“Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace” – Paramahansa Yogananda
“Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“There are always two forces warring against each other within us.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Forget the past. The vanished lives of all men are dark with many shames. Human conduct is ever unreliable until man is anchored in the Divine. Everything in future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Incredible amounts of energy are hidden in your brain; enough in a gram of flesh to run the city of Chicago for 2 days. And you say you are tired?” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Opportunities in life come by creation, not by chance.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on doing as it pleases, no matter how long you sit to meditate.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“People are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself. ” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you – to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.” ― 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
“Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality, they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean. ” ― 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
“If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope. Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man’s slavery.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Mind is the creator of everything. You should therefore guide it to create only good. If you cling to a certain thought with dynamic will power, it finally assumes a tangible outward form. When you are able to employ your will always for constructive purposes, you become the controller of your destiny.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“I am no longer the wave of consciousness thinking itself separated from the sea of cosmic consciousness. I am the ocean of Spirit that has become the wave of human life.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“The one who pursues a goal of even-mindedness is neither jubilant with gain nor depressed by loss.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“No action is ever an isolated event. Always, it invites from the universe a reaction that corresponds exactly to the type and the force of energy behind the deed.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Why worry? Do your best, and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them. Then everyone around you will be relaxed, too.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality. Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
“All honest work is good work; it is capable of leading to self-development, provided the doer seeks to discover the inherent lessons and makes the most of the potentialities for such growth.” ― Paramahansa Yogananda
