Paramahansa Yogananda

Spiritual Teacher, Author

Paramahansa Yogananda was a spiritual teacher and author known for introducing the teachings of Kriya Yoga to the West through his book 'Autobiography of a Yogi.'

Born
January 5, 1893
Died
March 7, 1952
Quotes
351
Rank
#267

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"When you make up your mind to do good things, you will accomplish them if you use dynamic will power to follow through. No matter what the circumstances are, if you go on trying, God will create the means by which your will shall find its proper reward."

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"When we serve others, we serve ourselves. Do not think, I will help others - think rather, I will help my own, my world, because I cannot otherwise be happy."

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"Everything is Spirit - in essence, though hidden in manifestation. If you had the perception, you would see God in everything."

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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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"Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life."

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"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."

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"Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality."

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"Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing."

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"It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on doing as it pleases, no matter how long you sit to meditate."

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"Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable."

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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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"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."

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"To the last day of your life, be positive; try to be cheerful. Even at the very end, don't think, "I am finished." Instead of pitying yourself, you should be thinking, "O ye who are left on this desolate shore still to mourn and deplore, it is I who pity you." Death will not give you any trouble if you have a clear conscience; and if you go with this thought: "Lord, I am in Thy hands.""

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"When you yearn for God with intensity, He will come to you."

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"The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other, man fails to achieve the balance necessary for harmonious development... Practice the art of living in this world without losing your inner peace of mind. Follow the path of balance to reach the inner wondrous garden of Self-Realization."

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"Coercion or compulsion never brings about growth. It is freedom that accelerates evolution."

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"To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go."

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