Paramahansa Yogananda

“God will not come to you uninvited. He has given you the free will to accept or reject Him.”

“Meditation is the science of reuniting the soul with the Spirit. The ordinary man finds this difficult because his thoughts are restless.”

“When storms of sorrow assail you, be patient. It is the karma of past actions reaping its harvest.”

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. But time spent in useless worry is indeed wasted.”

“Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted. An ordinary man thinks he is thinking his own thoughts, but in truth he only catches the thoughts that are floating about him.”

“If in your heart you can find peace, you will find peace everywhere.”

“The whole cosmos is a materialized thought of the Creator. This heavy, earthly clod, floating in space, is a dream of God.”

“There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.”

“Conserve the vital inner forces and do not be wasteful with your energies. Channel all of them toward creative efforts.”

“The one thing that will help the most is daily deep meditation. This brings about an inner transformation. Divine love will then enter your heart.”

“The more you depend on conditions outside yourself for happiness, the less happiness you will experience.”

“When we go beyond the horizon of visible boundaries, we shall realize that this world is but a tiny bubble in the vast ocean of cosmic existence.”

“Holding a grievance is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

“True religion is that which fills your heart with the consciousness of God, in meditation.”

“The more you dwell in the self, the more you feel that you have reached the end of all sorrow.”

“Never lose hope. Storm clouds pass. Sun always follows the rain. The beauty of life lies in the alternation of sunshine and shadow.”

“We are all part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings.”

“Make your life a temple worthy of an Infinite Guest.”

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