“Spiritual literature can be a great aid to an aspirant, or it can be a terrible hindrance. If it is used to inspire practice, motivate compassion, ad nourish devotion, it serves a very valuable purpose. If scriptural study is used… — Prem Prakash Copy Share Image
“Attempting to contain the infinite within finite symbolism of language may result in scholarship, but it will not produce devotion. (110)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“[A] practitioner of any spiritual path must have complete confidence that his adopted path is, for him, superior to all others. (57)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
I am fond of reminding my yoga students of the saying "It takes one to know one" when they become lost I condemnation and… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“A man who wears a fragrant flower on his collar spreads a perfume wherever he goes. (141)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds. (91)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“Peace and supreme joy may seem like end-states to practitioners on more difficult spiritual paths, but the path of devotion should be filled with… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are proper in their own place, but… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“Spiritual literature can be a great aid to an aspirant, or it can be a terrible hindrance. If it is used to inspire practice,… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“To the yogi, all experience is seen as one, as a means to help him cultivate devotion. All experiences have equal meaning and value. (154)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“The aspirant would do well to avoid those ‘spiritual teachers’ who delight in pointing out the evils of the world. These are immature egos… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
At the end of our lives we hope we will look back and, like an incense stick completely burned away, will have poured forth… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“Relinquishing selfish wants, one is free to allow others to travel their own paths under the will of God. (18)” — Prem Prakash Copy Share
“The yogi can relate to his Beloved in the form of a personal relationship-as a friend, a child, a spouse. He can cherish God… — Prem Prakash Copy Share
