Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda, born Mukunda Lal Ghosh, was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, Autobiography of a Yogi...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth5 January 1893
CountryIndia
appreciation helping-others thinking
When we serve others, we serve ourselves. Do not think, I will help others - think rather, I will help my own, my world, because I cannot otherwise be happy.
book reading thinking
I don't want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
mirrors joy important
Conserve the vital energy, follow a balanced diet, and always smile and be happy. He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God. If you feel that you can't smile, stand before a mirror and with your fingers pull your mouth into a smile. It is that important!
brother jesus heart
Let us meditate until we perceive the Infinite Christ reigning in our own hearts. Let us learn to love those who love us not; and to forgive those who do ill against us. Let us break all our mental boundaries of color, creed, and nationality, and receive all - even our inanimate and animal brothers - in the endless, all embracing arms of our Christ Consciousness. This will be a true and fitting celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ to this earth.
lying yoga meditation
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn't belong to the soul.
struggle two force
There are always two forces warring against each other within us.
mind calm perceive
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
adventure fighting ideas
The soul's first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
meditation shining realizing
When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.
peace conditions altars
Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists.
yoga meditation trying
He who is persistent will realize God. So try your best to make meditation a regular experience in your life.
relax way goes-on
Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
law understanding cosmos
The so-called miraculous powers of a great master are a natural accompaniment to his exact understanding of subtle laws that operate in the inner cosmos of consciousness.
inspiration ideas everyday
Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.