In the earlier days of history, kings and leaders went to the battlefield with their men; but today, those who determine that… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Sri Yukteswar used to poke gentle fun at the commonly inadequate conceptions of renunciation."A beggar cannot renounce wealth," Master would say. "If… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
It takes a long time-many incarnations of right action, good company, help of the guru, self-awakening, wisdom, and meditation-for man to regain… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Death is not a blotting-out of existence, a final escape from life; nor is death the door to immortality. He who has… — 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
When a man in the process of dreaming becomes conscious that he is dreaming, he is no longer identified with the phenomena;… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Yoga is a method for restraining the natural turbulence of thoughts, which otherwise impartially prevent all men, of all lands, from glimpsing… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Work for god, love god alone, and be wise with god. When an ordinary man puts the necessary rime and enthusiasm into… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
As God is omnipresent in the cosmos but is undisturbed by its variety, so man, who as a soul is individualized Spirit,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The deeper the Self-realization of a man, the more he influences the whole universe by his subtle spiritual vibrations, and the less… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The man who has perceived God looks upon all types of men as dream motion-picture images, made of the relativities of the… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The greatest dread of ordinary man is death, with its rude imposition interrupting fortuitous plans and fondest attachments with an unknown and… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence... To be… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Success is not rightly measured by the worldly standards of wealth, prestige and power. None of these bestow happiness unless they are… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The Western day is indeed nearing when the inner science of self-control will be found as necessary as the outer conquest of… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Through Self-realization man becomes aware of true values as to his place in the divine plan and his relation to the past,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The Creator, in taking infinite pains to shroud with mystery His presence in every atom of creation, could have had but one… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other,… — 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 reflection, the verisimilitude, of life that shines in the fleshly cells from the soul source is the only cause of man's… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Absolute, unquestioning faith in God is the greatest method of instantaneous healing. An unceasing effort to arouse that faith is man's highest… — 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
