Swami Kriyananda

Yogananda's disciple, Ananda founder.

An American disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, he was a spiritual teacher and the founder of the Ananda communities. He dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Kriya Yoga, emphasizing the importance of meditation and spiritual practice as paths to self-realization. He wrote extensively on spirituality and yoga, offering guidance on how to live a balanced, purposeful life that integrates spiritual practice with everyday activities. Through his leadership, Ananda became a global center for spiritual learning and service.

Swami Kriyananda Quotes about Mind

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Joy is not dependent upon outward circumstances. Joy is something that we can have under all circumstances when we are sad or happy. Outward circumstances are always neutral. They seem to be happy or sad according to the happy or sad attitudes of the mind.
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Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
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A deliberate attitude that you have to hold in your mind as one of the basic rules of yoga is to remain even-minded and cheerful.
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Happiness is self-generated. It depends on one's attitude of mind. The basis of happiness is the simple fact that the deepest reality of our own nature is ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new joy.
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