Quotes


The following are inspirational quotes from Paramahansa Yogananda:

Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world...

 

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...

 

Nothing is impossible unless you think it is...

 

In the vault of the mind lie all the chains of bondage,
as well as the key to freedom...

 

Though your errors be as deep as the ocean,
the soul itself cannot be swallowed up by them...

 

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...

 

Happiness depends to some extend upon external conditions,
but chiefly upon mental attitudes...

 

Essentially, conditions are neither good nor bad;
they are always neutral, seeming to be either depressing
or encouraging because of the sad or bright attitude
of the mind of the individual concerned with them...

 

Avoid a negative approach to life...

 

Change your thoughts if you wish to change your circumstances.


Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts,
only you can change them.

You want to change them when you realize
that each thought creates according to its own nature...

 

To live for the self is the source of all misery...

 

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