“When you act, if you have a personal motive or if you expect a reward, you build up a tension even before you start. There is expectation, and anxiety. There is fear of losing something. Instead, if the mind is kept free from any expectation whatsoever, and your action is done just for the sake…
“No candle can light itself. Another lighted candle must come and touch it. That’s the way Truth passes from person to person.” ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda Truth is shared in a myriad of ways — through art, music, prose, a few choice words. The ability to connect with another, to establish a spirit to spirit…
“Sacrifice is the law of life. A candle burns and we make use of the light while it slowly dies. An incense stick gives us fragrance while becoming ash. Humans claim to be the highest species but we could learn a lesson from the tree, the candle, and the incense stick.” ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda, BEYOND…
“The sun shines on a holy church and on a lavatory. It shines on gutter water, it shines over pure water, it falls on everything. The sun knows no darkness. It is only we who know the darkness as well as the light. The light never knows darkness nor the darkness light. In the same…
“What is a depression? It’s part of a wave. A wave is one-half depression and one-half crest. If you want to cause a wave on a tranquil sheet of water, just throw something in. When something falls in, it creates a depression first. Adjoining the depression, a crest of water is formed. The crest is…
“No candle can light itself. Another lighted candle must come and touch it. That’s the way Truth passes from person to person.” ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda Truth is shared in a myriad of ways — through art, music, prose, a few choice words. The ability to connect with another, to establish a spirit to spirit…
“When the mind and body are weak, you don’t have the capacity to avoid bad habits. Cravings and desires will bother you. Never suppress any desire. Instead, develop a better desire. Then you won’t have time to respond to the original one. “Don’t force yourself to get rid of a bad habit. Forcing yourself is…
“When you act, if you have a personal motive or if you expect a reward, you build up a tension even before you start. There is expectation, and anxiety. There is fear of losing something. Instead, if the mind is kept free from any expectation whatsoever, and your action is done just for the sake…
“Take a seed, for example. If the seed is left on a plate, it will just remain there. It won’t grow. If you dig a hole and bury it, the seed faces a problem: “How can I get sunlight? I am buried. I can’t sleep here. I must get out.” And in its effort to…