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The Ideology of Hinduism is based on the The Ideology of Hinduism is based on the philosophy of Humanity, every though and philosophy of Humanity, every though and teachings in Hinduism are not Dogmatic, but teachings in Hinduism are not Dogmatic, but everyone is given the choice to choose their own everyone is given the choice to choose their own ideology, to reach the ideology, to reach the supreme.supreme. The last two The last two centuries has seen several great Saints who centuries has seen several great Saints who taught the path to travel in the world with peace, taught the path to travel in the world with peace, harmony for coexistence ,The Teachings of harmony for coexistence ,The Teachings of Sri Sri Paramahamsa YoganandaParamahamsa Yogananda continues to guide continues to guide the Humans are one the Humans are one species species for ultimate for ultimate realization of realization of Paramatma.Paramatma.

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Who is YoganandaWho is Yogananda

• Sri Yogananda is not a Sri Yogananda is not a theological teacher, to theological teacher, to impress himself with impress himself with platitudes, but a platitudes, but a enlightened soul to enlightened soul to bring supreme wisdom bring supreme wisdom which can bring success which can bring success health, happiness, and health, happiness, and divine love in all divine love in all circumstances in lifecircumstances in life

We were United by We were United by Supreme ForceSupreme Force

It seemingly empty space there is It seemingly empty space there is one link, One eternal, which unites one link, One eternal, which unites everything in Universe – animate and everything in Universe – animate and inanimate – inanimate – one wave of Life one wave of Life flowing through everythingflowing through everything

Whom to approach in Whom to approach in LifeLife

• I know that God's I know that God's power is limitless power is limitless and as I am made and as I am made in His image, I too, in His image, I too, have the strength have the strength to overcome all to overcome all obstaclesobstacles

Meet the Life as HeroMeet the Life as Hero

• Meet everybody Meet everybody and every and every circumstance on circumstance on the battlefield of the battlefield of life with courage of life with courage of a a HEROHERO and the and the smile of a smile of a CONQUERORCONQUEROR

What is sufferingWhat is suffering

• Suffering is caused by Suffering is caused by the misuse of free will.the misuse of free will.

• God has given us the God has given us the power to accept Him power to accept Him or reject him.or reject him.

• He doesn’t want us to He doesn’t want us to encounter woes, but encounter woes, but will not interfere when will not interfere when we choose actions that we choose actions that lead to miserylead to misery..

Who is your TeacherWho is your Teacher• When you use life’s When you use life’s

expereince as your expereince as your teacher and learn teacher and learn from them the true from them the true nature of the world nature of the world and you part in it, and you part in it, these experiences these experiences become valuable become valuable guides to external guides to external fulfillment and fulfillment and happinesshappiness

The Supreme Power The Supreme Power GuidesGuides• Before embarking Before embarking

on important, sit on important, sit quitely,calm your quitely,calm your senses and senses and thoughs, and thoughs, and meditate meditate deeply.You will then deeply.You will then be guided by the be guided by the great creative great creative power of spirit.power of spirit.

Power of SilencePower of Silence

•The moment I The moment I am restless or am restless or disturbed in disturbed in mind. I will retire mind. I will retire to silence and to silence and meditation until meditation until calmness is calmness is restoredrestored

Facing the ChallengesFacing the Challenges

• I will neither be I will neither be lazy nor lazy nor feverishly active. feverishly active. In every In every challenge of life I challenge of life I shall do my best shall do my best with out worrying with out worrying about the future.about the future.

God comes RunningGod comes Running

• The searcher of Hearts The searcher of Hearts wants only your sincere wants only your sincere love. He is like a little love. He is like a little child. Someone may child. Someone may offer him his whole offer him his whole wealth and He doesn’t wealth and He doesn’t want it, and another want it, and another cries to him.cries to him.

• If you sayIf you say• ““O Lord, I love you” and O Lord, I love you” and

into the devotee’s heart into the devotee’s heart He comes runningHe comes running

Ask for NeedsAsk for Needs

• It is important to It is important to differentiate between differentiate between your needs and your your needs and your wants. Your needs are wants. Your needs are few, while your wants few, while your wants can be limitless.can be limitless.

• In order to find freedom In order to find freedom and Bliss, minister only and Bliss, minister only to your needs.to your needs.

• Stop creating Stop creating limitless wants and limitless wants and pursuing the will – o’- pursuing the will – o’- the wisp of false the wisp of false happinesshappiness

Think Positive leave Think Positive leave worryingworrying

• Try to remain for one Try to remain for one minute at a time minute at a time without thinking without thinking negatively, fixing mind negatively, fixing mind on peace within, on peace within, especially if worried.especially if worried.

• Think of some happy Think of some happy incident dwell on it and incident dwell on it and visualize it, mentally go visualize it, mentally go through some pleasant through some pleasant experience over and experience over and over again until you over again until you have forgotten your have forgotten your worries entirelyworries entirely

Attaining peace and Attaining peace and calmnesscalmness

•The moment I The moment I am restless or am restless or disturbed in disturbed in mind, I will retire mind, I will retire to silence and to silence and meditation until meditation until calmness is calmness is restored.restored.

