--- title: "4 Enlightening Quotes By Nirmala Srivastava" description: "4 Enlightening quotes by Nirmala Srivastava. Plus more from Nirmala Srivastava and more Enlightening sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nirmala-srivastava-1048_bliss_innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-wh_186820.png" --- > [Innately within us, resides the Spirit which wants to enlighten you, to give the peace, the bliss and the joy of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-which-wants-to-enlighten-you-to/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nirmala-srivastava-1048_bliss_innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-wh_186820.png) > [One has to know what is the ultimate goal of our life. The ultimate goal of our evolution is to become the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/one-has-to-know-what-is-the-ultimate-goal-of-our-life-the-ultimate/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/nirmala-srivastava-1048_almighty_one-has-to-know-what-is-the-ultimate-goa_1005143.jpg) > [Only after Self-Realisation and only then, is there a direct experience of the Spirit. It then manifests its powers in the human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/only-after-self-realisation-and-only-then-is-there-a-direct/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/nirmala-srivastava-1048_awareness_only-after-self-realisation-and-only-the_1236424.jpg) > [What is important is that you should know reality. You should know exactly what is right and what is wrong. For that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/what-is-important-is-that-you-should-know-reality-you-should-know/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/nirmala-srivastava-1048_awareness_what-is-important-is-that-you-should-kno_1846309.png) ## Other authors on Enlightening - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-mcmahon-13014.jpg) Andrew McMahon 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enlightening/andrew-mcmahon/) ## More by Nirmala Srivastava > [Unless and until you introspect you cannot even respect yourself. You cannot even love yourself. If you love yourself you will introspect and find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/unless-and-until-you-introspect-you-cannot-even-respect-yourself-you/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [As in any machine, all the wires must be connected to the mains through one main wire. In the same way, you all must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/as-in-any-machine-all-the-wires-must-be-connected-to-the-mains/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Now the stage today is to know that Self Realization gives you experiences and then your faith is established. Not blind but open enlightened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/now-the-stage-today-is-to-know-that-self-realization-gives-you/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [The wisdom or the essence of Guru Tattwa is a balance. Like when you maintain a plant, if you do not give it water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/the-wisdom-or-the-essence-of-guru-tattwa-is-a-balance-like-when-you/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Through Sahaja Yoga what happens to you, that you become a collective personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/through-sahaja-yoga-what-happens-to-you-that-you-become-a-collective/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Politicians should be dedicated to the welfare of the people, but sometimes politics becomes like a game of chess, in which the sole aim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/politicians-should-be-dedicated-to-the-welfare-of-the-people-but/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Wisdom can only come through honest introspection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/wisdom-can-only-come-through-honest-introspection/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [What do you have to surrender? A drop has to dissolve into the ocean to become the ocean. And a drop cannot be greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/what-do-you-have-to-surrender-a-drop-has-to-dissolve-into-the-ocean/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [To be generous is the best way to live in this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/to-be-generous-is-the-best-way-to-live-in-this-world/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [When we are not realized, we are moving on the periphery, like a wheel and we are disturbed. But a realized soul is on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/when-we-are-not-realized-we-are-moving-on-the-periphery-like-a-wheel/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Ego and conditionings are created by mind, which is a myth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/ego-and-conditionings-are-created-by-mind-which-is-a-myth/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Love is not something dead, like a stone. When it melts, it encompasses everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/love-is-not-something-dead-like-a-stone-when-it-melts-it-encompasses/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Freedom is when you really get your own powers which are within you. In your central nervous system and in your conscious mind, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/freedom-is-when-you-really-get-your-own-powers-which-are-within-you/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [What is yoga ? In simple words, it is taking your attention to the Spirit. This is yoga. What does the kundalini do ?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/what-is-yoga-in-simple-words-it-is-taking-your-attention-to-the/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) > [Before knowing the truth, if you depend on your intelligence, you can be misled completely. Intelligence that is without the spiritual insight is your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/before-knowing-the-truth-if-you-depend-on-your-intelligence-you-can/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enlightening/nirmala-srivastava/#itemlist", "name": "4 Enlightening Quotes By Nirmala Srivastava", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Innately within us, resides the Spirit which wants to enlighten you, to give the peace, the bliss and the joy of our being.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nirmala Srivastava" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-which-wants-to-enlighten-you-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nirmala-srivastava-1048_bliss_innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-wh_186820.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nirmala-srivastava-1048_bliss_innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-wh_186820.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nirmala-srivastava-1048_bliss_innately-within-us-resides-the-spirit-wh_186820.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Innately within us, resides the Spirit which wants to enlighten you, to give the peace, the bliss and the…” — Nirmala Srivastava", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One has to know what is the ultimate goal of our life. 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