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The sages, united with pure reason, renounce the results of their actions and, liberated from the cycle of birth, they attain a state of bliss.
Swami Sivananda
HinduScriptureAttainmentLiberation
Practice of Karma Yoga, p. 29
United with pure reason, one lets go of both good and bad actions. Therefore, embrace yoga, for yoga is skill in action.
Swami Sivananda
HinduScriptureOnenessPurpose
Practice of Karma Yoga, p. 28
This world is an illusion of colors and sounds, a false display created by the tricks of Maya, the mind, and the senses.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingMindCreation
Bliss Divine, p. 462
Everything depends upon the mind. The pure mind acquires a new attitude.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingMindPurity
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 352
We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingAttainmentHarmony
Gurdev Hardev Part 2, p. 134
The mind does not become tranquil until it is connected to the ever-peaceful Supreme Being.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingHarmonyInner Peace
Gurdev Hardev Part 2, p. 134
Whatever state of being one remembers when laying down the body at life's end — to that state alone one goes, O son of Kunti, for the mind is ever shaped by what it is filled with.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDeathRemembranceSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 8.6
One who regards all creatures as himself, is restrained, pure, and free from egoism, is considered to be emancipated from everything.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingEgoOnenessSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 5507
The soul is eternal, indestructible, and present in every creature. It is the cause of the mind.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingMindSoulSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4240
The person who possesses such a soul can never be defeated by sorrow or pain. They are as pure as the gods, high-minded, and wise, with no secrets hidden from them.
Valmiki
HinduTeachingGriefMindSanskrit
Ramayana of Valmiki, p. 1078
Everything is Brahman. The universe emerges from Brahman, merges into Brahman, and breathes in Brahman. Therefore, one should meditate on Brahman with a calm mind.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingInner PeaceMeditationSanskrit
The Upanishads, p. 252
If something does not exist at the beginning or the end, it must not exist in the present. The things we see are like illusions, yet they are considered real.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingTruthVisionSanskrit
The Upanishads, p. 73
Then win over your ego and mind.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingEgoMindPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 63
Have contentment, work with love, maintain purity of mind and body, practice contemplation, and have faith in the Lord, viewing all with equanimity.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingContentmentFaithPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 63
Conquer your mind and you shall conquer the whole world.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingMindOnenessPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 64
The person who lives in God's love must be detached from themselves and all created things, and consider themselves just one among millions.
Meister Eckhart
ChristianTeachingLoveOneness
Meister Eckhart Sermons, p. 18
Spirituality is essentially an awakening to the inner reality of our being. It is a connection to the spirit, self, or soul that is beyond our mind, life, and body. This awakening involves an inner aspiration to know, feel, and become one with this greater reality.
Sri Aurobindo
HinduTeachingEnlightenmentKnowledge
The Life Divine, p. 905
The mind is unable to possess the infinite, it can only be affected by it or be completely taken over by it. All it can do is blissfully surrender to the real, under the radiant presence that extends from planes of existence beyond its grasp.
Sri Aurobindo
HinduTeachingHappinessMind
The Life Divine, p. 188
Non-injuring in thought, word, and deed is the highest of all virtues.
Swami Sivananda
HinduScriptureMindMorality
All About Hinduism, p. 52
The purity of the body is just the beginning of the purity of the mind. The body is the temple of God and should be kept clean through daily bathing and wearing clean clothes.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingMindRighteousness
All About Hinduism, p. 38