The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God's love.
Paramahansa YoganandaBe as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
Paramahansa YoganandaTrust in God and destroy fear, which paralyzes all efforts to succeed and attracts the very thing you fear.
Paramahansa YoganandaForget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.
Paramahansa YoganandaGreat healers, people of divine realization, do not cure by chance but by exact knowledge.
Paramahansa YoganandaThe way to freedom is through service to others. The way to happiness is through meditation and being in tune with God... break the barriers of your ego, shed selfishness, free yourself from the consciousness of the body, forget yourself, do away with this prison house of incarnations, melt your heart in all, be one with creation.
Paramahansa Yogananda