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Religion Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda
- Lord Krishna... proclaims Self-realization, true wisdom, as the highest branch of all human knowledge-the king of all sciences, the very essence of dharma ("religion")-for it…
- Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.
- The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really…
- If religion means primarily God-consciousness, or the realization of God both within and without, and secondarily a body of beliefs, tenets and dogmas, then, strictly…
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