Welcome to the January edition of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India eNewsletter. This month we share powerfully motivating thoughts from Paramahansa Yogananda on being what you want to be in the new year.
Paramahansa Yogananda on Being What You Want to Be
Enter the portals of the New Year with new hope. Remember you are a child of God. It lies with you as to what you are going to be. Be proud that you are a child of God. What have you to fear? No matter what comes, believe it is the Lord who is sending that to you; and you must succeed in conquering those daily challenges. Therein lies your victory.
Make new determinations as to what you are going to do and what you are going to be in this next year. Set a program for yourself; carry it through, and you will find how much happier you will be.
Let nothing weaken your conviction that you can be whatever you want to be. There is no one obstructing you unless it be yourself. Though my master, Swami Sri Yukteswarji, again and again told me that, it was hard to believe it at first. But as I used the God-given gift of will power in my life, I found it to be my saviour.
Be always with people who inspire you; surround yourself with people who lift you up....Even if you cannot find good company to inspire you, you can find it in meditation. The best company you can have is the joy of meditation.
Read more excerpts from Paramahansa Yogananda’s inspiring talk “Make New Determinations: Be What You Want to Be!”
