Our Quotes of the Day:
Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.
Disagreement is something normal.
When a thought comes to your mind, think of God.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Study of the scriptures, devotion, and the execution of good works form the foundation of yoga. They count as the first step.
You are the creator of your own destiny
It is the job of conscious rational thought to decide what you want, select the goals you wish to achieve—and concentrate upon these rather than upon what you do not want. To spend time and effort concentrating upon what you do not want is not rational.
The future is a concept, it doesn't exist. There is no such thing as tomorrow. There never will be, because time is always now. That's one of the things we discover when we stop talking to ourselves and stop thinking. We find there is only present, only an eternal now.
In the middle of an ocean on board a ship, one can get a sense of vastness.
When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.
This is the sleep: being absent, being not present to the present moment, being somewhere else.
By sincerely serving the instructions of great souls in a mood of humility, Krishna is pleased and gives us the higher taste for hearing and chanting.
To find reality you must be real in the smallest daily action; there can be no deceit in the search for truth.
For a true disciple, the repetition of the mantra is like food.
Endued with evenness of mind, one casts off, in this very life, both good deeds and evil deeds.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.
The trouble is you think you have time.
People often ask me questions that I cannot very well answer in words, and it makes me sad to think they are unable to hear the voice of my silence.
I think the game is to bear the unbearable with a giggle. With your heart breaking. And then do what you do.
The real value of wealth lies in how it is used for the welfare of others.
The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.
How many lives are frittered away, age after age, in endless coming and going. Find out who you are!