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
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
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
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
Meditation simply means a discipline that makes you capable of being aloof and detached from your mind. So even if the mind is sick, your consciousness is never sick. Even if your mind is going crazy, you are just witnessing it. Mind is only a machine. You are not. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh