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Do not think of yourself as the body, but as the joyous consciousness and immortal life behind it.
Paramahansa Yogananda
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.
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Forget your dream-born mortal weakness. Wake up and know that you and God are one.
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I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light.
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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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Each time a swarm of worries invades your mind, refuse to be affected wait calmly, while seeking the remedy. Spray the worries with the powerful chemical of your peace.
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Every night in sleep God takes away all your troubles to show you that you are not a mortal being you are spirit.
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