Quotations

When you touch that, it’s not as if you are completely cut off from the world or that you can’t function in the world.

Try to find a teacher whose only interest is in your development. When you do, watch the person in all circumstances.

Who will give? Only those who are full.

You cannot go looking for a Guru with a magnifying glass; you may not find one anywhere.

If you feel that you are being led on the spiritual journey for spiritual progress and that person is able to help you, then that is your Guru.

Concentration, according to Yoga, is the same thing as relaxation.

The moment you become stressed, you cannot do your work. So, try to work without stress deliberately.

Whatever happens, even if you are sick, try not to miss the routine practice of meditation.

An example of Karma Yoga is looking after someone who is not well, as you get nothing out of it.

The real meaning of Karma Yoga is to work—not for oneself but for others, and not expecting results every minute.

A teacher wants to help bring about a change in the student and would like to understand the student completely before instructing

Develop a relationship with the ego. Unless and until we can look at it thoroughly, we will not be able to study that facet of the ego, which needs to be dealt with.

The best way to deal with ego is to gradually and repeatedly understand that you are the actual problem.

If you can’t keep your toilet clean, how will you keep your mind clean?

When you understand that the spiritual journey is not something dry but exciting and if you are genuinely interested in it, then you will have no distractions whatsoever.