ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
For those on the spiritual, self improvement/awareness path
Paramhansa Yogananda Nervousness is of two kinds – psychological and mechanical, or superficial and organic. The psychological or most common variety is due to mind excitement. This condition, long continued in, and accompanied by association with uninspiring people and wrong diet and health habits, causes the chronic or organic manifestations of nervous diseases. The diet … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda A theory has been advanced that thought is a product of the endocrine glands. Such a conception is unfounded. Flesh cannot produce thought. Mind is the architect of the microcosm and the macrocosm. As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is … Read more
Paramhansa 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. … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda A weak will is a mortal will. As soon as trials and failure cut it off, it loses its connection with the dynamo of the Infinite. But behind human will is the divine will that c an never fail. Even death has no power to deter divine will. The Lord will definitely answer … Read more
Bhishma Pitamah is known to have done only one blunder in life – he didn’t get angry at the right moment, when Draupdi was being disrobed. Jatayu is known for one virtue in his life – he got angry at the right time, when Sita was being kidnapped by Ravan and he tried to save … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Dispassion does not divide you. In fact, it connects you. It connects you to the present moment totally. When you are not dispassionate, you are linked to the past or the future. So, you are not connected to the present. Therefore, you are more divided. When your mind is hoping for … Read more
