“You can go to India and you can see gurus go into samadhi. But when they come out of samadhi, they're nasty. They're egocentric. They don't have a deep regard or understanding of what life is. It's just a little trick they can do, a one-trick pony.” LittlesLife IsUnderstandingCan DoIndiaRegardTricksNastyGuruSamadhiEgocentricPonies Author:Frederick Lenz
“I have that precious commodity - freedom. I can live my life a day at a time, and I am open to whatever the next day brings. I know I sound as if I have been off with some guru in India, but I haven't. I've come to realise the value of being able to decide for oneself.” IfsKnowsHas BeensI CanAbleValuesNextSoundHavensIndiaOneselfRealisingCommodityNext DayLiving My LifeGuru Author:Cherie Lunghi
“Parents give birth; the Guru gives life. These life-givers are the soul of the magnificent building. The school building which the government can construct is like the body, but the teachers are the soul.” GivingSoulBodyGovernmentSchoolParentEducationTeacherBuildingBirthIndiaMagnificentConstructsGuruGiverSchool Buildings Author:Narendra Modi
“Do you share my belief in Swami Vivekananda's dream that India will be a Jagad Guru once again? I see no reason for India to be left behind.” ReasonDreamBeliefLeftBehindsShareDevelopmentIndiaNo ReasonLeft BehindGuruVivekananda Author:Narendra Modi
“I never really wanted to have a Guru, I was more interested in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and had a psychological background in college, but he had so much love. To be with him, there was nowhere else to be and nothing else to do. Nothing he taught, philosophy or meditation, are the things I went to India to look for, or was interested in, but he sort of jumped into my heart and then pulled, he pried it open.” LooksHeartPhilosophyWantedMeditationTaughtCollegeMy HeartIndiaBackgroundsPsychologicalBuddhistGuruMuch LoveBuddhist Philosophy Author:Surya Das
“On my first trip to India, my guru took me to an ashram in Allahabad. I felt like I was walking into a place I had been before. It felt like it was my spiritual home.” FirstsHomeSpiritualFeltWalkingIndiaGuru Author:Trevor Hall
“I like the idea of seeing Krishna as a baby, the way He's often depicted in India. And also Govinda, the cowherd boy. I like the idea that you can have Krishna as a baby and feel protective to Him, or as your friend, or as the guru or master - type figure.” WayFeelsIdeasBoysSeeingFiguresMastersBabyTypeIndiaGuruProtectiveKrishna Author:George Harrison
“There's never a mistake in the universe. So if your partner is angry, good. If there are things about him that you consider flaws, good, because these flaws are your own, you're projecting them, and you can write them down, inquire, and set yourself free. People go to India to find a guru, but you don't have to: you're living with one. Your partner will give you everything you need for your own freedom.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingWritingUniverseMistakeRelationshipIndiaAngerAngryGoodPartnersFlawsPartnershipGuruInspirational RelationshipTroubled RelationshipSpiritual Relationship Book:Question Your Thinking, Change the World Source: Question Your Thinking, Change the World
“I dream of a society that is continuously creating knowledge, where each individual is a part of this creation, where youngsters can pursue courses with freedom of choice, where technology is used for universal access of education and yet the importance of the Guru is retained.” DreamUsedChoicesCoursesIndividualEducationTechnologyCreationCreatingUniversalIndiaImportanceAccessPursueGuruFreedom Of ChoiceYoungsters Author:Narendra Modi