“ Thy body may be beautiful and glow with flawless health,Thy fame colossal and thou mayest have won to fabulous wealth,But if to the Guru’s feet thy heart untethered still remain. Then all thou hast achieved on earth is vain, is vain, is vain. Thou mayest be deep-versed in all that scripture have to tellA beacon of light, a master of prose and verse delectable, But if to the Guru’s feet thy heart untethered still remain.Then all thou hast achieved on earth is vain, is vain, is vain.” (Adi Shankaracharya)

“It is a fact that sometimes your most fervent prayers and desires are your greatest enemies. Talk sincerely and justly with God, and let Him decide what is right for you.If you are receptive, He will lead you, He will work for you.Even if you make mistakes, don’t be afraid. Have faith. Know that God is with you.Be guided in everything by that Power. It is unfailing.” Paramhansa Yogananda ❤

“Sorrow comes from the sense of ‘I’ and ‘mine’.Find out who you are!As long as you are identified with the body, there will be pain, it is inevitable.” “All sorrow is due to the fact that one keeps apart from God. When you are with Him, all pain disappears; let your thoughts dwell on Him.” Ma Anandamayi

“Imagine a king forgetting his kingdom, in order to chase butterflies. Imagine the lover leaving the beloved, for a game at kite-flying. Yet is this not what we do, when, from Infinite Realities, we turn back to the thought of food and clothes, and material prosperity? Let us learn afresh, […] that the life of the Soul is the only life, and God not the greatest, but the One Reality.” The Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, volume III

“When God gives pain, God again gives us the power to suffer and provides people to look after us. Never worry.Everything will in the end serve only in taking your mind nearer to Him. Be assured of this. Pain is the Lord’s kindest means to wake us up the quickest. There is nothing at any time in any circumstance to worry over, “Why this to me?” What you have is His gift to you.What you do with what you have is your gift to Him.Convert every experience to being His will and humbly surrender to Him.Accept whatever environment you get in life as his prasad.” Swami Chinmayananda