These Paramahansa Yogananda quotes teach us life’s true value. Adapting them has many benefits.
Paramahansa Yogananda quotes
LIVE QUIETLY IN THE MOMENT AND SEE THE BEAUTY OF ALL BEFORE YOU. THE FUTURE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
—Paramahansa Yogananda
BE AS SIMPLE AS YOU CAN BE; YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED TO SEE HOW UNCOMPLICATED AND HAPPY YOUR LIFE CAN BECOME.
—Paramahansa Yogananda
YOU MAY CONTROL A MAD ELEPHANT;
—Paramahansa Yogananda
You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger;
Ride the lion and play with the cobra;
By alchemy you may learn your livelihood;
YOU MAY WANDER THROUGH THE UNIVERSE INCOGNITO;
—Paramahansa Yogananda
Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful;
YOU MAY WALK IN WATER AND LIVE IN FIRE;
—Paramahansa Yogananda
But control of the mind is better and more difficult.
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
HAVING LOTS OF MONEY WHILE NOT HAVING INNER PEACE IS LIKE DYING OF THIRST WHILE BATHING IN THE OCEAN. 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.
—Paramahansa Yogananda
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.
—Paramahansa Yogananda
