You must become nothing. Only a person who is nobody can abide in the Self (God). #SriRamanaMaharshi

God becomes a child, and vice versa. When the samskaras are eradicated even a grown up man becomes a child once again, and thus remains God. #SriRamanaMaharshi

Relax and your meditation will be easy. Keep your mind steady by gently warding off all intruding thoughts but without strain. Soon you will succeed. #SriRamanaMaharshi

The mind is by nature restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness; give it peace; make it free from distractions; train it to look inward; make this a habit. This is done by ignoring the external world and removing the obstacles to peace of mind. #SriRamanaMaharshi

The cosmic mind being not limited by the ego, has nothing separate from itself and is therefore only aware. This is what Bible means by "I am that I AM". #SriRamanaMaharshi

God is not only in the heart of all, He is the prop of all, He is the source of all, their abiding place and their end. All proceed from Him, have their stay in Him, and finally resolve into Him. Therefore He is not separate. #SriRamanaMaharshi

When it is necessary the Self itself will take the form of an external Guru and initiate you into the process. He will push you in and hand you over to the inner Guru who is already there. Finally, the Atman, which abides in the Heart, embraces you there. #SriRamanaMaharshi

We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light. #SriRamanaMaharshi

"Karma accumulated for ages and ages, sins and desires are wiped out by God's sacred Name. Just as lighting a lamp illumines a cave that has been in darkness for centuries, even so the obscurity of numberless births is annihilated by the power of a divine Name. #AnandamayiMa

Spiritual discipline means holding the mind steadfast at His holy feet all the time and immersing the mind in thoughts of Him. Repeat His Name. #SriSarada

According to Vedic knowledge, happiness is fundamentally a state of mind that arises from clarity of mind and purity of heart. The Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita emphasize that true happiness is not dependent on external circumstances but is an inner experience that results from self-awareness, inner purity, and mental clarity. #RaoKalvala

It is selfishness that has contracted your heart deplorably. Selfishness is the bane of society. It clouds one's understanding. It is petty-mindedness. It is the root cause of human suffering. Real spiritual progress starts with selfless service. Serve the mendicants, devotees and the sick. Serve the poor with love and affection. The Lord is seated in the hearts of all. The spirit of service must enter into your very bones, cells, tissues and nerves. The reward is incalculable. Practice and feel the cosmic expansion and infinite bliss. Tall talk and idle gossip will not do. Evince intense enthusiasm arid zeal for work. #SriSwamiSivananda

Many people even after studying classic works on religion and philosophy, do not know what they should do in practice in order to attain the goal of life, viz: God-realisation, and they seek enlightenment on the matter. The three things essential for God-realisation are (1) constant remembrance of God, (2) cultivation of virtues and (3) spiritualisation of all activities. #SriSwamiSivananda

Go to your room and shut the door-make no fuss. Sit down and talk to God. Practise meditation. Let your mind become so intense that the next time you sit to meditate you won't have to make the effort; your mind will be fixed immediately on Him. If you don't make a great effort to conquer physical and mental restlessness in the beginning, you will have difficulty every time you meditate throughout the years. But if you make that supreme effort at the start, you will soon be happy and free. #ParamahansaYogananda

When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. #BhagavadGita

The more meditation goes deep, the more you will become master of your own thoughts. You will say, "Stop!" and the mind stops. You will say, "Move!" and the mind begins to move. Once this capacity comes to you, you will not fall down again. Unless this is achieved, if you discontinue meditation, soon every result will be washed away. #Osho

Why is man unhappy? No animal is so unhappy, no bird is so unhappy, no fish is as unhappy as man. Why is man so unhappy? - because man desires happiness, and the birds are happy right now, the trees are happy right now. Man desires happiness - he is never happy here and now. He always desires it, and goes on missing it, because happiness is here. It is happening all around you. Allow it to enter within. Be part of existence. Don't move into the future. Existence never moves into the future, only the mind does. #Osho

Help people to be natural, help people to be free, help people to be themselves. And never try to force anybody, pull and push and manipulate. These are the ways of the ego. #Osho

Thought alone shapes and moulds our whole life. Become an embodiment of good nature. Think well of all. Do good actions always. Serve, love, give. Make others happy. Live to serve all. Then you will reap a rich harvest of peace and happiness. You will get the best opportunities and environments. #SriSwamiSivananda

Strive not, waste not your energy to fight against or to make friends with your enemy, friend, son or relative. Seeking the Self everywhere, lift the sense of difference born out of 'ignorance! #AdiShankaracharya