Do not look at your own form, be it beautiful or ugly;
look at the true object of your love, and the goal of your search. Do not look at your own state, which is feeble and vile; look at the true object of your hopes and aspirations.
In whatever state you are, seek God. Seek God as if your lips were dry and you were seeking water. Dry lips are a sign that you will eventually reach a spring. Dry lips are a message from the water: ‘If you keep searching, you will find me.’
To seek is a blessed activity; it destroys the obstacles on the path to God. If you seek, you will find.

Wisdom

Every day you should sit quietly and affirm, with deep conviction: “No birth, no death, no caste have I; father, mother, have I none. Blessed Spirit, I am He. I am the Infinite Happiness.” If you again and again a again repeat these thoughts, day and night, you will eventually realize what you really are: an immortal soul.

—Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s EternalQuest”

Be it the world or the space, He is with you.
He chastises to make the impure pure. Neglect devotion and be bound by fetters of pain and doubt. Seek freedom, the remedy of all pain. Seek the roots from which sprout leaves and fruit. Water the roots and grow to perfection. And when the fruit blossoms, give it to your friends.

Rumi

Be it the world or the space, He is with you.
He chastises to make the impure pure. Neglect devotion and be bound by fetters of pain and doubt. Seek freedom, the remedy of all pain. Seek the roots from which sprout leaves and fruit. Water the roots and grow to perfection. And when the fruit blossoms, give it to your friends.

Rumi

If a man is unkind and speaks cruelly, his vast wealth will not last long before perishing.
Harsh language and overly severe punishment, like a keen file, grind down a king’s conquering powers. A king’s wealth wanes when, without thoughtful involvement, he lets ministers work, then furiously faults their efforts.

– Tirukkural 57: 566-568

That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach of I and mine, and of pain and pleasure, full of mercy, contented, self-controlled, of firm resolve, with all his heart and all his mind given to Me – with such a one I am in love.

– Bhagavad Gita

“If you continually write out cheques without depositing anything in your bank account, you will run out of money. So It is with your life. Without regular deposits of peace in your life account, you will run out of strength, calmness, and happiness. You will finally become bankrupt—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. But daily communion with God will continually replenish your inner bankroll. ”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Peace

Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Live a godly life yourself and everyone who crosses your path will be helped just by being with you.

—Paramahansa Yogananda, SRF Lessons