quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

"You may control a mad elephant;
You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger;
Ride the lion and play with the cobra;
By alchemy you may learn your livelihood;
You may wander through the universe incognito;
Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful;
You may walk in water and live in fire;
But control of the mind is better and more difficult."
— Paramahansa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi)

"Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.


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— Paramahansa Yogananda

"Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

""Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.""
— Paramahansa Yogananda (Where There Is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life's Challenges)

"Every morning I offer my body, my mind and any ability that I posses, to be used by Thee, O infinite creator, in whatever way Thou dost choose to express Thyself through me. I know that all work is Thy work, and that no task is too difficult or too menial when offered to Thee in loving service."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
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— Paramahansa Yogananda

"So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God's creative principle works in you."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise..."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean."
— Paramahansa Yogananda

"To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go."
— Paramahansa Yogananda