Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) was the author of the famous ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, where first time a Yogi’s life and point of view is presented to the public elaborately. He was also one of the pioneers of Kriya Yoga in the modern times.
In contrast to the slow, uncertain ‘bullock cart’ theological path to God, Kriya Yoga may justly be called the ‘airplane’ route.
Untying the cord of breath that binds the soul to the body, Kriya serves to prolong life and to enlarge the consciousness to infinity.
Experiment with your thoughts. Try out your strongest thoughts on your body. See if you cannot overcome undesirable thoughts and persistent ailments. When you are successful, you may apply your thought to make changes in the world around you.
Just as the cinematic images appear to be real but are only combinations of light and shade, so is the universal variety a delusive seeming.
Give your troubles to God. When you worry, it is your funeral, all arranged by yourself.
You must never admit defeat. Only when you have admitted defeat are you defeated.
What I give to you I want you to realize for yourself through your own personal communion with God. Nothing can match that understanding.
A Yogi who through perfect meditation has merged his consciousness with the creator, perceives the cosmical essence as light (vibrations of life energy); to him there is no difference between the light rays composing water and the light rays composing land.
The purpose of this life is to find your Self. Know your Self. Feel the throb of the ocean of God’s presence in your heart.
Perfect control of feeling makes you king of yourself. Never be addicted to anything or bound by any habit.
The only difference between consciousness and matter, mind and body is the rate of vibration. Vibration is the motion of energy.
When you pray to Jesus he feels your prayer. Free souls such as Jesus are aware of the calls of their devotees. You may not know they are receiving the vibrations of your feelings, but they are. And when your loving demand is very strong, great ones come to you
The mind must acquire greater control over the body. To be able to live by the power of mind is wonderful, because the mind can do whatever you want it to.
The secret of success and happiness is inside you. If you have found success and prosperity outside, but not inside, you are not truly successful.