Your own sprit HealsYour own sprit Heals

• The healing power The healing power of spirit is flowing of spirit is flowing through all the cells through all the cells of my body. I am of my body. I am made of the one made of the one Universal God Universal God substancesubstance..

• In all my cells His In all my cells His healing light is healing light is shining.shining.

Be sincereBe sincere

• Be absolutely Be absolutely sincere with sincere with yourself.yourself.

• If you are sincere If you are sincere with yourself, you with yourself, you are unlikely ever to are unlikely ever to go wrong, and even go wrong, and even if you do you will be if you do you will be able quickly to able quickly to correct yourself.correct yourself.

Improving oneselfImproving oneselfattain Respectattain Respect

• The only way to hold on The only way to hold on to the affection or to the affection or respect of another is to respect of another is to apply the law of love apply the law of love and to merit that and to merit that recognition by self recognition by self improvement.improvement.

• Fulfillment lies in Fulfillment lies in constantly improving constantly improving yourself so that yourself so that instead instead of your seeking of your seeking others, others will others, others will seek you.seek you.

EliminateEliminate evilsevils

• Eradicate Eradicate jealousy,fear,and jealousy,fear,and angeranger from within, from within, so that every time an so that every time an evil impluse tells you evil impluse tells you to have and to hurt, to have and to hurt, another stronger another stronger voice within tells you voice within tells you to love and to to love and to forgive.forgive.

• Listen to that voiceListen to that voice

Living FearlesslyLiving Fearlessly

Fear comes from the heart. If ever you feel Fear comes from the heart. If ever you feel overcome by dread of some illness or overcome by dread of some illness or

accident, you should inhale and exhale accident, you should inhale and exhale deeply, slowly, and rhythmically several deeply, slowly, and rhythmically several

times, relaxing with each exhalation. This times, relaxing with each exhalation. This helps the circulation to become normal. If helps the circulation to become normal. If

your heart is truly quiet you cannot feel fear your heart is truly quiet you cannot feel fear at all. at all.

What is fearWhat is fear

• Fear comes from the heart. If ever Fear comes from the heart. If ever you feel overcome by dread of you feel overcome by dread of some illness or accident, you some illness or accident, you

should inhale and exhale deeply, should inhale and exhale deeply, slowly, and rhythmically several slowly, and rhythmically several

times, relaxing with each times, relaxing with each exhalation. This helps the exhalation. This helps the

circulation to become normal. If circulation to become normal. If your heart is truly quiet you cannotyour heart is truly quiet you cannot

feel fear at all. feel fear at all.

The God is secret Law to The God is secret Law to prosperityprosperity

• Those who seek prosperity for themselves Those who seek prosperity for themselves alone are in the end alone are in the end bound to become bound to become poorpoor, or to suffer from mental inharmony; , or to suffer from mental inharmony; but those who consider the whole world as but those who consider the whole world as their home, and who really care and work their home, and who really care and work for group or world prosperity, activate astral for group or world prosperity, activate astral forces that lead them ultimately to the forces that lead them ultimately to the place where they can find the individual place where they can find the individual prosperity that is legitimately theirs. prosperity that is legitimately theirs. This is This is a sure and secret lawa sure and secret law. .

God is a Fountain of all God is a Fountain of all Good AchievementsGood Achievements

• God is the God is the Fountain of health, Fountain of health, prosperity, wisdom, and eternal joy.prosperity, wisdom, and eternal joy. We make our life complete by contact with We make our life complete by contact with God. Without Him, life is not complete. Give God. Without Him, life is not complete. Give your attention to the Almighty Power that is your attention to the Almighty Power that is giving you life and strength and wisdom. giving you life and strength and wisdom. Pray that unceasing truth flow into your Pray that unceasing truth flow into your mind, unceasing strength flow into your mind, unceasing strength flow into your body, and body, and unceasing joy flow into your unceasing joy flow into your soul.soul.

HappinessHappiness

• Avoid negative Avoid negative approach to life.approach to life.

• Start now to think only Start now to think only those thoughts that will those thoughts that will bring you health and bring you health and happiness.happiness.

• A bee seeks out only A bee seeks out only those flowers that those flowers that are sweet with are sweet with honey, so GOD honey, so GOD comes only when comes only when your life is sweet your life is sweet with honeyed with honeyed thoughsthoughs..

You are close to GODYou are close to GOD

• The more you feel The more you feel peace in peace in meditation, the meditation, the closer you are to closer you are to GOD.GOD.

• He moves nearer He moves nearer and nearer to you and nearer to you the deeper you the deeper you enter into enter into meditation.meditation.

I am I am INFINITEINFINITE

• I am the I am the changeless, I am changeless, I am the the INFINITEINFINITE,, I am I am not a little mortal not a little mortal being, with bones to being, with bones to break, a body that break, a body that will perish, I am the will perish, I am the deathless, deathless, changeless changeless INFINITEINFINITE

Created for the benefit of Created for the benefit of HumanityHumanity who wish to who wish to

progress with good progress with good thoughsthoughs

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