Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. Paramahansa Yogananda calmcommandeasy Change image and share on social
As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort. Paramahansa Yogananda effortfailgod Change image and share on social
The yogi should meditate on a firm seat, one that is clean - untainted by dirt or unspiritual vibrations of others. The thought or life force emanating from an individual saturates the objects he uses and his dwelling. Paramahansa Yogananda cleandirtdwell share on social
The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit. Paramahansa Yogananda astralbeginbody Change image and share on social
A swami may conceivably follow only the path of dry reasoning, of cold renunciation; but a yogi engages himself in a definite, step-by-step procedure by which the body and mind are disciplined, and the soul liberated. Paramahansa Yogananda bodycoldconceivably share on social
Only the wise know just where predestination ends and free will begins. Meanwhile, you must keep on doing your best, according to your own clearest understanding. you must long for freedom as the drowning man longs for air. Without sincere longing, you will never find God. Paramahansa Yogananda airbeginclear share on social
A true yogi may remain dutifully in the world; there, he is like butter on water and not like the easily-diluted milk of unchurned and undisciplined humanity. Paramahansa Yogananda butterdilutedutifully Change image and share on social
Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation. Paramahansa Yogananda creationideaspecial Change image and share on social
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. Paramahansa Yogananda attractfriendheart Change image and share on social
The ideal of an all-sided education for youth had always been close to my heart. I saw clearly the arid results of ordinary instruction, aimed only at the development of body and intellect. Paramahansa Yogananda aimaridbody Change image and share on social
