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
focus quests divine
Each minute of life should be a divine quest.
determination moving creative
Release for constructive purposes the power you already have, and more will come. Move on your path with unflinching determination, using all the attributes of success. Tune yourself with the creative power of spirit.
silence soul flow
Through the orifice of silence, the whole geyser of Bliss, perpetually shoots up and flows over the soul.
spiritual self practice
Why shouldn't you strengthen your own vibrations through fellowship with people seeking Self-realization, and by group meditation with them? This practice will fortify your own spiritual convictions you will find that many seemingly insuperable barriers in your life will crumble and dissolve in the waters of meditation. Your devotion and love for God will commingle with the devotion and love of others. Divine bliss will radiate from you, helping all persons you meet.
death angel dark
We don't become angels merely by the instrument of death. If we are angels now, we will be angels in the hereafter. If we are dark, negative personalities now, we will be the same after death.
arjuna gita devotee
The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna.
life good-life life-is
A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, 'What comes of itself, let it come.
simple calming uncomplicated
Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
laughter laughing water
Be inwardly ever newly joyous, like the ever-fresh laughing waters of a gurgling brook.
death thinking hands
To the last day of your life, be positive; try to be cheerful. Even at the very end, don't think, "I am finished." Instead of pitying yourself, you should be thinking, "O ye who are left on this desolate shore still to mourn and deplore, it is I who pity you." Death will not give you any trouble if you have a clear conscience; and if you go with this thought: "Lord, I am in Thy hands."
pain heart compassion
In your heart must well that sympathy which soothes away all pains from the hearts of others.
running tired cities
Incredible amounts of energy are hidden in your brain; enough in a gram of flesh to run the city of Chicago for 2 days. And you say you are tired?
soul paradise autobiography-of-a-yogi
To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.
strong heart mind
When the # mind is strong and the # heart is pure, you are free