Our Quotes of the Day:
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect they are permanent.
Fall in love in such a way that it frees you from any connecting.
If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way.
In every situation, the way to analyze real pleasure is to evaluate how we are connecting with Krishna and how we are giving pleasure to Krishna.
Make use of radio, TV and films discriminatively; only for programs that will enhance our knowledge and culture. Television is tele-visham (tele-poison, in Malayalam). If we are not careful, it can corrupt our culture, damage our eyes and drain away our time.
Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by them, it's because they do not know them.
There is no connection between I myself yesterday and I myself in this moment
My advice is, do not criticize others. Try to rectify yourself.
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
So many religions, so many paths to reach the one and the same goal.
We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being.
Yama and niyama (restraints and observances) are aids to purification. They help to make the sadhana simpler. If they are neglected, many hurdles crop up during sadhana and it takes a very long time to up-root these evils. To save time and energy, it is necessary that one must resort to yama and niyama.
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.
Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions.
Paravastha is the state of the real “I.” Beyond all pleasure and pain, it is the state of supreme bliss.
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
Now be silent. Let the One who creates the words speak. He made the door. He made the lock. He also made the key.
Loneliness is caused by an alienation from life. It is a loneliness from your real self.
