Paramahamsa Yogananda

Paramahamsa Yogananda

Kriya Yoga master, spiritual teacher.

An influential spiritual teacher who introduced Kriya Yoga to the Western world. Known for his book, "Autobiography of a Yogi," he emphasized the unity of all religions and the potential for personal spiritual realization. His teachings blend Eastern philosophies with practical spiritual techniques aimed at achieving inner peace and self-realization. He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship to disseminate his teachings and promote a universal approach to spirituality. His legacy includes a significant impact on the Western understanding of meditation and spiritual practices.

Paramahamsa Yogananda Quotes about Harmony

  • Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get angry, for anger poisons your system.
  • Harmony with nature will bring you a happiness known to few city dwellers. In the company of other truth seekers it will be easier for you to meditate and think of God.
  • A harmonized mind produces harmony in this world of seeming discord.
  • When you know God as peace within, then you will realize Him as peace existing in the universal harmony of all things without.
  • Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws.