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“Intuition is the discriminative faculty that enables you to decide which of two lines of reasoning is right.”
intuitionPublished Works
“All the wealth in the world cannot help one little child who is ill. It takes love, the love of a pure heart, to heal.”
lovePublished Works
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
purposePublished Works
“Silence is the temple where God comes to speak to your soul.”
silencePublished Works
“Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.”
calmPublished Works
“Wrath springs only from thwarted desires. I do not expect anything from others, so their actions cannot be in opposition to wishes of mine.”
angerPublished Works
“The reflection, the verisimilitude, of life that shines in the film of creation can be understood only by reference to the creative Source.”
creationPublished Works
“Wisdom is not assimilated with the eyes, but with the atoms. When your convictions are not merely intellectual — when they spread to the atoms — then you have true wisdom.”
wisdomPublished Works
“One cannot practice the principles of religion with a begging bowl in his hand. A healthy body and a successful career are the foremost requirements.”
prosperityPublished Works
“Softness and gentleness of character are marks of true spiritual development.”
gentlenessPublished Works
“The path to God is not a circus. Do not be distracted by the sideshows. Go straight to the main tent.”
focusPublished Works
“There is a right and wrong way to eat, to sleep, to think, to act. Every phase of life has a right and wrong approach.”
dharmaPublished Works
“Do not limit your ideas about God. He is ever new, ever revealing more of Himself to the inquiring devotee.”
GodPublished Works
“Evil is, literally, a parasite feeding on the life of goodness. Remove goodness, and evil has no existence.”
goodPublished Works
“To be vitally interested in the source of your existence — that is religion.”
religionPublished Works
“To him who meditates, every tomorrow brings him closer to the day when he shall walk in fields of light.”
meditationPublished Works
“The mind, sheltered in a beautiful body, can be a source of great joy, or terrible misery. It is all in the training.”
mindPublished Works
“Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality.”
actionPublished Works
“Tender inner weaknesses, turning to vices in outer expression, are the most dangerous enemies of the soul.”
weaknessPublished Works
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