Paramahansa Yogananda Quotes

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

Dear God, I give this time of quiet to You. Please dissolve my thoughts of stress and fear And deliver me to the inner place Where all is peace and love. Amen.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

Scientists are coming to recognise the effects of the mind on physical health. The sense of relaxation associated with inner peace involves not only being physically at ease. If you are nagged by worry or seething with anger, you’re not really relaxed. The key to relaxation is peace of mind. The relaxation gained from alcohol, drugs or just listening to music may seem attractive, but it doesn’t last.

My father told me very early on that it was a sin to worry too much.

As pain tells us of the need for healing, worry tells us of the need for prayer.

To get up in the morning, wash and then wait for some unforeseen variety of dread or depression. I would give the whole universe and all of Shakespeare for a grain of ataraxy.

I always have kind of underneath feeling of peace of mind that I get from just the basic tenants of spirituality.

How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here about a magic formula of proper and distinct words. Oh no! We are talking about opening your heart and your mouth, saying what's on your mind, knowing that once you do, the answer will be revealed.

Relaxation is the absence of worry.

When you're worrying you're not praying. Stop worrying start praying.

Pray about everything and worry about nothing. You will enjoy life much more.

No one can pray and worry at the same time.

If you have an anxiety lay it down before The Lord

Worry drains the mind of its power and, sooner or later, it injures the soul

Take it easy, take it easyDon't let the sound of your own wheelsDrive you crazy.

I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn.

Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.