From the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda
Page 178-179 Where There is Light
Topic: Proof of God’s Response
The more you feel peace in meditation, the closer you are to God. He moves nearer and nearer to you the deeper you enter into meditation. The peace of meditation is the language and embracing comfort of God. Therefore, God is present right on the throne of peace within you. Find Him there first and you will find Him in all the noble pursuits of life, in true friends, in the beauty of nature, in good books, in good thoughts, in noble aspirations…When you know God as peace within, then you will realize Him as peace existing in the universal harmony of all things without.