The Purpose of Life  Excerpts from the writings of

By Paramahansa Yogananda

I have had the pleasure of going to Paramahansa Yogananda Fellowship Center in Encinetas CA to the gardens. They are breathtaking, it is truly a remarkable place. There is a variety of vegetation I have not seen before. Sense visiting the gardens I have come to know a little more who Paramahansa Yogananda is and his teachings. I have read all the literature from the gardens and I have got his book “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda. So far I find all his infornmaion to be quite helpful in my life and how important Paramahansa Yogananda teaching are. Im excited to learn more about him, his center and Paramahansa Yogananda teachings. Here is a writing from his book:

Many people may doubt that finding God is the purpose of life; but everyone can accept the idea that the purpose of life is to find happiness. I say that God is Happiness. He is Bliss. He is Love. He is Joy that will never go away from your soul. So why shouldn’t you try to acquire that Happiness? No one else can give it to you. You must continuously cultivate it yourself.

Even if life gave you at one time everything you wanted — wealth, power, friends — after a while you would again become dissatisfied and need something more. But there is one thing that can never become stale to you — joy itself. Happiness that is delightfully varied, though its essence is changeless, is the inner experience everyone is seeking. Lasting, ever new joy is God. Finding this Joy within, you will find it in everything without. In God you will tap the Reservoir of perennial, unending bliss.

The Purpose of Life  Excerpts from the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda

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