" In order to reach the superconscious, affirmations must be free from all uncertainties, doubts, and inattention. Attention and devotion are lights that can lead even blindly uttered affirmations to the subconscious and the superconscious. The greater the power of attention and devotion, the farther they can usher the vibrations of different affirmations to their subconscious or superconscious destinations. Cures "

― Paramahansa Yogananda , How to Have Courage, Calmness and Confidence (Wisdom of Yogananda, Vol 5)