Our Quotes of the Day:
We are the sum of the Father's love for us
Smiling is one of the highest forms of meditation.
Satyayuga is the After-effect-poise of Kriya; tretayuga is the temporary After-effect-poise of Kriya; dwaparayuga is to practice Kriya; and when one does not practice I, it is kaliyuga for him.
A perfect human being is one who has attained the state of samadhi.
No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.
You have actually waltzed with tremendous style, my sweet, O my sweet, crushed angel.
The only serious side-effect of # marijuana is that you might get arrested.
Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.
Look within, thou art the Buddha.
Why not imagine yourself successful?
If there is anything that gives kingliness to the soul, it is patience. What was the secret of the masters who have accomplished great things, who have inspired many and who have helped many souls? Their secret was patience.
On previous occasions when God incarnated on earth, the bliss of recognizing Him in the incarnation was vouchsafed only after the physical embodiment had left the world, in spite of plenty of evidences of His Grace. But, ponder a moment on this Sathya Sai Manifestation; in this age of rampant materialism, aggressive disbelief and irreverence, what is it that brings to It the adoration of millions from all over the world? You will be convinced that the basic reason for this is the fact that this is the Supra-worldly Divinity in Human Form.
As for myself, I look upon all women as my Mother. This is a very pure attitude of mind. There is no risk or danger in it. To look upon a woman as one's sister is also not bad. But the other attitudes are very difficult and dangerous. It is almost impossible to keep to the purity of the ideal.
If the ego is not regularly and repeatedly dissolved in the unbounded hyperspace of the Transcendent Other, there will always be slow drift away from the sense of self as part of nature's larger whole. The ultimate consequence of this drift is the fatal ennui that now permeates Western Civilization.
Those who know It (Brahman) become immortal.
Leading a God-centered life is simple and sublime, but because of our complicated minds, our tendency is to look for something more difficult because we feel that if it’s so easy, it must not work.
Our state of mind plays a major role in our day-to-day experiences as well as our physical and mental well-being. If a person has a calm and stable mind, this influences his or her attitude and behavior in relation to others. In other words, if someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
Sometimes I feel I am everything, I call that Love. Sometimes I feel I am nothing, I call that Wisdom. Between Love and Wisdom my life continuously flows.
Unconscious means identified totally with thought. You reduce reality to a conceptual reality.
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with it. In that very memory your entire Being gets back to that state
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.