Paramhansa Yogananda It is easy to see a person’s face whether or not he is a lover of God. True devotees may be called fanatical in their devotion to Him. The only right kind of fanaticism is loyalty to God-night and day, night and day, thinking of Him. Without this kind of loyalty it is impossible to find God. Those who never miss Kriya, and who sit long in meditation and pray intensely to God, will discover the longed-for Treasure….
Paramhansa Yogananda If God and heaven were imposed on us, then we would be their slaves. But the Lord has given us free choice by which we can accept good or cast it out, accept evil or cast it out. The power that God has given you by which you can make this choice are wisdom and will. Find out whether you have control over your will or not. Don’t let your will be devitalized by bad habits. After physiological…
Paramhansa Yogananda The skin’s surface does not feel touch sensations; they are experienced in the brain. One cannot taste, touch, smell, hear or see except through the mind. We seem to experience taste on the tongue, but it is actually the brain that registers flavor. Similarly, when some part of the body hurts, the pain is really in the mind, not in the body-part. We have two instruments for perceiving pain: the nerves and the gray matter of the brain….
Paramhansa Yogananda By studying the character of others, one can become alert to ways in which he can improve his own nature. To study character in a negative way, however, is not right, and has a devastating effect. Everyone shuns a “character detective,” who exposes others’ faults. Many people who enjoy criticizing cannot themselves stand criticism, and may even have the same flaws they so righteously deplore in another. Character study is important primarily in this respect: one needs constantly…
Paramhansa Yogananda A change of company is the best remedy for acute mental alcoholism of any kind, for the will of the mental alcoholic has become a slave to habit; hence he has no resistance whatsoever to evil. The most effective cure is to move him immediately to an environment that will be a specific antidote to his toxic mental condition. (Paras note: Big up Bratul unc) If possible, the angry mental alcoholic should be placed with one or more…
Remember I sometimes mention the book that changed my life? This is the prequel. While most chapters narrate his encounters with so many Saints/Swamis/Yogis/Yoginis/etcs he’s even paid homage to folks like J. C. Bose (who made this microscope thing that sees life and reactions in metals, plants etc), his time with and homage chapter to Gandhi. Then there’s these supernatural events, one bit has his Guru breaking down parts of the Bible and explaining symbolisms in our epics and statues…
