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.”

“Having determination and working toward a goal, you can achieve anything you want in life.”

“You are walking on this earth as in a dream. Our world is a dream within a dream.”

“The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit.”

“In the land of eternity there is no past or future; there is only the all-pervading present.”

“In wishing lies the secret of fulfillment. One must develop the power of creative wishing.”

“Environment is stronger than willpower. To avoid temptation is easier than to resist it.”

“Stillness is the altar of spirit.”

“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”

“The world is a great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”

“It doesn't matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match, it is illuminated.”

“Seclusion is the price of greatness.”

“The man who says he can and the man who says he cannot are both right. Which one are you?”

“Most of the world is like a mental hospital. Some persons are sick with jealousy, others with anger, hatred, or selfishness.”

“Every day is a fresh beginning. Every morn is the world made new.”

“God is simple. Everything else is complex.”

“The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.”

“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”