We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
I am no longer the wave of consciousness thinking itself separated from the sea of cosmic consciousness. I am the ocean of… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Harmony with nature will bring you a happiness known to few city dwellers. In the company of other truth seekers it will… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Think of Divine Abundance as a mighty, refreshing rain. Whatever receptacle you have at hand will receive it. If you hold up… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
To me there is no difference between one person and another; I behold all as soul-reflection s of the one God. I… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Sing songs that none have sung, think thoughts that ne'er in the brain have rung, Walk in paths that none have trod,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
I could not think of being unkind, even to a mortal enemy. It would hurt me. I see so much unkindness in… — 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
It is foolish to be afraid of death. Just think. No more repaired tires on the body vehicle, no more patchwork living. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
God-realization is the most difficult state to reach. Let no one fool himself, nor think that someone else can "give" it to… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
To the last day of your life, be positive; try to be cheerful. Even at the very end, don't think, "I am… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The love of God uplifts and enlarges us. I can never think of myself anymore as exclusively in this body; I feel… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Find god - he isn't hiding from you, you're hiding from him. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Death is not as terrible as you think. It comes to you as a healer. Sleep is nothing but a counterfeit death.… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
I don't want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
I could not think of being unkind, even to a mortal enemy. It would hurt me. I see so much unkindness in… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Births and deaths are inevitable for man only during the state of ignorance in which he thinks he is the body and… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
When we serve others, we serve ourselves. Do not think, I will help others - think rather, I will help my own,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Do not think of yourself as the body, but as the joyous consciousness and immortal life behind it. — 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
