Quotes from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

What we have done, the result of that comes to us whenever it comes, either today, tomorrow, hundred years later, hundred lives later, whatever, whatever. And so, it's our own karma. That is why that philosophy in every religion: Killing is sin. Killing is sin in every religion.

The Self of everyone, the Atma of everyone, the transcendental field of reality of everyone, is the same in everyone. Whether the body calls itself an American, German, Indian or Chinese, it doesn't matter.

Individual potential of life is cosmic potential. Individual is divine deep inside. Transcendental experience awakens that divinity in man. And when you kill a man you deprive him of that birthright of it.

Modern psychology has pointed to the need of educating people to use a much larger portion of the mind. Transcendental meditation fulfills this need. And it can be taught very easily.

Personal love is concentrated universal love.

Be happy, healthy, and let all that love flow through your heart.

Transcendental meditation is something that can be defined as a means to do what one wants to do in a better way, a right way, for maximum results.

Good luck and good timing are the same thing.

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

God grants us the faculty to open ourselves to peace. If we don't then we are responsible if wars continue.

The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.

The genius of man is hidden in the silent, settled state of mind from where every thought emerges.

Meditation makes the man Divine and brings the Divine to the world of man.

In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.

The highest state is laughter.

I am upset and completely disappointed in the government, the millionaires and billionaires in the U.S. See what's happening to the country? Look at all the health problems, the economy, the recession and crime.

Decide what you want and don't think of the intermediary conditions. When Nature works for us we should want what we want and Nature will work it out for us.

Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.

Great amount of scientific research is there to show that health is better because transcendental meditation deals with consciousness, and consciousness is the basic value of all the physical expressions. The entire creation is the expression of consciousness.

Art arises from the interaction of the mind and the heart.

We must take situations as they are. We must only change our mental attitudes towards them.

The secret of success in business is creativity.

Never think of failure, for what we think will come about.

Just think of any negativity that comes to you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss.