Quotes from Paramahansa Yogananda

Cosmic energy enters the body through the medulla and then passes to the cerebrum, in which it is stored or concentrated.

This life is not man's own show; if he becomes personally and emotionally involved in the very complicated cosmic drama, he reaps inevitable suffering for having distorted the divine 'plot.'

The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit.

The mother's love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in turn soften others with kindness.

Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.

Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.

The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.

Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists.

Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.

In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.

If you open the door to the magnetic power of friendship, souls of like vibrations will be attracted to you.

Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.

The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.

Is a diamond less valuable because it is covered with mud? God sees the changeless beauty of our souls. He knows we are not our mistakes.

He is the wisest who seeks God. He is the most successful who has found God.

The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God.

Loyalty is the first law of God.

Humbly serving all with their beauty, flowers say more to us about God than anything else. Each one brings a message that the Heavenly Father is right here.

Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.

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.

The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna.