Paramahansa Yogananda
Mukunda Lal Ghosh
1893-1952 • Indian
HinduismYoga Philosophy
Indian monk who introduced millions to kriya yoga through Autobiography of a Yogi. Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship.
Key Works
- Autobiography of a Yogi
- Sayings
- Lectures
202
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Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda
202 quotes“God will not come to you uninvited. He has given you the free will to accept or reject Him.”
GodPublished Works
“Meditation is the science of reuniting the soul with the Spirit. The ordinary man finds this difficult because his thoughts are restless.”
meditationPublished Works
“When storms of sorrow assail you, be patient. It is the karma of past actions reaping its harvest.”
sorrowPublished Works
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. But time spent in useless worry is indeed wasted.”
timePublished Works
“Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted. An ordinary man thinks he is thinking his own thoughts, but in truth he only catches the thoughts that are floating about him.”
thoughtPublished Works
“If in your heart you can find peace, you will find peace everywhere.”
peacePublished Works
“The whole cosmos is a materialized thought of the Creator. This heavy, earthly clod, floating in space, is a dream of God.”
cosmosPublished Works
“There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.”
creationPublished Works
“Conserve the vital inner forces and do not be wasteful with your energies. Channel all of them toward creative efforts.”
energyPublished Works
“The one thing that will help the most is daily deep meditation. This brings about an inner transformation. Divine love will then enter your heart.”
meditationPublished Works
“The more you depend on conditions outside yourself for happiness, the less happiness you will experience.”
happinessPublished Works
“When we go beyond the horizon of visible boundaries, we shall realize that this world is but a tiny bubble in the vast ocean of cosmic existence.”
perspectivePublished Works
“Holding a grievance is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
forgivenessPublished Works
“True religion is that which fills your heart with the consciousness of God, in meditation.”
religionPublished Works
“The more you dwell in the self, the more you feel that you have reached the end of all sorrow.”
selfPublished Works
“Never lose hope. Storm clouds pass. Sun always follows the rain. The beauty of life lies in the alternation of sunshine and shadow.”
hopePublished Works
“We are all part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings.”
onenessPublished Works
“Make your life a temple worthy of an Infinite Guest.”
lifePublished Works
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”
presenceAutobiography of a Yogi
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