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The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery
Paramahansa Yogananda
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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I don't want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
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Coercion or compulsion never brings about growth. It is freedom that accelerates evolution.
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When you exercise your will power you release the power of life energy - not when you merely wish passively to be able to obtain an objective.
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Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
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Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.
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As a broken microphone cannot broadcast a message, so a restless mind cannot transmit prayers to God
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