Incredible amounts of energy are hidden in your brain; enough in a gram of flesh to run the city of Chicago for 2 days. And you say you are tired?

Fix your attention in the pituitary or in the fontanel, from where the power of God is pulling breath. Be the silent witness of the breath of God.

Meditating for a short period is like getting fuel to keep the body and mind functioning throughout the day, through good and bad, pleasure and pain.

If you lead a life of work and you feel that this work is worship and that the material world is the living presence of God, then you will get liberation.

Very few, either by the virtue of their own good deeds or through the grace of the realized masters, can find the source of peace, love, and happiness within.

Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to you.

God made cows and animals with their spines parallel to the ground. They have no rationality. Your spine is vertical, which enables you to evolve and grow faster.

The so-called miraculous powers of a great master are a natural accompaniment to his exact understanding of subtle laws that operate in the inner cosmos of consciousness.

Death is the law of life. Death is the friend of every living being. However, no one understands this. All are frightened. And yet, death is the eternal companion of us all.

Religious activity is religious play. People are busy with religious play constantly. But spirituality is free from religious play, dogmatic views, fanatical ideas, and misunderstandings.

What is the most auspicious quality of a spiritual seeker? Stillness, calmness. Why? The definition of restlessness is “the world.” Thus, the more one is involved and attached to the world, the more restlessness one is.

Self-realization means to know truth through yourself, and not through others. By seeking God first, through Self-realization, all things—strength, power, prosperity, wisdom, health, and immortality—will be added unto you.

Any holy book that gives you spiritual motivation is good, but one should not develop ego or pride with one's knowledge of the scriptures. Theoretical knowledge is not enough in daily life. Practical experience is essential.

Heart is the place of emotion, ego, and attachment. You have to rise above all the propensities of the heart. Clean it thoroughly, surrendering it to God through regular prayer and meditation, and through sincere and steadfast effort.

Never do anything that taints your mind. Wrong actions cause negative or evil mental vibrations that are reflected in your whole appearance and personality. Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.

The body is only a garment. How many times you have changed your clothing in this life, yet because of this you would not say that you have changed. Similarly, when you give up this bodily dress at death you do not change. You are just the same, an immortal soul, a child of God.

Our great whirling planet, our human individuality, were not given to us merely that we might exist for a time and then vanish into nothingness, but that we might question what it is all about. To live without understanding the purpose of life is foolish, a waste of time. The mystery of life surrounds us; we were given intelligence in order to solve it.

Why shouldn't you strengthen your own vibrations through fellowship with people seeking Self-realization, and by group meditation with them? This practice will fortify your own spiritual convictions you will find that many seemingly insuperable barriers in your life will crumble and dissolve in the waters of meditation. Your devotion and love for God will commingle with the devotion and love of others. Divine bliss will radiate from you, helping all persons you meet.

Time that is passing will never return.

People are so skillful in their ignorance!

Remain focused on the soul and be spiritual.

One becomes Brahma when one becomes desireless.

One should leave the place where the guru is maligned.