It is a great mistake to regard a certain object as pleasurable in itself and to store the idea of it in the mind in hope of fulfilling a want by its actual presence in the future. If objects were pleasurable in themselves, then the same dress or food would always please everyone, which is not the case.
Paramahansa YoganandaHe who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God.
Paramahansa YoganandaIt is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life....Live simply. Donโt get caught in the machine of the worldโ it is too exacting. By the time you get what you are seeking your nerves are gone, the heart is damaged, and the bones are aching. Resolve to develop your spiritual powers more earnestly from now on. Learn the art of right living. If you have joy you have everything,so learn to be glad and contented....Have happiness now.
Paramahansa YoganandaThe Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light.
Paramahansa YoganandaDo your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
Paramahansa Yogananda