స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

"It is true that blessings do encourage us, but finally all things seen and enjoyed are as true as this body only. We have to unite wholly with the Spirit. That is the goal!"

- Swami Shantanandapuri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పూరీ సూక్తి

If one is following a path that begins to bring about spiritual awakening, some degree of bliss and joy can be experienced from the very early stages of sadhana.

- Swami Shantananda Puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

In the final analysis, all worldly enjoyments are only thoughts. Pleasure and pain are only mental, not physical.

- Swami Shantananda puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

"It is only the Guru who can give you right vision, right thinking and right understanding."

- Swami Shantanandapuri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

The greatest miracle is the Ego ('I' sense) which having no existence of its own, makes such a big show that it enslaves us all.

- Swami Shantananda puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

Love God to the exclusion of everything else. Be obsessed and possessed by God day and night. Think of Him constantly and chant His name. All your impurities will dissolve and God will reveal Himself.

- Swami Shantanandapuri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

Whenever a sensuous feeling touches our senses, withdraw it like a tortoise withdrawing itself into its shell. However, my own feeling is that if we have a competent and Realized Guru, invoking his Grace gives us the strength to bear.

-Swami Shantananda Puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

It is mainly the Grace of God or Guru which takes one to God Realisation, but one's own efforts in the form of Sadhana are essential in order to draw the Grace which is ever flowing.

- Swami Shantananda Puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

The Lord never denies us, we deny Him.

- Swami Shantananda Puri

స్వామి శాంతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

Everyone moves towards the Lord in their own way, and in their own capacity. That is why the life in, and leading to the Lord, is called the Pathless Path and the Choiceless Choice.

- Swami Shantananda Puri

స్వామి శతానంద పురీ సూక్తి

The best time for prayer and meditation is in the early morning hours between 3:30 a.m. and sunrise. This is because a particular beneficial ray comes from the moon called the 'ray of nectar'.

- Swami Shatananda puri