Quotations

There are many reasons why Shivaratri is celebrated and night vigils are kept. Since Shiva is considered to be the Maha Yogi and since yogis

Anger and desire are the two biggest obstacles to attaining contentment, balance, and tranquility of mind.

When you encounter something that is extremely painful and unpleasant, don’t shudder.

One should not rejoice on attaining what is pleasant. In the course of one’s life, one may attain many pleasant things.

Each one of us is a lovely stream flowing into the great ocean of love and compassion, of goodness and energy,

Each one of us is a lovely stream flowing into the great ocean of love and compassion, of goodness and energy, the Supreme Reality, which is God. Different we may be, but we emanate from the same source and to the same source we return.

There are two ways of doing it (keeping the slate clean). One is by realizing that it is important to have your slate clean.

Say, you have a slate and you write on it completely. If you want to write anything more, you have to rub it all off.

If you move with someone who’s mind is calm and quiet, then that calmness slowly comes into your mind after some time.

Patience is of the essence because when everybody is swimming along the stream and allowing themselves to be carried away by the stream

Can somebody be religious by just going to some place or walking around somewhere or is religiousness

The first step is to find out about myself as I am and not pretend to be something that I am not. Then, I know where I stand.

Although we call India ‘Karmabhoomi’, today few people look at the spiritual content of India’s scriptures. I am not talking about the Gurus

One thing is certain. Every human being – no matter how limited he or she is – has the capacity to find the source and go back

Destiny, in my view, is only a blueprint. There is destiny and there is free will. People say, “Oh! It is my destiny”