The 7 Traits of The Ideal Yogi
“The ideal Yogin is no withdrawn and pent-up force, but ever engaged in doing good to all creatures, either by the flood of the divine energy that he pours on the world or by himself standing in the front of humanity, its leader in the march and the battle, but unbound by his work and […]
Without Sthairya, There Is No Growth
“The man who is sthira is able to hold the light and power than enters into him without stumbling or being dazzled and blinded by the shock and to receive & express the divine gunas in himself without being carried away by them & subjected to the blind, rushing stream of Prakriti.” — Sri Aurobindo
Don’t Mind What Happens
“Self-awareness is the choiceless awareness of the actual process of your whole being.” — J. Krishnamurti
The Mind Must Be Checked
“As a drawer is useful only when empty, so the mind must be free of all its accumulations, for only then can there be openness to the wisdom and the ecstasy of the real.”
— J. Krishnamurti
What Do Our Dreams Mean?
“Awareness is the process of freeing the conscious mind from the bondages which cause conflict and pain, and thus making it open and receptive to the hidden. The hidden layers of consciousness convey their significance through dreams and symbols. If every thought-feeling is thought out, felt out, as fully and deeply as possible, without condemnation or comparison, acceptance or identification, then all the hidden layers of consciousness will reveal themselves.”
— J Krishnamurti
You Are Not The Mind or Body
“Just as the all-pervading ether, being subtle, is not affected, (tainted or contaminated by anything), even so, the Self pervading the whole body is not tainted.”
— Bhagavad Gita
Why Are You Lonely?
“To find the right and lasting answer to loneliness, we must first cease to run away from it, for thought is ever seeking a refuge, an escape. Only when the mind-heart can accept this void unconditionally, yielding to it without any motive, without hope or fear that there can be its transformation.” — J. Krishnamurti […]
How To Become Truly Rich
“What is the use of such [intrinsic] knowledge? In the first place, knowledge itself is the highest reward, and secondly, there is also utility in it. It will take away all our misery. When, by analyzing his own mind, man comes face to face with something which is never destroyed, something which is, by its […]
How to Achieve Sattva
“Brightness in the face, undaunted enthusiasm in the heart, and tremendous activity – these result from Sattva; whereas idleness, inordinate attachment, and sleep are signs of Tamas.” — Swami Vivekananda When you work, when you love, when you do your duty, do it for the sake of it. Give it your best. Curb your expectations […]
What Puts You in a Good Mood?
“When the mind moves even a little, that is samsāra (worldly bondage); when the mind abides firmly and motionlessly (in the state of the Self), that is mukti. Therefore, the wise man must hold his mind firm in the state of supreme self-awareness.” — Ramana Maharshi What do you do when you’re in a great […]