The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. Moreover there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.

A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.

There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved.

Every second a seeker can start over, for his life's mistakes are initial drafts and not the final version.

Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.

But on the heights of the Himalayas I have a place where I am determined nothing shall enter except pure truth. There I want to work out this idea about which I have spoken to you today. There are an Englishman and an Englishwoman in charge of the place. The purpose is to train seekers of truth and to bring up children without fear and without superstition. They shall not hear about Christs and Buddhas and Shivas and Vishnus - none of these.

The five yamas are: non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, brahmacharya and non-attachment. The five niyamas are: purity, contentment, study of the self, tapas (austerity) and surrender to God. The yamas and niyamas are the first two components of yoga’s eight integral components which are: yamas, niyamas, asanas, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. Yoga sadhana can only be performed within the protective fortress of the yamas and niyamas. Without this foundation, the seeker is condemned to endless disturbances.

A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.

The seeker is that which is being sought.

Practice meditation. Become a seeker. Walk the path of the seeker. You will get the best of everything the world has to offer.

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker's life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.

The reality is within. A true seeker is one who is seeking to find the reality and truth from within. Such sincere seekers are rare.

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.

Two kinds of greedy people never get satisfied; the seeker of knowledge and the seeker of this world.

The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.

Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.

Contentment is the first and foremost virtue that should be cultivated. It comes only when you have done your duties to your fullest capacity without worrying for the results. It is a virtue that always helps and never disappoints the seeker.

O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.

It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad, and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent, but silence is better than idle words.

A sincere seeker knows what his goal is: the highest Truth. He will not delay his journey. In spiritual life, we aspire for the highest Truth, for God, nothing else.