Carry any kind of thought you please about with you and so long as you retain it, no matter how you roam over land or sea, you will unceasingly attract to yourself, knowingly or inadvertently, exactly and only what corresponds to your own dominant

thoughts of cheerfulness, joy and courage, heal soothe, instead of irritating, and immensely augment efficiency and multiply the mental powers. Be always cheerful. Smile. Laugh.

You have to be strong. Nobody can survive if you go on accepting suggestions from the world. Many of the times, people fakely say, ‘You are a wonderful man.’ They don’t want to displease you but they don’t mean that you are a good man.

When you do not use your human effort, yet you believe in God, God says, ‘No. Human effort is a gift given by me. Use it.’

Stress means you are not doing what you are supposed to do. You are doing what you are not supposed to do. ~ Swami Rama (Lectures on Patanjali’s Yogasutra)

The aspirant knows that everything in the external world is subject to change. On some level the objects of the world have value and are apparently real, but, in actuality they do not exist as they are. Their form changes, and, therefore their

“Don’t keep your mind engaged in too many activities. Analyse what you get from them and see if they are really important. Don’t waste your time!” ~ Paramhansa Yogananda

“Your meditational method should be completely systematic, and you should discipline your body and breath and mind and it will become quiet. ...I am explaining why students cannot meditate.” ~ Swami Rama

Chanting of the Mahamrityunjai mantra is recommended for a healthy body and mind. It is said to ward off untimely death by accidents or illness. Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh has recommended chanting the mantra on one's birthday for a minimum of

If somebody is going to help you, simply your heart will fall in tune with you. If it falls in tune with him, even if he is not enlightened, he will help you. You will be helped by him.