Paramahansa Yogananda

“Those who think of God in every moment of their waking life are the ones who develop spiritually.”

“Meditate. Do not delay — the longer you wait to begin, the harder it becomes.”

“Why go to the ocean with a thimble? Take a large vessel. God has enough to fill all vessels.”

“The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.”

“When God is denied, the very foundation of life and happiness collapses beneath man.”

“Solitude is necessary to become established in the self, but masters then return to the world to serve.”

“You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously.”

“The guru is a channel through which God's blessings flow to the devoted disciple.”

“Give everything to God. Sacrifice all your desires. Leave everything to Him. Then there is nothing to worry about.”

“If you have God, you have everything. Make the effort to have Him.”

“Concentrate wholly on whatever you are doing. While eating, know that God is nourishing you with cosmic energy.”

“Man has been given free will to choose between good and evil. This is the highest privilege of a human incarnation.”

“Suffering is a prod to remembrance of God. But true devotion does not need suffering to prompt it.”

“Every thought we think sets up a vibration in the body. Health or disease, success or failure, all start first in the mind.”

“To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.”

“Success is not a simple matter. It is composed of a multitude of small details that have to be learned and practiced.”

“Look at the ocean — see how each wave rises and falls, and never the same wave twice. So it is with all people and all lives.”

“Live each present moment completely, and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each instant.”

“The soul, being a reflection of Spirit, is by nature ever perfect. But when identified with the ego, it forgets its divine nature.”