Yogananda Paramahamsa

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Cast off fear. What is there to be afraid of? Even a little bit of

fear, such as senseless apprehension of the dark or worrying about

things that " might " happen, affects the nerves more than you can

imagine. Why dread even death? God allows it to happen to everybody,

so it cannot be bad. That is a very consoling thought to hold on to.

Death is just like a refreshing sleep; and you are not afraid of

sleep, are you? Death is complete rest. God gives you death to release

you from all of your troubles here, and then to provide you with fresh

start in a new incarnation.

 

 

Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles; you are not

going to be finicky; you are not going to be victim of habits and

moods; you are going to be free as a lark.

 

 

The heart requires true love, friendship, and, above all, peace. When through

emotion peace is destroyed, it is a desecration of the bodily temple. A healthy

nervous system is what will maintain in proper order all the bodily organs and

feelings. And to keep the nervous system healthy, it is important to remain free

from devastating emotions such as fear, anger, greed, jealousy.

 

 

I will remain in all hearts as the unknown friend, ever arousing their flaming

feelings, and silently urging them through their own noble thoughts their

slumber of earthliness. In the light of wisdom I will dance with all their joys

in the unseen bower of silence.

 

 

Swami Sri Yukteswar to Paramahansa Yogananda: " Freedom of will does not consist

in doing things according to the dictates of prenatal or postnatal habits or of

mental whims, but in acting according to the suggestions of wisdom and free

choice. If you tune in your will with mine [the wisdom-guided will of the guru],

you will find wisdom. "