This is the kind of willpower you must develop — the willpower that will run the ocean dry if necessary in order to accomplish what is good. The greatest will should be used to meditate. The Lord wants us to discover our divine will and use it to find Him. Develop this God-seeking dynamic will. It is not profound words that will give you emancipation, but your own efforts through meditation. - Paramahansa Yogananda.

My guru, Sri Yukteswarji, used to say, “Remember this: if you have within you that faith which is truly divine, and if there is something you desire that is not in the universe, it shall be created for you.” I had that indomitable belief in an inner strength, in the spiritual strength of my will, and I always found that some new opportunities were created to give me the things I wanted. - Paramahansa Yogananda.

Do what's important to you, and do it with absolute devotion! But remember that there's no competition for your true life's purpose, so there's no need to worry, hurry, or feel that you have to force things to happen. - Anonymous.

He is no fool. He gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot.

As long as the cycle of existence lasts, may your happiness never decline. - Buddhist Saying.