The mother's love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
This world is not the same to all people. Each one lives in his little domain....Peace and harmony may reign in one… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Self-realization may be and sometimes is attained even by people who are struggling with sick and otherwise imperfect bodies; but it cannot… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
What are you afraid of? You are an immortal being. You are neither a man nor a woman, as you may think,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Nothing may truly be said to be a miracle except in the profound sense that everything is a miracle. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
One may have many teachers, but only one guru, who remains as one's guru even in many different lives, until the disciple… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted; a truth cannot be created, but only perceived. The erroneous thoughts of man result from… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The things you need in life are those that will help you to fulfill your dominant purpose. Things you may want but… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
May Thy Love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion. And may I be able to awaken Thy love in all… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
We fear death because of pain, and because of the thought that we may become obliterated. This idea is erroneous. Jesus showed… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
With the realization of God comes all power. If the little wave knew that behind it is the great ocean, it could say, "I… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
He who is persistent will realize God. So try your best to make meditation a regular experience in your life. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
We should bathe our spirits in the deep, pure feeling that stirs within us when we gaze on the glories of His creation. This… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Mankind is engaged in an eternal quest for that ‘something else' he hopes will bring him happiness, complete and unending.For those individual souls who… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The mother's love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in turn soften… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
“If one busies himself with an outer display of scriptural wealth, what time is left for silent inward diving after the priceless pearls?” Sri” — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
He who knows his soul knows this truth: " I am beyond everything finite; I I now see that the Spirit, alone in a… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
