God-realization is the most difficult state to reach. Let no one fool himself, nor think that someone else can "give" it to him. Whenever I fell into a state of mental stagnation, my Master could do nothing for me. But I never gave up trying to keep in tune with him by cheerfully performing whatever he asked me to do. "I have come to him for God-realization," I reasoned, "and I must listen to his advice."
Don't depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections. You are exactly the same after death as you were before. Nothing changes; you only giv… - Paramahansa Yogananda
Don't depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections. You are exactly the same after death as you were before. Nothing changes; you only giv…
- Paramahansa Yogananda
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering. - Paramahansa Yogananda
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
Just behind the darkness of closed eyes shines the light of God. When you behold that light in meditation, hold onto it with devotional zeal. Feel yo… - Paramahansa Yogananda
Just behind the darkness of closed eyes shines the light of God. When you behold that light in meditation, hold onto it with devotional zeal. Feel yo…
Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself. - Paramahansa Yogananda
Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
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
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light. - Paramahansa Yogananda
I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, l… - Paramahansa Yogananda
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, l…
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul bri… - Paramahansa Yogananda
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul bri…
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything. - Paramahansa Yogananda
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
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