Meaning of the quote

The quote means that the truth is when what you believe or say matches exactly what is really happening in the world. If what you think or say is different from what is actually true, then it is not the truth. The truth is when your thoughts and words match the real situation, without any differences.

About Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian-American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru, introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF). He was the first major Indian teacher to settle in the US and the first prominent Indian to be hosted in the White House. Yogananda is considered the “Father of Yoga in the West” for his long-standing influence on the American yoga movement.

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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

Truth is exact correspondence with reality.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)