Quotes from Paramahansa Yogananda

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." —Matthew 7:6 (Bible).

The law of demand and supply reaches into subtler realms than I had supposed." Ananta spoke with a spiritual enthusiasm never before noticeable. "I understand for the first time your indifference to the vaults and vulgar accumulations of the world." Late as it was, my brother insisted that he receive diksha into kriya yoga. The 'guru' Mukunda had to shoulder the responsibility of two unsought disciples in one day.

From your balanced life, they will understand that liberation is dependent on inner, rather than outer, renunciations.' "How

Sacred writings are beneficial in stimulating desire for inward realization, if one stanza at a time is slowly assimilated. Otherwise, continual intellectual study may result in vanity, false satisfaction, and undigested knowledge.

India's unwritten law for the truth seeker is patience; a master may purposely make a test of one's eagerness to meet him.

The divine realm extends to the earthly, but the latter, being illusory, cannot include the essence of reality.

Forget the past," Sri Yukteswar would console him. "The vanished lives of all men are dark with many shames. Human conduct is ever unreliable until anchored in the Divine. Everything in future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now." Master

No seas egoísta —me dijo—; no sientas pesar por mí. Por largo tiempo les he servido gustosamente; ahora, regocíjense y deséenme un raudo viaje hacia Dios. Voy a ver a mi Amado Cósmico.

As all things can be reflected in water, so the whole universe is mirrored in the lake of the Cosmic Mind.

Human life is beset with sorrow until we know how to tune in with the Divine Will, whose 'right course' is often baffling to the egoistic intelligence," Master said.

Mi maestro siempre me pedía que meditara dondequiera que viese una extensión de agua. Aquí, su placidez nos recuerda la inmensa serenidad de Dios. Así como todas las cosas pueden reflejarse en el agua, así todo el universo se refleja en el lago de la Mente Cósmica

Lord, Thou art my provider. Manifest Thy prosperity through me. Father, Thou art my riches; I am rich. Thou art the owner of all things. I am Thy child. I have what Thou hast.

Only when the slumbering ego perceives itself, not as a body, but as a free soul, a son of God residing in and working through the body, can it rightfully and lawfully demand its own divine rights. The

that the explosive vibratory power in speech could be wisely directed to free one's life from difficulties and thus operate without scar or rebuke.12

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the highest yogic attainments are not barred to the family man. Even in the world, the yogi who faithfully discharges his responsibilities, without personal motive or attachment, treads the sure path of enlightenment.

God gave freedom to man, and man has misused that freedom; this is the cause of all suffering.

Is the whole world going to change for you? Change yourself:

Loving God with all thy mind, means withdrawing one's attention from the senses and giving it to God, giving to Him one's whole concentration in meditation. Every seeker of God must learn to concentrate. A prayer that one utters while at the same time thinking of other things in the background of his mind is not a true prayer and is unheeded by God. Yoga teaches that in order to find the Father it is first necessary to seek Him with all one's mind with concentration that is one-pointed.

Do you know the Bhagavad Gita?" "No, sir, not really; though my eyes and mind have run through its pages many times." "Thousands have replied to me differently!" The great sage smiled at Master in blessing. "If one busies himself with an outer display of scriptural wealth, what time is left for silent inward diving after the priceless pearls?

words for doing harm. I have always remembered her counsel and followed it. My boil was surgically treated. A noticeable scar, left by the doctor's incision, is present today. On my right forearm is a constant reminder of the power in man's sheer word.

Many feel the urge to create a new and better world. Rather than let your thoughts dwell on such matters, you should concentrate on That by the contemplation of which there is hope of perfect peace. It is man's duty to become a seeker after God or Truth." —Ananda Moyi Ma.

But there are many kinds of tigers; some roam in jungles of human desires. No spiritual benefit accrues by knocking beasts unconscious. Rather be victor over the inner prowlers." "May we hear, sir, how you changed from a tamer of wild tigers to a tamer of wild passions?

To surmount maya was the task assigned to the human race by the millennial prophets. To rise above the duality of creation and perceive the unity of the Creator was conceived of as man'S highest goal.