Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda //
“Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don’t know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.”

“Don’t depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections. You are exactly the same after death as you were before. Nothing changes; you only give up the body. If you are a thief or a liar or a cheater before death, you don’t become an angel merely by dying. If such were possible, then let us all go and jump in the ocean now and become angels at once! Whatever you have made of yourself thus far, so will you be hereafter. And when you reincarnate, you will bring that same nature with you. To change, you have to make the effort. This world is the place to do it.”

“Do not take life’s experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.”

Paramahansa Yogananda was an Indian spiritual teacher who introduced millions in the West to meditation and Kriya Yoga. Best known for his classic Autobiography of a Yogi, he played a key role in bringing Eastern spirituality to a global audience.

Paramahansa Yogananda reminds us to hold life with a lighter touch – engaging fully, yet not losing ourselves in its passing scenes. His words invite us to play our roles with awareness, knowing that beyond it all lies a deeper, unchanging truth.

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