Quotes from Swami Satchidananda

When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. (151)

Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.

The dedicated ever enjoy Supreme Peace. Therefore, live only to serve.

You are the cause of your own joy or your own misery. You hold that power. You are your own friend and your own enemy.

Music is the celestial sound, and it is sound that controls the whole universe, not atomic vibrations. Sound energy, sound power, is much, much greater than any other power in the world.

Not only does charity begin at home. Everything begins at home, including spirituality.

Yoga is not only learning to stand on your head but also learning to stand on your feet.

If your heart is beautiful, your face will be beautiful, your life will be beautiful, everything will be beautiful.

Do you want to know the secret of life? If you want to have everything, don't want anything. Everything will run after you.

Never give up; nothing is done overnight. Anyone who achieved anything in life always did it after many failures. Don't give up hope.

God knows your breaking point. You simply don't know your own strength.

Just as a little bird cracks open the shell and flies out, we fly out of this shell, the shell of the body. We call that death, but strictly speaking, death is nothing but a change of form.

You are not given the light by anyone—not even by a spiritual teacher. You are that light.

The light is within. It is already there. Take your time to see it.

[T]he period between four and six in the morning is called the Brahmamuhurta, the Brahmic time, or divine period, and is a very sacred time to meditate. (140)

Yoga began with the first person wanting to be healthy and happy all the time.

True love knows no bargains. It is one-way traffic: giving, giving, giving.

Food should be a love offering.

Everything begins in the mind. If you want to see clearly, you need clear vision.

Our own true nature is Infinite Joy! Always happy, Always peaceful, Always free.

Don't give up your power to change things. Negativity and unhappiness are caused by you. You can change your attitude.