Paramahansa Yogananda

Everything is Spirit – in essence, though hidden in manifestation. If you had the perception, you would see God in everything.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Extravagance will buy you discomfort.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Faith in God can produce any miracle except one-passing an examination without study.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Faithfulness in the performance of small duties gives us strength to adhere to difficult determinations that life will someday force us to make.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.

Paramahansa Yogananda

God made us angels of energy, encased in solids – currents of life dazzling through a material bulb of flesh.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

Paramahansa Yogananda