Inspiring quotes from hinduism and other sources

The goal of yoga science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may hear the infallible counsel of the Inner Voice. ~ Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda


“Intuition gives the soul knowledge of itself (Self-realization). Intuition also bestows clear understanding of truth and duty amidst the confusions of the world.” ~ Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

 

For infallible guidance man has to have a perfectly innocent heart incapable of evil. ~ Mahatma Gandhi


The Divine Radio is always singing if we could only make ourselves ready to listen to it, but is impossible to listen without silence. ~ Mahatma Gandhi


Modern civilization has taught us to convert night into day and golden silence into brazen din and noise. ~ Mahatma Gandhi


There are subjects where reason cannot take us far and we have to accept things on faith. Faith then does not contradict reason but transcends it. Faith is a kind of sixth sense which works in cases which are without the purview of reason. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

"There is a God part in you. The consciousness. The pure Self. Learn to listen the voice of that Power.” ~ Amit Ray


Beneath the surface level of conditioned thinking in every one of us there is a single living spirit. The still small voice whispering to me in the depths of my consciousness is saying exactly the same thing as the voice whispering to you in your consciousness. 'I want an earth that is healthy, a world at peace, and a heart filled with love.' It doesn't matter if your skin is brown or white or black, or whether you speak English, Japanese, or Malayalam - the voice, says the Gita, is the same in every creature, and it comes from your true Self. ~ Eknath Easwaran


We have no need to teach pure motives to the mind. All that is necessary to make the mind pure is to undo the negative conditioning to which it has been subjected; then we will be left with Pure, Unconditioned Awareness. ~ Eknath Easwaran

 

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. ~ Confucius


'May we ever choose the harder right, instead of the easier wrong.' – Thomas S. Monson


“Kites rise on an opposing wind. ~ Chinese proverb


When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. ~ Peter Marshall


I know that truth alone gives life, and nothing but going towards reality will make us strong, and none will reach truth until he is strong. ~ Swami Vivekananda


The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. ~ Swami Vivekananda

 

You are a work in progress-anonymous

Lean freedom, is better then fat slavery-Aesop's Fables

Run away from any organization that demands you bury your heart and mind-anonymous

We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children-Native American proverb