"The purpose of life is to experience everything."
Quotes
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"When you have a little Self Knowledge, you are a king among men. This is very rare. The rest are all lost in duality, lost in their ego. I have many disciples that are still lost. They still don’t understand about higher things."
"Yogis are always content. They do their best, but they are not worried about the results."
"Who is full of doubts, suffering and depressed? It’s the body and mind passing through the effects from your previous deeds. Pass through this suffering gracefully and try never to complain."
"Yogis love to be alone."
"Do selfless work, and don’t even think about the spiritual benefits."
"You have to have strong desire for liberation."
"Intelligence itself can be perceived. That’s how you know you are not it."
"Yoga without the Yamas is like spaghetti without the sauce."
"The Spiritual Sun already blazes within."
"Your goal is Self Knowledge; your Guru is here (at the center of the chest)."
"With the Ethical Rules and a little concentration, anything is possible."
"When you are quiet, you see everything with love."
"By realizing what you really are, that triggers the highest senses of perception."
"Suffering is good."
"Always stay alert, radiating love and peace 24 hours a day, every day."
"Bless everything. You are a portion of God."
"All actions have the perfect reaction."
"Yoga truly means to be respectful and compassionate to all living beings and to be free from all sorrow. Who wouldn’t want that?"
"Remember, everybody passes through the same thing."
"To conserve energy, observe silence after the class."
"Everything is perfect. That is the beauty of yoga: to bring our consciousness to this level."
"Your mind is going to be busy with the senses. Remain unconcerned."
"When you are self-controlled, you like yourself."
"The beauty of reincarnation is that you will meet your loved ones again next life. When you really love someone, you will be with them again."
"When you have fortitude, you stand supreme under any conditions."
"With practice, you’ll be able to hold your mind for a long time on one thing."
"Live the golden rule. Purify the heart. Lose the ego."
"When I first wake up in the morning, I spend a little while just sitting in that nothingness — in that void, and then the bliss comes."
"Move your joints every day. You have to find your own tricks. Bury your mind deep in your heart, and watch the body move by itself."
"First you get knowledge, and then you have to reflect upon it."
"Purify your heart and lose your ego."
"Three times blessed are those that can copy the teacher physically, mentally and spiritually."
"If you see yourself everywhere, that is a sign of Self-realization."
"Whatever you are doing, feel that all beings are enjoying through your senses."
"Stay truthful and blissful."
"If you open your heart and become like a child, you will always be blissful, always content."
"Pretend that you are already there: perfect. You are just trying to gather evidence."
"All these fancy poses have nothing to do with enlightenment."
"Learn how to remain still, without any action during the Asanas."
"You are the master of your senses."
"Be receptive to the infinite wisdom and intuition within you."
"Be grateful to exist."
"Always remember that Nature refuses to be rushed. She can only be made to evolve and that takes time, so take heart."
"Get Self Knowledge."
"Pleasure and pain are the mind and the senses."
"With constant practice, one can improve his physical body and mental attitude rapidly, thereby igniting the higher motives of making one’s self useful to himself and all mankind."
"You should practice relaxation every day."
"The action of compassion is to see yourself in others. This is the most important thing for all of us to practice all the time."
"Do the practice because it has to be done."
"Everything is perfect and nothing is permanent."
"The Real Self does not need enlightenment. It is the cause of enlightenment."
"The secret to success is constant practice."
"Can you see God in every person?"
"Real Yogis love the absence of activities."
"You have to get serious about your practice!"
"Relaxation is the best antidote to impurities."
"Do it because it has to be done and expect nothing."
"All the pain and suffering in all creation is for purification and realization comes according to purification."
"We are eternal. We are immutable."
"All living beings fear violence."
"Sometimes you think you are 100% right, but you are 100% wrong!"
"Be a witness of body and mind activities."
"Be compassionate and surrender your ego. Be always content, a happy soul, and surrender to your own Self."
"The purpose of meditation is to remove your doubts."
"See yourself in the practice you are not able to access right now. Imagine yourself in it."
"The amount of happiness that you are experiencing right now is due to your previous actions."
"Everything depends on your mental attitude."
"Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence."
"The calmer you are, the more craving-free you are."
"What is the Self inside? It’s the same as God. It doesn’t involve any enjoyment because there is no personal self there."
"The greatest of all impurities is ignorance of your own True Self."
"You need to have angry determination."
"Do all the postures very slowly, without pain or straining. Be nice to all."
"Your worst enemy is your own self when you are not under control."
"The other self is your worst enemy."
"People become depressed when they neglect their spiritual practice."
"Belief is not enough, you have to experience."
"The Supreme Teacher is within you. By constant attention to Him, you’ll be stuffed with bliss and joy."
"By controlling the breath, the mind also will be controlled."
"Everything returns in mysterious ways — it’s the Law of Karma."
"Imagine nothing existed, no creation, no planet, no people, nothing. Just void. Now think about existing and have been given an ego to be here — isn’t that nice?"
"How you eat and what you eat has a great effect on your future state of health."
"Visualize yourself doing it. If you believe you are full of doubt, then you will be filled with doubt."
"Every time you have a chance, go within and do your meditation."
"Keep your thoughts pure."
"You become what you believe."
"Whatever you can perceive is not you. That is something else. You are the perceiver."
"Reduce your wants and lead a happy and contented life. Never hurt the feelings of others and be kind to all. Think of God as soon as you get up and when you go to bed."
"Everything is there, you just have to turn it on."
"Go beyond the fears and doubts."
"Be kind to everyone; forgive everyone everything."
"You have to go to the very edge again and again. That’s how eventually you go beyond."
"Most adults don’t sing anymore. We have to break that, and start singing the name of the Almighty One. Try to cultivate the emotions. We have to elevate our emotions to the maximum, to the limit, and that then turns into spiritual bliss."
"When you are full of love, calm, serene and realize the Laws of Karma, all these doesn’t affect you much."
"When you are doing things together, you are inside the collective mind, and share psychic knowledge with each other. That is how you become one."
"The most important prayer is to say thank you, even for the air you breathe."
"Only knowledge can relieve the pain and suffering."
"The secret is to have firm, regular concentration on one thing."
"Bring your attention to your heart. Everything is within."