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Quotes by Indian Authors

"Die to the past every moment. You remain fresh and alive."


"Where are you looking for samadhi (enlightened blissful state)? You just come into your own original Self-form of the Soul, final liberation and samadhi are the natural qualities of the Soul!"

"Time couldn't kill me a century ago, and it won't in all the centuries ahead. I am the Philosophy that has been there since the birth of human intellect. And I shall live on forever through the inner cosmos of billions of generations, yet to come, while enriching every single soul it touches with its ever-glowing and flourishing purity."


"Desires are done by the 'Pudgal' (non-self mind-body-complex), so how can they be suppressed? If You (the Self) are the one doing the desiring, then why don't you stop it? But that doesn't happen therefore, desire is a matter pertaining to the Pudgal (non-self mind-body-complex)."


"It is considered as conduct when it comes into exact understanding."

"You are the reason I smile every day. Happy Valentine's Day to the one who fills my heart with joy!"


"The person performing the experiment becomes the object of the experiment himself, this is known as the illusion!"

"This Easter, may Christ's resurrection fill your life with the blessings of faith, hope, and peace. Wishing you a beautiful holiday!"

"This nation, our Government, our systems - they are all for the poor. Our aim is to empower the poor to fight poverty."

"My lovefor youwill always belike a mountain stream.quiet. persistent. continuous."

"Between the barbecues and fireworks, let's pause to remember the revolutionary idea that sparked a nation: that all are created equal, with inherent rights and dignity."

"On this Dussehra, may you conquer all obstacles and rise above challenges to shine bright with your success, joy, and new beginnings!"

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."

"When we talk of "exploring the mystical," we are not trying to dig into creation, because if you dig into creation, it will only get more complex. It will not bring clarity; it will only bring more complexity. That is why the yogis looked in a different direction. We looked inward. If you look inward, a different dimension opens up. Now instead of things getting more complex, you get to clarity. It is because of this that we say that those who look inward have a third eye. They see things that others cannot see. They have brought a new clarity to life."


"To run the worldly life, Egoism is not required. To bind [karma] for the next life, Egoism is required. If one doesn't want the bondage for the next life, then also it is possible to conduct the worldly life without egoism. Entire worldly life is in the 'discharge' form. So it will continue to 'discharge' by itself."

"Drop all ideas of becoming someone; you are already perfect."

"I contested elections on the issue of development. It's my conviction, it's my commitment. Youngsters of the country believe in development. And it is development that is the solution to all the problems."

"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name."

"You are my forever Valentine, and I am yours. Happy Valentine's Day, my love!"

"Every time I see you, my heart skips a beat. You are my forever Valentine."

"Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence."

"Taste the love of Christmas, the radiance of Diwali, the brotherhood of Ramadan, the feast of Sukkot and assimilate anything that appeals to you. The end product of such acceptance is a peaceful human society, filled with joy and cheer."


"It is the nature of the circumstances to disperse. If there is attachment with the circumstance, there will be abhorrence when they get dispersed."

"The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive. Social media is not about any country, any language, any colour, any community but it is about human values and that is the underlying link binding humanity."

"So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence."


"To eat, drink, arise, awake etc. are all religion (dharma) of the body. One has not come into one's own Self Religion (atma dharma) even for a second. Had he done so, he would never ever leave God."

"Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree."


"To whom does Mataji (Mother Goddess) appear? It is to the one who becomes natural and spontaneous [sahaj swabhavi]. Mataji is said to have come if the mind, speech and the body become naturally blissful. It can be said that the natural spontaneous energies (adhya shakti) have arisen."


"He insulted me' -this knowledge binds one with terrible demerit karma."


"The Gnani Purush [The enlightened one] always remains untouched in his worldly interactions. Everything will get resolved for us if we go to Him. He shows us what is 'correct' and what is 'incorrect'."

"Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will."

"You can convert this human system into absolute receptivity, where you can perceive life in ways that you have never believed possible. If you keep all your ideas, emotions and your nonsense aside, maybe you can take a step, move one inch. One little step existentially is worth more than all the scriptures that you can read on the planet. One little step is far more important than all the philosophies that you can spout."

"I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But man's intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong."


"As long as one is ruled by illusion, one's thinking process is also illusory and that is nothing but misery. In Gnanis' [the enlightened one's] language, there is no such thing as happiness or unhappiness."

"You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority.All people are born with different constitutions.Never compare with others.Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength.Know your capacities and continually improve upon them."


"Until pride (vanity) leaves, there is nothing but pain, pain and more pain!"
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