Sri Yukteswar showed no special consideration to those who happened to be powerful or accomplished; neither did he slight others for their poverty or illiteracy. He would listen respectfully to words of truth from a child, and openly ignore a conceited pundit. Paramahansa Yogananda accomplishchildconceited share on social
No one can be a yogi, maintaining a state of mental equilibrium, free from inner involvement in planned desireful activities, unless he has renounced identification with his ego and its unsatisfiable lust for the fruits of actions. Paramahansa Yogananda actionactivitydesireful share on social
The man who has perceived God looks upon all types of men as dream motion-picture images, made of the relativities of the light of Cosmic Consciousness and the shadows of delusion. Paramahansa Yogananda consciousnesscosmicdelusion 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
When your mind is fully withdrawn in superconsciousness, it becomes centered in the bliss of the spine. You are then in your ideational, or causal, body. That is the level of the soul. Paramahansa Yogananda blissbodycausal 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
Many great works of art, poetry, and music are inspired by astral memories. The desire to do noble, beautiful things here on Earth is also often a carryover of astral experiences between a person's earth lives. Paramahansa Yogananda artastralbeautiful share on social
My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me, even as a mere boy, to visit many cities and pilgrimage spots. Paramahansa Yogananda boycityfather Change image and share on social
Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems. Paramahansa Yogananda affirmationbodyconsciousness 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
