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Words of Wisdom from Swami Satchidananda
“Every thought changes our face, and it’s not only the face, the entire body is changed, though the change is more visible in the face. By this we can assume that thoughts have a say over the body, and if certain thoughts are very strong, the body changes according to those thoughts. If you want to have a nice, beautiful, relaxed, charming face and body, you have to think in that way. All the thoughts must be like that. Then you get that face. It’s not just external makeup that’s going to make the face attractive, it is the thought. A pure mind will give a very shining and attractive face. You get real personality and real magnetism by your own thoughts.”

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From Swami Satchidananda: Words of Wisdom

Many people think that samadhi means you just sit like a rock, motionless, going into an unconscious state. If you stay in that samadhi, you are of no use to anybody. Sahaja Samadhi means a natural samadhi, always present. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, your body and mind are involved in those activities, but your inner state is always the same, unaffected. Self-realization means you realize that you are the Self. You are different from the body and mind, so you remain in that state of Self and allow the body and mind to function for the benefit of humanity. You can be in the material world and still be in the samadhi state. Then nothing can affect you and you can perform your duties well.

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From Swami Satchidananda’s Words of Wisdom

“When a dog is allowed to roam about, it enjoys its freedom and appears to be very content—but, the minute you tie it up, it will start howling. In the same way if, all through the day, you allow the mind to go wherever it wants, think whatever it wants, it also appears to be very quiet—until you try to restrain it in meditation. So if you are going to just try to bring the mind under your control during meditation and allow it to run, as it want, all the rest of the day, naturally you will find it very difficult. Though the mind appears to be under your control at other times, the minute you sit and concentrate, it will begin to revolt. But once it comes under your control, it becomes a very nice instrument. You will only be victorious in all your undertakings, if you have your own mind under your control.”

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From Words of Wisdom: Swami Satchidananda

“The more you worry about your weight, the more sick you become. The worry itself causes increase in weight because many people eat a lot when they worry. The more you think of weight, the more weight you will have. As you think, so you become. Worry is the most dangerous disease. Keep the mind healthy always. If someone doesn’t want to like you because of your weight, that person is interested only in your flesh, not in your qualities. What will make a person beautiful? The beauty of wisdom that dawns through tranquility of mind. We have enough troubles and worries. Yogis should not be bothered with weight issues. Let us think of more important things in life that could bring peace, joy and harmony.”

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From Swami Satchidananda’s Words of Wisdom

“Even a great saint, a jivanmukta, will have his or her parabdha karma. That means the body and mind have been brought into birth due to past karmas. That is why even great saints like Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Ramana Maharshi had cancer.  People ask, ‘Why should such great men have cancer and even appear to have suffered a little?’ Here is the answer: The Self of each saint never had cancer. Their bodies had the cancer, and their minds might have felt the pain a little, but they were watching. Simply, the Self was witnessing the cancer, the pain, everything. We should learn to detach ourselves like that.”

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From Swami Satchidananda’s Words of Wisdom
“Disease is nothing but the disturbance of your natural ease. So try to keep your ease always. And, when it gets disturbed—when you become dis-eased—self-help is the best help. That is why, for our benefit, the sages and Yogis of yore gave us practices to fortify our systems against all the outward influences, both physical and mental. Fortify every cell of your body with Yoga practices, mainly the pranayama or breathing exercises. Through proper, conscious breathing, you can become completely immune to all kinds of diseases. You will always be at ease, and you will never feel disease.

God bless you. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.”

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From Words of Wisdom by Swami Satchidananda
“If everything is peaceful, there is no fun in life. You cannot watch a movie that is always loving, joyful and happy—there should be some fight or conflict. Is it not so? People enjoy that kind of a movie. The whole world is a stage and, in a drama, every kind of action is there. So how can we enjoy it? By not getting the ego involved in it. Just be a witness. Imagine a movie in which two fellows are kicking each other. What would you do? Will you kick your neighbor in the next seat? No, you watch them both. In the same way, we have to rise above all these things to the ultimate truth and at the same time play our part. The ultimate truth is: Whatever happens, it is God’s will.

“God bless you. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.”

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Words of Wisdom from Swami Satchidananda
“Some religious leaders seem to tell people that there is only one way and that their understanding is the only correct one. That cannot be avoided as long, as people use their egos to interpret the teachings of the great prophets, sages and saints. Actually, there is no division among the prophets who gave us all the religions. The people who interpret their scriptures have created the division. The world is getting tired of these divisions. We are slowly coming together by making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. In fact, all the religions tell us to clean up the ego in this way, so that we can live together as spiritual brothers and sisters.

“God bless you. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.”

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From Satchidananda’s Words of Wisdom
“The true Self is eternally pure, unchanging, immortal and never tainted by anything. It is always peaceful. The problem is that you don’t see your true Self, but only the image of your true Self on the mirror of the mind. So, when the mind gets tossed, the image is disturbed. The image seems to assume those disturbances because of the mind. The image seems to be bound, but you are never bound. If you still feel that you have to liberate yourself, the only liberation is to liberate the mind from the selfishness that creates all this disturbance in the mind. Liberate yourself from the personal ego, the I-ness and the my-ness that says, ‘I want everything.’ Then, you will be always peaceful.  You will realize the true nature of your own Self.

“God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

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From Swami Satchidananda Words of Wisdom
“The mind is always dwelling on something. Whenever there is nothing constructive that you want it to do, just allow the entire mind to dwell on a mantra or a sacred word. Gradually, this will become a habit and the mind will be rooted in that mantra. The more you repeat the mantra, the more you will produce a beneficial, holy vibration within, and that vibration will help you to focus the mind more easily. Once the mind is one-pointed, it will gain more and more strength and gradually become absorbed in meditation. Of course, there is also help from the Master who gives you the mantra, because, when he or she gives it, there is a spiritual force behind it. That really helps you to gain momentum in your practice.

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