Wisdom Quotes by Swami Premodaya

The question is: Are you going in the right direction? not How far along am I?

— Swami Premodaya

Intention isnt significant, until Gods intention has you.

— Swami Premodaya

You practice meditation so that meditation can practice you.

— Swami Premodaya

The false you, is the sum total of your past experiences.

— Swami Premodaya

The Guru is an alive presence that can actually challenge you (which mind can never do).

— Swami Premodaya

Silence is the absolute core of reality, the inner nature of all that is.

— Swami Premodaya

Be willing to not be attached to your own view of things, and everything is revealed, everything takes on its proper perspective.

— Swami Premodaya

Silence is not the absence of anything, but the presence of everything.

— Swami Premodaya

A human being is responsible for one thing only: His own happiness.

— Swami Premodaya

If all is Gods will, then all is not only as it is, but amazingly enough, as it should be, as it…

— Swami Premodaya

Life is a free-fall. So what better stance, than to be in let-go? Resistance is futile.

— Swami Premodaya

That is freedom: When you voluntarily relinquish everything you are trying to hold onto. Thats the first taste of true freedom.

— Swami Premodaya

The egos job: To come up with excuses as you move forward--more and more, subtler excuses.

— Swami Premodaya

The real peace of mind is accepting reality as it is.

— Swami Premodaya

Right now you're a totally free bird, living as if you're in a cage.

— Swami Premodaya

Nothing is an accident. Not even a nanosecond is meaningless in any life.

— Swami Premodaya

If wisdom descends on you, youll always be a beginner. Thats the most advantageous position.

— Swami Premodaya

Growth cant happen in isolation. It can only happen in relation to others.

— Swami Premodaya

Your situation is quite simple; you have this choice or that choice. You dont have a complex set of options to work…

— Swami Premodaya

Everything you cling to (some more, some less) will be ripped away from you, sooner or later. The ancient wisdom is: Give…

— Swami Premodaya

No real surrender involves convenience.

— Swami Premodaya