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Quotes & Quips

Quotes and Quips

To start this exploration, let’s first look at gravity. Gravity is not a force. It is not objects pulling on each other …

July 1, 2026

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There is no physical world for me. All I see, I see as the glorious manifestation of the Almighty.  Swami [……

April 1, 2026

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Let what comes come. Let what goes go. Find out what remains.Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Knowing all objects to be […

January 1, 2026

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When you see with your inner eye, then you realizethat you are God and not different from Him. Shirdi Sai […]

October 1, 2025

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Truth alone triumphs; not falsehood. Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6 The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is thi…

July 1, 2025

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“As long as you don’t teach them to levitate!” “The highest form of grace is silence.” Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993) O…

April 1, 2025

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“I take it this is your first time making chocolate ganache?” “If you go on working with the light available, […]

January 1, 2025

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“True strength is not in the force of our actions, but in the patience of our responses.” ChatGTP4o OpenAi Hinduism…

October 1, 2024

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“You don’t want to see God. You must feel God. God is you. Just be that.” Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), […]

July 1, 2024

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“God waits to win back his own flowers as gifts from man’s hands” Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Bengali poet and…

March 31, 2024

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“Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines aseverything yet nothing, within, without and everywhere.” Sri R…

January 1, 2024

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“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wishourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.” [&hellip…

October 1, 2023

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“To listen to some devout people, one would imagine God never laughs.” Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) Let what comes come. Le…

July 1, 2023

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“Let innumerable births come! Go slowly. No hurry, no sorry, no worry!” – Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), renowned Sri…

April 1, 2023

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“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can […]

January 1, 2023

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“Well there’s your electrical problem. You’ve got too many Ohms” Has a dog Buddha-nature?This is…

September 28, 2022

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“Silence is the language of God, all else is a poor translation.” Rumi (1207-1273), Sufi mystic and poet The stars [&hel…

June 30, 2022

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“Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world.” Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) It is always good to endure …

March 31, 2022

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“Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth here and now!” – Swami Sivananda (1887-1963) …

January 1, 2022

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“If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of […]

October 1, 2021

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“Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” Swami Sivananda […

July 1, 2021

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“Eventually, all that one has learned will have to be forgotten” Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) That which is formless, whi…

April 1, 2021

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“United your resolve, united your hearts, may your spirits be at one, that you may long together dwell in unity [&hellip…

January 1, 2021

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“There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be […]

October 1, 2020

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“Only a mind purified by meditation is without stored karma” – Rishi Patanjali (2nd to 4th century bce), author of…

September 6, 2020

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“Let us be humble.” Shirdi Sai Baba (1838-1918), Indian guru and saint If I were asked to define the Hindu […]

April 1, 2020

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“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” Rumi (1207 1273), Sufi mystic and poet I have learned silen…

January 1, 2020

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“Aim high, aim at the highest, and al lower aims are thereby achieved.” Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), Sou…

October 1, 2019

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“One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.” Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) The more you know of the Hin…

July 1, 2019

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“Devotion, devotee and God are one. At the top of devotion, there is God.” Swami Avdheshanand Giriji, Acharya Mahamandal…

April 1, 2019

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“For the shishya who devotedly remembers, ‘My guru is actually Siva Himself who grants Liberation,’ fu…

July 1, 2017

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What is the use of going onpilgrimage if you do not improve yourself?  Yogaswami(1872-1964), Sri Lankan spiritual m…

January 1, 2017

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Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the rich. It is the choice of the […]

October 1, 2016

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The greatest service one can do for people is to help them experience God Swami Omkarananda (1930-2000),founder of Omkar…

July 1, 2016

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Without a guru, your progress will be very slow and uncertain. Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007), renowned spiritual leader, autho…

April 1, 2016

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Living begins when one contributes something that will bring about more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. Until t…

January 1, 2016

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The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you who must raise your sails. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), celebra…

October 1, 2015

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If you stick to your principles, life becomes meaningful. Otherwise you become a rudderless vessel that is at the mercy …

July 1, 2015

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Cow protection, to me, is one of the most wonderful phenomena of human evolution. Mahatma Gandhi The knowing Self is [&h…

April 1, 2015

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Bear insult, bear injury, that is the highest sadhana. Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society If yo…

January 1, 2015

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Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), celebrate…

April 1, 2014

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Peace comes when there is nothing left to defend, and nothing to conquer. Yogasri Svami Yogananda Giri, head of Svami [&…

January 1, 2014

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The real meaning of the scriptures can only be known in the silence of the mind. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Kerala’s [&h…

October 1, 2013

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“Even in rags I am a God, fallen I am divine, high I triumph when down-trod, long I live when […]

July 1, 2013

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and acceptance. I am proud […]

July 1, 2008

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (1863-1902) He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notorious…

April 1, 2008

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SWAMI SIVA NANDA (1887-1963), FOUNDER OF THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY True gurus are available in every religion. They may no…

January 1, 2008

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You are here to eat mangoes; not to count the number of leaves in the mango tree. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa […]

July 1, 2007

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SATGURU SIVA YOGASWAMI (1872-1964), SRI LANKA'S MOST RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MASTER Do you realize now the …

April 1, 2007

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SATGURU SIVA YOGASWAMI (1872-1964), SRI LANKAS MOST RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MASTER Hindu Dharma was a great reco…

January 1, 2007

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SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA (1916-1993), RENOWNED TEACHER OF VEDANTA, FOUNDER OF CHINMAYA MISSION A Hindu devotee asked God, in …

October 1, 2006

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Once a British author named Stuart wrote a book about Ramana Maharshi after living in his ashram. Some disciples of [&he…

July 1, 2006

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MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI MA, INDIA'S KERALA-BASED HUGGING SAINT Upon attaining enlightenment, a sage who lived in auste…

April 1, 2006

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SRI CHINMOY, RENOWNED SPIRITUAL LEADER, AUTHOR, POET, ARTIST, MUSICIAN AND ATHLETE Self-surrender is the supreme conditi…

January 1, 2006

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Do everything with full attention. Nothing should be done without reverence, for everything is really done unto God. You…

October 1, 2005

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NEEM KAROLI BABA (CA 1900-1973), NORTH INDIAN SADHU MYSTIC With the coming of the tsunami, we have realized the limitati…

April 1, 2005

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"The Blind Men and the Elephant, by the American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) is based on a famous Indian [&h…

January 1, 2005

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MAHATMA GANDHI (1869-1948), IN YOUNG INDIA Four monks made an agreement to meditate in silence for a week and not [&hell…

October 1, 2004

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (1863-1902), MODERN HINDU RENAISSANCE INSPIRATION AND DISCIPLE OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA You shine, all livin…

July 1, 2004

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SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA (1916-1993), FOUNDER OF CHINMAYA MISSION A sannyasin of great spiritual attainment came to the outsk…

April 1, 2004

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SATGURU SIVA YOGASWAMI (1872-1964), SRI LANKA'S MOST RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MASTER Silence is the highest …

January 1, 2004

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"THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU TALK. THINK THRICE BEFORE YOU ACT." SRI SRI SRI SIVARATNAPURI, TIRUCHI MAHMIGAL, SPIRI…

October 1, 2003

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"Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child, the whole world is your […]

January 1, 2002

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"Lead me in the center of thy silence to fill my heart with songs." Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) celebrated…

November 1, 2001

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"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Correctin…

July 1, 2001

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"Yoga is love. It is nonviolence at the extreme edge." Mahatma Gandhi Most people, most of the time, are under…

May 1, 2001