Swami Paramananda

True self-reliance does not mean reliance on one's physical strength; it means reliance on something mightier, something which is less perishable... It…

— Swami Paramananda

Evil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and…

— Swami Paramananda

Self-realisation means that we have been consciously connected with our source of being. Once we have made this connection, then nothing can…

— Swami Paramananda

“Building of character is the only true practice of Yoga, and it is the only way we can really help humanity. Christ…

— Swami Paramananda

We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We…

— Swami Paramananda

There is no map that can show you how to leap. The map for this is somewhere in our own imagination.

— Swami Paramananda

True meditation gives us, as it were, wings for flight to a higher realm and thus detaches us from terrestrial fetters.

— Swami Paramananda

There are certain things that have universal attributes, like music. Something of greater magnitude is conveyed by them. They connect us with…

— Swami Paramananda

Our minds must meditate on some object. According to what he thinks, a man can create an atmosphere of radiance, exuberance, buoyancy;…

— Swami Paramananda