"Three times blessed are those that can copy the teacher physically, mentally and spiritually."
Quotes
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"Yogis are always content. They do their best, but they are not worried about the results."
"Intelligence itself can be perceived. That’s how you know you are not it."
"Everything is perfect and nothing is permanent."
"If you open your heart and become like a child, you will always be blissful, always content."
"The Spiritual Sun already blazes within."
"Yoga truly means to be respectful and compassionate to all living beings and to be free from all sorrow. Who wouldn’t want that?"
"The purpose of meditation is to remove your doubts."
"With the Ethical Rules and a little concentration, anything is possible."
"Yogis love to be alone."
"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?"
"Visualize yourself doing it. If you believe you are full of doubt, then you will be filled with doubt."
"Can you see God in every person?"
"See yourself in the practice you are not able to access right now. Imagine yourself in it."
"Stay truthful and blissful."
"Sometimes you think you are 100% right, but you are 100% wrong!"
"Be receptive to the infinite wisdom and intuition within you."
"We are eternal. We are immutable."
"When you are self-controlled, you like yourself."
"Go beyond the fears and doubts."
"Real Yogis love the absence of activities."
"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."
"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."
"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 selfless work, and don’t even think about the spiritual benefits."
"The calmer you are, the more craving-free you are."
"Do it because it has to be done and expect nothing."
"What is the Self inside? It’s the same as God. It doesn’t involve any enjoyment because there is no personal self there."
"With practice, you’ll be able to hold your mind for a long time on one thing."
"The Real Self does not need enlightenment. It is the cause of enlightenment."
"You have to have strong desire for liberation."
"Live the golden rule. Purify the heart. Lose the ego."
"When you are full of love, calm, serene and realize the Laws of Karma, all these doesn’t affect you much."
"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."
"All these fancy poses have nothing to do with enlightenment."
"You have to go to the very edge again and again. That’s how eventually you go beyond."
"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."
"Every time you have a chance, go within and do your meditation."
"Be compassionate and surrender your ego. Be always content, a happy soul, and surrender to your own Self."
"Be a witness of body and mind activities."
"By realizing what you really are, that triggers the highest senses of perception."
"All living beings fear violence."
"Do the practice because it has to be done."
"Suffering is good."
"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."
"Relaxation is the best antidote to impurities."
"Yoga without the Yamas is like spaghetti without the sauce."
"Always stay alert, radiating love and peace 24 hours a day, every day."
"Get Self Knowledge."
"Be grateful to exist."
"You become what you believe."
"The secret is to have firm, regular concentration on one thing."
"Remember, everybody passes through the same thing."
"The greatest of all impurities is ignorance of your own True Self."
"You need to have angry determination."
"Learn how to remain still, without any action during the Asanas."
"Do all the postures very slowly, without pain or straining. Be nice to all."
"You have to get serious about your practice!"
"Belief is not enough, you have to experience."
"If you see yourself everywhere, that is a sign of Self-realization."
"The secret to success is constant practice."
"Bring your attention to your heart. Everything is within."
"Pretend that you are already there: perfect. You are just trying to gather evidence."
"The amount of happiness that you are experiencing right now is due to your previous actions."
"To conserve energy, observe silence after the class."
"Only knowledge can relieve the pain and suffering."
"Always remember that Nature refuses to be rushed. She can only be made to evolve and that takes time, so take heart."
"The Supreme Teacher is within you. By constant attention to Him, you’ll be stuffed with bliss and joy."
"Bless everything. You are a portion of God."
"First you get knowledge, and then you have to reflect upon it."
"Whatever you are doing, feel that all beings are enjoying through your senses."
"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."
"You should practice relaxation every day."
"Your worst enemy is your own self when you are not under control."
"Everything returns in mysterious ways — it’s the Law of Karma."
"The most important prayer is to say thank you, even for the air you breathe."
"When you are quiet, you see everything with love."
"Everything is there, you just have to turn it on."
"Everything is perfect. That is the beauty of yoga: to bring our consciousness to this level."
"Your goal is Self Knowledge; your Guru is here (at the center of the chest)."
"The other self is your worst enemy."
"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."
"The purpose of life is to experience everything."
"By controlling the breath, the mind also will be controlled."
"Go into seclusion and rest your mind on the silence."
"How you eat and what you eat has a great effect on your future state of health."
"Be kind to everyone; forgive everyone everything."
"Whatever you can perceive is not you. That is something else. You are the perceiver."
"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."
"Your mind is going to be busy with the senses. Remain unconcerned."
"All actions have the perfect reaction."
"Pleasure and pain are the mind and the senses."
"When you have fortitude, you stand supreme under any conditions."
"You are the master of your senses."
"All the pain and suffering in all creation is for purification and realization comes according to purification."
"People become depressed when they neglect their spiritual practice."
"Keep your thoughts pure."
"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."
"Purify your heart and lose your ego."
"Everything depends on your mental attitude."