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
heart asking
Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another
love-is trying greatest-love
Whatever I do, I do with the greatest love that I have in me. Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
essence perception spirit
Everything is Spirit - in essence, though hidden in manifestation. If you had the perception, you would see God in everything.
needs want firsts
If you want to be loved, start loving others who need your love....If you want others to sympathize with you, start showing sympathy to those around you. If you want to be respected, you must learn to be respectful to everyone, both young and old....Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself; then you will find others responding in like manner to you.
successful found wisest
He is the wisest who seeks God. He is the most successful who has found God.
dark light trying
If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light
mother father faces
The Divine has loved me as mother, as father, and as friend, behind all friends. I searched for that one Friend behind all friends, that one lover whom I now see glimmering in all your faces. And that friend never fails me.
beautiful death spiritual
Death is not a blotting-out of existence, a final escape from life; nor is death the door to immortality. He who has fled his Self in earthly joys will not recapture It amidst the gossamer charms of an astral world. There he merely accumulates finer perceptions and more sensitive responses to the beautiful and the good, which are one. It is on the anvil of this gross earth that struggling man must hammer out the imperishable gold of spiritual identity.
god sleep night
Every night in sleep God takes away all your troubles to show you that you are not a mortal being; you are spirit.
dream tests spirituality
Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.
yoga tunes helpful
The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God.
eye light shining
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 yourself inside it: That is where God dwells.
thinking personality patterns
We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.
love light people
The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God's love.