The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna. Paramahansa Yogananda More Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda More Quotes From Paramahansa Yogananda Spirit vibrated into matter; hence, both Spirit and matter exist. Matter, however, does not exist in the way that it appears to us. It exists as we see it owing to the delusive force of maya, which makes the indivisible Spirit seem finite and divisible to all appearances. Matter has existence in the same delusive way as does a mirage in the desert. Paramahansa Yogananda miragesdesertdoe The Spirit could not create matter as anything different from Itself, for it had only Itself as the tissue or material with which to build the cosmos. Paramahansa Yogananda tissuescosmosdifferent The man of Self-realization knows a bliss that cannot be compared to anything in this world. His joy is independent of any object or sensory experience. It is an incomparable happiness that cannot be described in words. Such joy is known as sattvik-ananda. Paramahansa Yogananda independentselfmen When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God's song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul. Paramahansa Yogananda voiceworrysong Why forgive one who wrongs you? Because if you angrily strike back you misrepresent your own divine soul nature-you are no better than your offender. But if you manifest spiritual strength you are blessed, and the power of your righteous behavior will also help the other person to overcome his misunderstanding. Paramahansa Yogananda soulblessedspiritual Think of Divine Abundance as a mighty, refreshing rain. Whatever receptacle you have at hand will receive it. If you hold up a tin cup, you will receive only that quantity. If you hold up a bowl, that will be filled. What kind of receptacle are you holding up to Divine Abundance? Paramahansa Yogananda rainhandsthinking When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. Paramahansa Yogananda realizingshiningmeditation The so-called miraculous powers of a great master are a natural accompaniment to his exact understanding of subtle laws that operate in the inner cosmos of consciousness. Paramahansa Yogananda cosmosunderstandinglaw You cannot make steel until you have made the iron white-hot in fire. It is not meant for harm. Trouble and disease have a lesson for us. Our painful experiences are not meant to destroy us, but to burn out our dross, to hurry us back Home. No one is more anxious for our release than God. Paramahansa Yogananda painful-experiencesfirehome Be inwardly ever newly joyous, like the ever-fresh laughing waters of a gurgling brook. Paramahansa Yogananda laughterwaterlaughing Just behind the darkness of closed eyes shines the light of God. When you behold that light in meditation, hold onto it with devotional zeal. Feel yourself inside it: That is where God dwells. Paramahansa Yogananda shininglighteye The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul’s power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God. Paramahansa Yogananda intuitionknowingsoul Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake. If material poverty is to be avoided, spiritual poverty is to be abhorred. For it is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering. Paramahansa Yogananda spirituallakeslying Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to you. Paramahansa Yogananda determinationinspirationopportunity If you are posing as religious and are not living the life as stressed by God, you should wake up. It is wrong to be insincere. The best time to begin a religious life is when you are youthful and well. If you have a short time to live, you must work harder at it. And if you have along time to live, you should not waste that precious opportunity. Paramahansa Yogananda hard-workreligiouslife As God talked with Arjuna, so will He talk with you. As He lifted up the spirit and consciousness of Arjuna, so will He uplift you. As he granted Arjuna supreme spiritual vision, so will He confer enlightenment on you. Paramahansa Yogananda visionupliftingspiritual To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go. Paramahansa Yogananda autobiography-of-a-yogiparadisesoul Loyalty is the first law of God. Paramahansa Yogananda loyaltylawfirsts Truth is exact correspondence with reality. Paramahansa Yogananda truth-istruthreality Success is not rightly measured by wealth, prestige and power. Success is measured by the yardstick of happiness. Paramahansa Yogananda wealthyardstickssuccess
