552 Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

A wish is a desire without energy

Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm.

Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.

No action is ever an isolated event. Always, it invites from the universe a reaction that corresponds exactly to the type and the force of energy behind the deed.

A harmonized mind produces harmony in this world of seeming discord.

Coercion or compulsion never brings about growth. It is freedom that accelerates evolution.

Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men of divine realization.

The reality of my life cannot die for I am indestructible consciousness.

To me there is no difference between one person and another; I behold all as soul-reflection s of the one God. I can't think of anyone as a stranger, for I know that we are all part of the One Spirit.