“The path of knowledge is said to be difficult in that it is the path of Samadhi.” SaidDifficultPathYogaSamadhi Author:Frederick Lenz
“Granted, in order to give selflessly, one often starts giving selfishly. As Tiresias said to Odysseus: "Honey ... you don't get through hell in a hurry"” GivingSaidOrderHellYogaKarmaGrantedHoneyKarma YogaOdysseus Author:Frederick Lenz
“It's always said that when one is a soldier who dies in battle, you go to a very high world. There's a great and good karma for the soldier who dies in battle because it's an extended selfless giving.” WorldGivingSaidDiesBattleYogaSoldierKarmaSelflessKarma YogaSelfless GivingGood Karma Author:Frederick Lenz
“Enlightenment is represented by Sri Krishna, who is said to be an avatar.” SaidEnlightenmentYogaKarmaKrishnaKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“I have a friend who teaches yoga (or is it pilates?), and she said that I don't seem to live in the moment. And I said, "Exactly!" I'd go nuts if I lived in the moment.” IfsSaidMomentsSeemsTeachYogaNutsLive In The MomentPilates Author:Peter Orner
“I had never done any sort of yoga before, and this epiphany was a little more esoteric. I walked into the yoga room and there was a voice from my soul that said out loud, This is it! I just knew. I just knew in that moment - I couldn't even straighten my legs. I couldn't sit cross-legged on the floor. I couldn't put my legs up the wall in the most gentle, restorative yoga pose, and yet, I knew.” LittlesSaidSoulDoneMomentsVoiceRoomsWallYogaCrossesLegsMy SoulLoudGentleThat MomentEpiphanyEsoteric Author:Brad Willis
“When I started, these [yoga] were very functional practices, as I said, productive to lose weight, or whatever, and now it has become a very spiritual kind of practice.” KindSaidSpiritualLosesPracticeYogaWeightProductiveLose Weight Author:Karan Bajaj
“The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be inquired into.” SaidSourceYoga Author:Ramana Maharshi
“At the very outset I have to tell you that truth is what it is. You cannot mold it, you cannot change it. It is always the same. It has been the same, it is the same, it will be the same. But to say that we know the truth and that we have the truth is really a self-deception. If you had known the absolute truth there would have been no problems and everybody would have said the same thing. There would be no discussions, no arguments, no fights and wars. But when we don't know the absolute truth then we can find out our own mental conceptions as the truth. But this mind is so limited.” IfsKnowsLoveMindHas BeensSaidWarSelfProblemWisdomWould BeSpiritFightingKnownMeditationTruth IsYogaArgumentAbsolutesDeceptionDiscussionWellnessConceptionNo ProblemMoldSelf DeceptionAbsolute Truth Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“Normally we will say we are happy or we are unhappy. I have met some people who told Me, "Oh we went to that Guru we were very happy." I said, "You could be happy in the pub also. What is happiness?" Happiness is not the way to judge any one, neither unhappiness. Unhappiness comes to you through this super ego and happiness through this ego. But joy has no double face, joy is joy. In joy, you witness, you witness the whole thing. And when you are joyous you feel the whole thing, the joy itself coming on you like grace falling on to you. It's so beautiful that you just get lost into it.” PeopleWayLoveFeelsSaidWholeWisdomBeautifulFacesJoySpiritFallLostGraceMeditationJudgingMetsEgoYogaUnhappyWitnessWellnessUnhappinessVery HappyGuruJoyousPubsWhat Is Happiness Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“The enjoyment of life is only possible if the world could get connected to the spirit... you become the spirit as Christ has said in simple words that you have to be born again.” IfsWorldSaidLife IsSpiritChristBornSimpleMeditationYogaConnectedEnjoymentBorn AgainSimple WordsSahaja Yoga Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“...one need not, and should not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation, but should treat it like a hypothesis, and observe the facts with an open mind like a scientist.” NeedsShouldMindBelieveSaidFactsMeditationYogaScientistTreatsSalvationHypothesisOpen MindAscentBlindfolded Author:Nirmala Srivastava