The happiness of ones own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul one must try to include, as necessary to ones own happiness, the happiness of others. – Paramahansa Yogananda
Truth is exact correspondence with reality. – Paramahansa Yogananda
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. – Paramahansa Yogananda
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. – Paramahansa Yogananda
The man form is higher than the angel form of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom. – Paramahansa Yogananda
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. – Paramahansa Yogananda
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. – Paramahansa Yogananda
Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life. – Paramahansa Yogananda
The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace. – Paramahansa Yogananda