Paramahansa Yogananda

If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.

The Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light.

When the #‎ mind is strong and the #‎ heart is pure, _x000D_ you are free

The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.

Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.

Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.

We do not always see the things that are nearest to us. We pass by riches that lie close at hand and chase after rainbows.

The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.

Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.

Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.

It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.

Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.

I am a spark from the Infinite. _x000D_ I am not flesh and bones. _x000D_ I am light.

Carrying a thought with dynamic will power means holding it until that thought pattern develops dynamic force. When a thought is made dynamic by will force, it can manifest according to the mental blueprint you have created.

The greatest romance is with the Infinite.

The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.

With the opening of the New Year, all the closed portals of limitations will be thrown open and I shall move through them to vaster fields, where my worthwhile dreams of life will be fulfilled.

The best methods are those which help the life energy to _x000D_ resume its inner work of healing

With right attitude, life is very simple and very easy.

What you are is much greater than anything or anyone else you have ever yearned for. God is manifest in you in a way that He is not manifest in any other human being. Your face is unlike anyone else's, your soul is unlike anyone else's, you are sufficient unto yourself; for within your soul lies the greatest treasure of all - God.

Medicine has its limitations, Life Force has none.