Paramahansa Yogananda citations

“forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise…”

“Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.”

“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery”

“The entire universe is God's cosmic motion picture, and that individuals are merely actors in the divine play who change roles through reincarnation; mankind's deep suffering is rooted in identifying too closely with one's current role, rather than with the movie's director, or God.”

“Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”

“Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire - for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness - that is the way to live in this world.”

“So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.”

“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.”

“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”

“You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you”

“God is simple. Everything else is complex. Do not seek absolute values in the relative world of nature.”

“Divine incarnations do not come to bring a new or exclusive religion, but to restore the One Religion of God-realization.
Many are the churches and temples founded in his name, often prosperous and powerful, but where is the communion that he stressed — actual contact with God? Jesus wants temples to be established in human souls, first and foremost; then established outwardly in physical places of worship. Instead, there are countless huge edifices with vast congregations being indoctrinated in churchianity, but few souls who are really in touch with Christ through deep prayer and meditation.”

“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself……”

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”

“Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.”

“You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.”

“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”

“Stillness is the altar of spirit.”

“The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God.”

“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.”

“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.”

“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

“Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.”

“Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.”

“Every tomorrow is determined by every today.”

“The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.”

“Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.”

“To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.”