Paramahansa Yogananda
Mukunda Lal Ghosh
1893-1952 • Indian
HinduismYoga Philosophy
Indian monk who introduced millions to kriya yoga through Autobiography of a Yogi. Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship.
Key Works
- Autobiography of a Yogi
- Sayings
- Lectures
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Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda
202 quotes“Resolve to always keep happy, and your joy will form an invincible host against difficulties.”
joyPublished Works
“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”
meditationPublished Works
“Success is hastened or delayed by one's habits.”
successPublished Works
“Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.”
optimismPublished Works
“God will not tell you what you should want; but whatever you make up your mind to do, He will help you to accomplish it.”
GodPublished Works
“Life has a bright side and a dark side, for the world of relativity is composed of light and shadows. If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil, you yourself will become ugly.”
thoughtsPublished Works
“Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you.”
trialsPublished Works
“God made the earth a perfect place, but man has made it otherwise by his wrong thoughts and wrong actions.”
earthPublished Works
“The soul must stretch over the cosmogony of ages to find the ultimate truth.”
soulPublished Works
“Feel the love of God; then in every person you will see the face of the Father, the light of love which is in all.”
lovePublished Works
“God is a person as well as an infinite consciousness. He should be sought as both personal and impersonal.”
GodPublished Works
“When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.”
calmPublished Works
“Seek spiritual riches within. What you are is much greater than anything or anyone else you have ever yearned for.”
self-worthPublished Works
“Continual seeking is the only sure way of finding.”
perseverancePublished Works
“You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.”
joyPublished Works
“The purpose of human life is to find God. That is the only reason you exist.”
purposePublished Works
“God is the fountain of health, prosperity, wisdom, and eternal joy. We forsake our source when we allow our minds to dwell on worldly things.”
GodPublished Works
“You are what you think. Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong, strong you will be.”
mindPublished Works
“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”
failurePublished Works
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