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Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes | Quotes said by Paramahansa Yogananda

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #1

    {Yogananda on the death of his dear friend, the eminent 20th century scientist, Luther Burbank}

    His heart was fathomlessly deep, long acquainted with humility, patience, sacrifice. His little home amid the roses was austerely simple; he knew the worthlessness of luxury, the joy of few possessions. The modesty with which he wore his scientific fame repeatedly reminded me of the trees that bend low with the burden of ripening fruits; it is the barren tree that lifts its head high in an empty boast.

    I was in New York when, in 1926, my dear friend passed away. In tears I thought, 'Oh, I would gladly walk all the way from here to Santa Rosa for one more glimpse of him!' Locking myself away from secretaries and visitors, I spent the next twenty-four hours in seclusion...

    His name has now passed into the heritage of common speech. Listing 'burbank' as a transitive verb, Webster's New International Dictionary defines it: 'To cross or graft (a plant). Hence, figuratively, to improve (anything, as a process or institution) by selecting good features and rejecting bad, or by adding good features.'

    'Beloved Burbank,' I cried after reading the definition, 'your very name is now a synonym for goodness!


  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #2

    As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #3

    Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire - for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness - that is the way to live in this world.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #4

    Before embarking on important undertakings, sit quietly, calm your senses and thoughts, and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit. After that you should utilize all necessary material means to achieve your goal.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #5

    Dios no hace ciertamente distinción alguna entre lo importante y lo no importante, no vaya a ser que, por falta de un alfiler, ¡El cosmos se derrumbre!

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #6

    En los hombres superficiales, el pecesillo de los pensamientos povoca mucho ruido; en las mentes oceànicas, las ballenas de la inspiraiòn apenas si dejan estela
    Escrituras hindùes.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #7

    Feel body as luxury-- as a bird feels when shooting through the air, and as a child does always -- is health

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #8

    Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #9

    Hay personas que tratan de ser altas cortando la cabeza a los demàs
    Sri Yukteswar

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #10

    Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men of divine realization.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #11

    I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #12

    If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #13

    If you retain the joyous aftereffects of meditation throughout the day, or part of the day, you will see that this joy will correctly guide you in everything. Saints are guided by this joy, in the consciousness of which no erroneous actions are possible. Retain the acquired joy of meditation throughout the day.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #14

    La capacidad para discernir sobre la colocación de una coma no remedia un estado de coma espiritual

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #15

    Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #16

    Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself......

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #17

    Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #18

    Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #19

    Man's conscious state is an awareness of body and breath. His subconscious state, active in sleep, is associated with his mental, and temporary, separation from body and breath. His superconscious state is a freedom from the delusion that existence depends on body and breath. God lives without breath; the soul made in his image becomes conscious of itself, for the first time, only during the breathless state.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #20

    Màs vale hombre paciente que valiente, mejor dominarse que conquistar ciudades

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #21

    My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me, even as a mere boy, to visit many cities and pilgrimage spots.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #22

    No busques valores absolutos en el mundo relativo de la naturaleza

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #23

    Only the wise know just where predestination ends and free will begins. Meanwhile, you must keep on doing your best, according to your own clearest understanding. you must long for freedom as the drowning man longs for air. Without sincere longing, you will never find God.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #24

    Seeds of past karma cannot germinate if they are roasted in the fires of divine wisdom.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #25

    Sri Yukteswar showed no special consideration to those who happened to be powerful or accomplished; neither did he slight others for their poverty or illiteracy. He would listen respectfully to words of truth from a child, and openly ignore a conceited pundit.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #26

    The germ of success in whatever you want to accomplish is in your will power.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #27

    The greatest of all enemies of man is himself

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #28

    The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #29

    The ideal of an all-sided education for youth had always been close to my heart. I saw clearly the arid results of ordinary instruction, aimed only at the development of body and intellect.

  • Paramahansa Yogananda Quote #30

    The initiative to undertake your most important duty in life is often buried beneath the accumulated debris of human habits.

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