“You can conquer your moods, no matter how terrible they seem. Make up your mind that you are not going to be moody anymore; and if a mood comes in spite of your resolve, analyze the cause that brought it on, and do something constructive about it.”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happiness, Happy Thoughts, Happiness Quotes, Avoiding Negativity
“Avoid a negative approach to life. Why gaze down the sewers when there is loveliness all around us? One may find some fault in even the greatest masterpieces of art, music, and literature. But isn’t it better to enjoy their charm and glory?”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happiness, Happy Thoughts, Happiness Quotes, Avoiding Negativity
“Persons of strong character are usually the happiest. They do not blame others for troubles that can usually be traced to their own actions and lack of understanding. They know that no one has any power to add to their happiness or detract from it unless they themselves are so weak that they allow t…”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happiness, Positive Thinking, Happiness Quotes
“If you do not choose to be happy no one can make you happy. Do not blame God for that! And if you choose to be happy, no one can make you unhappy. If He had not given us freedom to use our own will, we could blame Him when we are unhappy, but He did give us that freedom. It is we who make of life wh…”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Christianity, Faith, God, Relationship With God, Divine Connection
“Constantly you affirm sorrow, therefore it exists. Deny it in your mind and it will exist no longer.”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happiness, Happiness Quotes, Happy
“Change your thoughts if you wish to change your circumstances. Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize that each thought creates according to its own nature. Remember that the law works at all times and that you are a…”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happiness, Happy Thoughts, Happiness Quotes
“Happiness depends to some extent upon external conditions, but chiefly upon mental attitudes.”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Happy, Happiness, Happiness Quotes
“If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope. Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.”— Paramahansa Yogananda, yogananda-srf.orgTagged: Christianity, Faith, God, Relationship With God, Divine Connection