Quotes from Nilakanta Sri Ram

What each one of us fundamentally needs is that inner peace which is to be discovered solely within ourselves, which no-one else can give, which the world with all its resources, can never supply.

Each must discover his own way in life, and that way lies in his heart. Let him delve deeply into the depths of his being; his true centre is not far from there.

No individual can ultimately fail. The Divinity which descends into humanity is bound to re-gain its original state.

Let your courage mount with difficulties. There would be no will if there were no resistance.

What keeps us playing our parts and going round and round the three lower worlds is not a Divine dictate, but ourselves, our own will-to-live, which comes from within ourselves.

What man really seeks is not perfection which is in the future, but fulfillment which is ever in the present.

We have yet to discover the true incentive, the inner Will which will have an over-mastering effect upon our lives, and yet be present in every circumstance and incident.

The will is a product of integrity, not a child of contradictions.

What we call "willing" is often but an inflation of ourselves, attended by a hardening.

The state of love is the state of grace. The development of that state and the unlocking of its mysteries brings one to the condition where there is no separation between oneself and others

Wisdom is not knowledge, but lies in the use we make of knowledge.

There is no wisdom without love.

Wisdom is not a question of learning facts with the mind; it can only be acquired through perfection of living.

Wisdom is not a matter of study, but a matter of living, and of sure action which rises above opposites.