God is the greatest method of instantaneous healing. An unceasing effort to arouse that faith is man’s highest and most rewarding duty.”
“Some form of self-discipline is necessary to transmute material desires into spiritual aspirations.”
“From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul of all pain springing from body identification. It is the cessation of pain and sorrow.”
“If religion means primarily God-consciousness, or the realization of God both within and without, and secondarily a body of beliefs, tenets and dogmas, then, strictly speaking, there is but one religion in the world, for there is but one God.”
“Find god – he isn’t hiding from you, you’re hiding from him.”
“As a mortal being you are limited, but as a child of God you are unlimited... Focus your attention on God, and you shall have all the power you want, to use in any direction.”
“Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.”
“Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.”
“Each time a swarm of worries invades your mind, refuse to be affected; wait calmly, while seeking the remedy. Spray the worries with the powerful chemical of your peace.”
“Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith, and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs, which, when set off, shatter the rocks of difficulties and create the change desired.”
“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.”
“Through the orifice of silence, the whole geyser of Bliss, perpetually shoots up and flows over the soul.”
“By the definite science of meditation known for millenniums to the yogis and sages of India, and to Jesus, any seeker of God can enlarge the caliber of his consciousness to omniscience to receive within himself the Universal Intelligence of God.”
“The greatest romance is with the Infinite.”
“Evil spreads with the wind; truth is capable of spreading even against it.”
“A wish is a desire without energy.”
“The Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light.”
“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.”
“With the realization of God comes all power. If the little wave knew that behind it is the great ocean, it could say, “I am the ocean.” You should realize that just behind your consciousness is the Ocean of God.”
“God made us angels of energy, encased in solids – currents of life dazzling through a material bulb of flesh.”
“Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.”
“In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.”
“Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.”
“Wise guidance never violates people’s Free Will. A superior who demands obedience of his subordinates should show respect for their capacity to understand, and also for their Innate Right to their own Free Will.”
“Spirit is the vast stillness which is behind all created things.”
“Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm.”
“God is love. His plan for creation can only be rooted in love. Does not that simple thought, rather than erudite reasoning, offer solace to the human heart?”
“People are so skillful in their ignorance!”
“No action is ever an isolated event. Always, it invites from the universe a reaction that corresponds exactly to the type and the force of energy behind the deed.”
“Success is not rightly measured by wealth, prestige and power. Success is measured by the yardstick of happiness.”
“When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God’s song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul.”
“Forget your dream-born mortal weakness. Wake up and know that you and God are one.”
“Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.”
“Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.”
“The reality of my life cannot die for I am indestructible consciousness.”
“Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire – for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness – that is the way to live in this world.”
“One cannot tell when he is going to be healed, so do not try to set an exact time limit. Faith, not time, will determine when the cure will be effected.”
“The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.”
“One may have many teachers, but only one guru, who remains as one’s guru even in many different lives, until the disciple reaches the final goal of emancipation in God. You must remember this, once that relationship is formed.”
“Most people consider the course of events as natural and inevitable. They little know what radical changes are possible through prayer.”
“Sing songs that none have sung.”
“You had to fight to get into the womb. Not only you but many souls rushed to enter, and the ones that won are you, and you and I. It was not an easy victory.”
“Medicine has its limitations, Life Force has none.”
“If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.”
“Your part is to awaken your desire to accomplish your worthy objectives. Then whip your will into action until it follows the way of wisdom that is shown to you.”
“As God is omnipresent in the cosmos but is undisturbed by its variety, so man, who as a soul is individualized Spirit, must learn to participate in this cosmic drama with a perfectly poised and equilibrated mind.”
“Remember this: When I am gone, only love can take my place. Be absorbed night and day in the love of God, and give that love to all.”
“The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God.”
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