Wisdom Library

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited. Realise the Self, and others will be drawn by your very presence.

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.

Love is the divine spring that flowers into wisdom. Every experience of love — however small — is a step toward the knowledge of God.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The best form to see God is in every form. He is present in all.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours and can never be taken from you.

The soul is never born nor dies at any time. It has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. It is unborn,…

If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather, see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger,…

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

The heart is a thousand-stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Brahman alone is real; the world is appearance. The individual self is none other than Brahman. This alone is the supreme truth — this the wise ones teach.

Truth is high, but higher still is truthful living.

Whatever is dependently co-arisen, that is explained to be emptiness. That, being a dependent designation, is itself the middle way.

If we go within, we will never go without. Everything we need is already inside.

Many are the names of God and infinite the forms that lead us to know Him. In whatsoever name or form you desire to call Him, in that very form…

The world is your teacher. Keep your eyes open. Learn from every person and every situation.

The Universe is worked and guided from within outwards. As above, so it is below, as in heaven so on earth; and man — the microcosm and miniature copy of…

You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?

Life begins where fear ends. The moment you drop all fear, life opens its doors.

Dive deep. Do not be a mere swimmer on the surface. Dive deep into the ocean of God and you will find the pearl of divine knowledge.

This human being is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival comes — a joy, a depression, a meanness. Welcome and attend them all.

The longing for the divine is itself the divine working through you. The seeker and the sought are one.

Without the vision of my Beloved, I cannot live even for a single moment. The world seems dark and empty without Him.

I have felt the swaying of the elephant's shoulders, and now you want me to climb on a jackass? The one who loves me is the ocean — why would…

By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and equanimity toward the non-virtuous, the mind retains its undisturbed calmness.