Quotations

My true self cannot be found by any mode of thought.

No known modes of enquiry, no instruments of perception like the five senses,

Every one of us, although we say we are looking for this or that,

Although some technique has been described in Dhyana yoga, the crux of the matter is one should go within, try to understand

The Vedantic question is why not go back? That is, retrace our steps and go back

The center around which thought orbits is called the ‘mind of the mind’

Nivrutti Marga and Pravartti Marga – Pravratti means the mind is outgoing, also known as extrovert.

Every one of us, although we say we are looking for this or that, is looking for philosophy or welfare.

There is this famous story derived from the couplet of Kabir Das, about the Kasturi Mriga.

One who’s on the spiritual journey should not cry over what he loses.

One of the greatest obstacles to Truth is sloth. Swami Vivekananda realized this and implemented its removal in his own life.

Look at a river, it furrows through the sand, on both sides there are banks. It builds its own banks.

As you read the Upanishads, you will find in many places, that the seeker of the truth is addressed ‘Satya Kama’

The experience of happiness is innate, not in the object that I enjoy.

“Sat-chit-ananda” is a three-syllable word— ‘Sat’, ‘Chitta’ and ‘Ananda’. ‘Sat’ meaning reality,