“Meditation means many things to many people. For instance, you could be alone sitting on the beach, looking at the sea and the waves and see how they go up and down, crash down and move forward. Y...”
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“There are two very important things we pray and meditate for - protection from the vagaries of nature and protection from thoughts that disturb me. I may be in a fortified house but my mind needs ...”
“All human beings are not born equal. Yes, all are born equal because they are born from a mother’s womb. But what about the 3 million years of genetic evolution? There has to be a difference. T...”
“Revolution is necessary, this is the ‘churning,’ what Shankaracharya says is ‘shad’ shaking up in the Upanishads. Shaking up of the mind is revolution’. It’s not just physical movement.”
“No matter how different one is externally, the inner spark is not different, it is from the same source. The commonality is the inner, not the outer.”
“It doesn’t matter what your belief system is. If you need to survive in this world, you need to put in hard work. ”
“While it is a good thing to cultivate positive thoughts and to keep negative thoughts at bay while moving on this spiritual field, you must also understand that from the pure point of spiritual und...”
“Be practical. Go to the essence of the teachings of the Upanishads. Understand yourself. Everything that you need is in you. There is nothing outside. Be independent and wherever possible, be kind ...”
“Don’t be afraid of being left alone. When left alone, that's the time you can look into yourself and find out where your problems are. So, appreciate it when you are alone and be thankful to those ...”
“In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna that the mind can be a friend, but the same mind can also be an enemy. Cultivate the friendly side of your mind. And, don’t give too much attention to t...”
“There is a divinity in every heart, and that divinity - by its very essence - is peace, tranquility, and happiness. The more you tune into it, the happier you are, the better your mind is, and the ...”
“Ultimately, you are your own Master. There is no other. A teacher can help you understand this point. If you do, then you are free.”
“Layers of prejudice close the eyes, ears, and heart. When the wind blows, nothing can enter. So, all the practices we do are meant to open the windows to the heart.”
“Anyone who has succeeded in stilling the disturbances and the subtle hankerings of the mind, and all the work that this person does is for others and not for oneself, then that person has already c...”
“Usually, the mind is scattered; therefore, your energies are also scattered. To find out which is essential, you need to gather these energies together. Therefore, all the training of various schoo...”