Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes

Quotes «Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.» «Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.» «Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.» «You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play with the cobra; By alchemy you may learn your livelihood; You may wander through the universe incognito; Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful; You may walk in water and live in fire; But control of the mind is better and more difficult....

November 27, 2021 · 13 min · TheAum

Nisargadatta Maharaj's quotes

I am That Go deep into the sense of ‘I am’ and you will find. How do you find a thing you have mislaid or forgotton? You keep it in your mind until you recall it. The sense of being, of ‘I am’ is the first to emerge. Ask yourself whence it comes, or just watch it quietly. When the mind stays in the ‘I am’, without moving, you enter a state that cannot be verbalized but can be experienced....

November 26, 2021 · 52 min · TheAum

How quickly we weary of earthly pleasures...

“How quickly we weary of earthly pleasures! Desire for material things is endless; man is never satisfied completely, and pursues one goal after another. The ‘something else’ he seeks is the Lord, who alone can grant lasting joy.” — Sri Yukteswar Giri

October 25, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

He who adores Me in thought, word, deed...

“He who adores Me in thought, word, deed, giving up arrogance and wiles, be it man, woman or one lacking the characteristics of both, or, for that matter, any living being whatsoever of the animate or inanimate world, he who adores Me with all his being, giving up all guile, is supremely dear to Me.” Ramcharitmanas

October 21, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

As a person sheds worn-out garments and wears new ones...

“As a person sheds worn-out garments and wears new ones, likewise, at the time of death, the soul casts off its worn-out body and enters a new one.” BG 2:22

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

O Arjun, noblest amongst men...

“O Arjun, noblest amongst men, that person who is not affected by happiness and distress, and remains steady in both, becomes eligible for liberation.” BG 2:15

September 20, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

When to the knower, all Bhutas become one with his own Atman...

“When to the knower, all Bhutas (matter, elements) become one with his own Atman, what perplexity, what grief, is there when he sees this oneness?” Isha Upanishad 1:7

September 10, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

The Blessed Lord said...

“The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, neither in this world, nor in the next world is there destruction for him; none, verily, who does good, O My son, ever comes to grief.” —Lord Krishna BG 6:40

September 10, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

I am the taste in water...

“I am the taste in water, O son of Kunti, and the radiance of the sun and the moon. I am the sacred syllable Om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether, and the ability in humans.” BG 7:8

September 3, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

Those who see action in inaction and inaction in action...

“Those who see action in inaction and inaction in action are truly wise amongst humans. Although performing all kinds of actions, they are yogis and masters of all their actions.” — Lord Krishna BG 4:18

August 26, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

Being freed from attachment

“Being freed from attachment, fear, and anger, becoming fully absorbed in me, and taking refuge in me, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of me, and thus they attained my divine love.” Bhagavad Gita 4:24 — Lord Krishna #krishna #gita #aum #om #yoga #kriya

August 26, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

For those who are completely absorbed in God...

“For those who are completely absorbed in God-consciousness, the oblation is Brahman, the ladle with which it is offered is Brahman, the act of offering is Brahman, and the sacrificial fire is also Brahman. Such persons, who view everything as God, easily attain him.” Bhagavad Gita 4:24 — Lord Krishna

August 26, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

Why did Brahman allow ignorance?

Why did Brahman allow ignorance? Saṃsāra exists because we have a flawed understanding on the world that is based on limited perceptions and lack of knowledge and awareness; Avidyā. Since Saṃsāra is a cycle it doesn’t really have a “begin”, it’s beginningless. However if we consider Saṃsāra to be beginningless we also have to acknoweldge that Avidyā in every jīva is also beginningless. What does that mean? It means that every being that is subjected to Avidyā will continue to be subjected to the ignorance....

August 26, 2021 · 2 min · TheAum

Aspirants may restrain the senses...

“Aspirants may restrain the senses from their objects of enjoyment, but the taste for the sense objects remains. However, even this taste ceases for those who realizes the Supreme.” Bhagavad Gita 2:59

August 26, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum

Don't take truth from the lips of any human being...

“Don’t take truth from the lips of any human being, but know it with unshakable certainty through your own faculty of soul intuition.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

August 26, 2021 · 1 min · TheAum