Why forgive one who wrongs you? Because if you angrily strike back you misrepresent your own divine soul nature-you are no better than your offender. But if you manifest spiritual strength you are blessed, and the power of your righteous behavior will also help the other person to overcome his misunderstanding.
Paramahansa YoganandaPeople are running, running, but there is no place in the world to which they can flee to escape themselves. Ultimately, each one must face himself.
Paramahansa YoganandaThose who look at the surface of the sea must behold the birth and death of the waves, but those who seek the depths of the ocean behold one indivisible mass of water. Similarly, those who acknowledge "life" and "death" are tossed by sorrow, while those who live in the illimitable superconsciousness behold and feel the One Ineffable Bliss.
Paramahansa YoganandaBy the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
Paramahansa Yogananda