Stillness is the altar of spirit.

Stillness is the altar of spirit.

paramahansa yogananda

It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.

It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.

When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.

When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.

I am a spark from the Infinite.
I am not flesh and bones.
I am light.

I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.

Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.

Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.

Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.

Divisions are imaginary lines drawn by small minds.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.

Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.

By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.

Seclusion is the price of greatness.

Seclusion is the price of greatness.

In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be good.

In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be good.

Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another

Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another

Truth is not afraid of questions.

Truth is not afraid of questions.

Every tomorrow is determined by every today.

Every tomorrow is determined by every today.

Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.

Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.

It doesn't matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.

It doesn't matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated.

A saint is a sinner who never gave up.

A saint is a sinner who never gave up.

Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.

Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.