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An influential spiritual teacher who introduced Kriya Yoga to the Western world. Known for his book, "Autobiography of a Yogi," he emphasized the unity of all religions and the potential for personal spiritual realization. His teachings blend Eastern philosophies with practical spiritual techniques aimed at achieving inner peace and self-realization. He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship to disseminate his teachings and promote a universal approach to spirituality. His legacy includes a significant impact on the Western understanding of meditation and spiritual practices.

The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy...

Paramahamsa Yogananda

You do not have to struggle to reach God...

Paramahamsa Yogananda

The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn't belong to the soul.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you

Paramahamsa Yogananda

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

We do not always see the things that are nearest to us. We pass by riches that lie close at hand and chase after rainbows.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

He who is persistent will realize God. So try your best to make meditation a regular experience in your life.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light. In helping others to succeed I shall find my own prosperity. In the welfare of others I shall find my own well-being. I am infinite. I am spaceless, I am tireless; I am beyond body thought, and utterance; beyond all matter and mind. I am endless bliss.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Be careful what you choose to do consciously, for unless your will is very strong, that is what you may have to do repeatedly and compulsively through the habit-influencing power of the subconscious mind.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

The reality of my life cannot die for I am indestructible consciousness.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Through every trial we grow. All suffering we experience has a meaning. Though it seems very cruel, it is like the fire that smelts the iron ore: the steel that emerges from that furnace is beautifully strong, useful for many purposes.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Remain quiet. Don't feel you have to talk all the time. Go within and you will see the Loveliness behind all beauty.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

The universal law of karma ... is that of action and reaction, cause and effect, sowing and reaping. In the course of natural righteousness, man, by his thoughts and actions, becomes the arbiter of his destiny.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

To love those that love you is easy. To love those that love you not is not so simple. If you want to change anyone, set a better example. Show more kindness, more understanding, more love. That has a sure effect. To those who are not kind, show kindness. To those who are mean, show bigness of heart.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Take life as it comes and death as it comes. Death is really beautiful; if it were a bad thing, God would not let it happen to us. It is really freedom, an entry into another, higher life. We must utilize this life in order to realize the life beyond this one. Beyond this earth garden is the infinite land wherein we meet those whom we have thought lost. Although we must not seek death, when it comes we should know that it is the final examination for a great reward.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality. Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.

Paramahamsa Yogananda

A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell.The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.

Paramahamsa Yogananda