Swami Satchidananda

Quotes from the founding father of Integral Yoga bringing Yoga tradition to the Western World...

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"The more you run after things, the more they go away."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Nothing can reach an egotistic person except his or her own pride or more things to swell that pride."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Wait a little; everything passes away. Don’t give up."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Real religion is living it, living like all things in nature, living for the sake of others."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lf we look upon events with some perspective, we'll see we're being guided in a way better than we know ourselves."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Yogis enjoy life because they know how to live in the world without getting caught in it."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lf people don't criticize you, you will never know your own defects. lf you see it in this light, you will never be angered by that."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lf you always hear praise, you become self-satisfied and stop striving. Then your learning ends."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Do one thing at a time. Whatever you do, apply the entire mind to that."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Mahatma Gandhi used to ask: “Are you going to eat to live, or live to eat?” Think about that when you eat."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Pain isn't to be feared.Think of a mother in labor who accepts pain knowing it's the price she pays for the great benefit later on."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"A smile isn’t going to cost you anything. Smile at everybody, think good of everyone and speak well of everybody."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Since you must think of something, choose thoughts that are elevating & will not disturb your mind."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lf you have a personal motive or expect a reward behind your action, even before you start doing it, you will build up tension."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lf you are keen about your own growth, you will accept everything that comes to you, & use it for your benefit."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Eat to live, do not live to eat. A person who is a slave of the tongue can achieve nothing."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"Never lose sight of the gold in you"

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"lmagine if all the leaders would develop a spirit of service & detachment. The world would be heaven."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"When you are easeful & peaceful, then you can be useful. 0therwise, you may even harm rather than help the situation."

[Swami Satchidananda @Satchiidananda]

"The world will be after you if you are not after the world. That’s the secret."