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”

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