You may control a mad elephant;
You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger;
Ride the lion and play with the cobra;
By alchemy you may learn your livelihood;
You may wander through the universe incognito;
Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful;
You may walk in water and live in fire;
But control of the mind is better and more difficult.”
I have been a huge fan of Paramahansa Yogananda since I read Autobiography of a Yogi many, many years ago because my first thought when I finished the book was how humble he was. I think his message is to tell people that meditation can be challenging but doable and worth it.
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