Some quotes from Speaking Tree by Swami Chinmayananda
- Temper brings you to trouble. Pride keeps you there.
- Out of purity and silence come the words of power.
- The end of ego is the `Mystic Death' of the mediator.
- Silently hear everyone.
- Wisdom is the assimilated knowledge in us, gained from an intelligent estimation and close study of our own direct and indirect experience in the world.
- Mind alone is maya at play.
- In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden.
- Comfort - Comes as Guest, Lingers to become Host and stays to ENSLAVE us.
- Alert and vigilant living itself is a `Sadhana' in the true sense.
- Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and jnana is the attitude of the intellect, both flow towards the Lord.
- To forget oneself totally, one's mind should keep awake at every moment. A mind that has forgotten the past and the future, that is awake to the now, to the present, expresses the highest concentration of intelligence. It is alert, it is watchful, it is inspired. The actions of a man who has such a mind are exceptionally creative and perfect. Verily to forget oneself totally, is to be in perfection.
- Gain bliss before you offer it to others.
