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5 Yogananda Quotes That Inspire And Enlighten

David Gerken
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5 min readMay 15, 2021

Yogananda was one of the towering Indian saints of the 20th Century. Born in 1894, he spent almost the entirety of his life in America between 1920 and his death in 1952.

His service in bringing Hindu and yoga teachings to the West was foretold by Lahiri Mahasaya, his guru’s guru. Mahasaya told his disciple, Sri Yukteswar, that a special devotee would seek him out someday and that he should send this person to America to spread the teachings. Several decades later, long after Mahasaya’s death, Yogananda came upon Sri Yukteswar who informed him of his long foretold fate.

Admirers and followers of Yogananda include Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, George Harrison, Steve Jobs and my favorite spiritual teacher, Mickey Singer. Cool Fact: Each attendee at the Stanford memorial service Steve Jobs personally planned for himself received one gift: a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda.

The following five pearls of wisdom offered by Yogananda are a guidebook for living a contented, fulfilling, peaceful life.

1. “Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself.”

This is something that anybody could build an entire life around. Just that sentence. Give everything we have to the moment in front of us and then let life/God/The Universe work its will.

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David Gerken
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Written by David Gerken

Meditation and Mindfulness teacher. Dad of three precious kids. Former writer for THE WEST WING. Follow me at davidgerken.net.

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