Quotations

In matters that are beyond the rational mind, realisation takes place only when the rational mind becomes absolutely still. To find that out, we need a rational mind.

When Patanjali defines yoga in the yoga sutras, he defines it as ‘yogas chitta vritti nirodha’ which means yoga is the stopping

The seeds have been sown but no seed will become a tree and give fruit in three days, it takes its own time.

If the world were a complete obstruction to the attainment of spiritual fulfillment, the Supreme Being would not have created the world at all.

One of the symbols that Shiva carries is the ‘paasha’ – a noose. Shiva only throws this noose

The salient feature of the last chapter in Bhagwad Gita, the 18th chapter, is after instructing Arjuna through the whole course,

As you sit and watch the thoughts, as in thought watching thought, one thought comes up which then becomes a chain.

The next chapter in Bhagwad Gita (after Karma Yoga) is called Karma Sanyas Yoga. Here, Krishna says that ‘Sanyasa’ is not about

‘Amrita’ need not necessarily mean nectar that you drink. It need not necessarily mean something that excites the taste buds.

Freedom is our birthright. Our true self, the ‘atman’, is free; it does not need to be freed from anything

“When you sit down to meditate, first think if you have someone whom you really don’t like, someone you consider your enemy

When you enter the meditation hall, leaving your shoes or chappals outside, leave your ego also; don’t bring it in.

A spiritual teacher teaches a person ‘sadhana’ in accordance with that person’s capacity and needs. Everybody cannot practice the same thing.

Living in this world and experiencing life is the philosopher’s stone that eventually transforms

Instead of trying to be free from the beginning, enjoy with the purpose that you want to be free of it ultimately.