Graced by Gardens

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The highest truth cannot be put into words. Therefore the greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries. Lao Tzu

Indifference to the world is not the main feature of spiritual consciousness. Sarvepelli Radhakrishnan

Within each of us lies the potential to activate a personal connection to the superconscious. Dr. Edward Bynum

Let the caller and the called disappear; be lost in the Call. Rumi

I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness, I exist everywhere, pervading all senses, I am neither attached, neither free nor captive, I am the form of consciousness and bliss,I am Shiva. Adi Shankara

Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. Let silence take you to the core of life. Rumi

Humility is the strength of the strong and the instrument the wise use to reform their foes. Kural 985

These days my sole desire is that our lives should be simple and straightforward, that all around us there should be peace and cheerfulness, that our way of life should be unostentatious and full of bounty, that our needs should be small and our aims high and our efforts unselfish and our work for others more important than our work for ourselves. Rabindranath Tagore

\"Undistracted, I sit aloof and meditate. Doubt-free, following the ancient Vedas, I cross the awesome wasteland that this life is and beyond, into the Void that defies imagination, I merge. Meditating in oneness, I visioned Paraparam. Meditating in oneness, I realized iva-state. Meditating in oneness, I experienced awareness transcendental. Meditating in oneness, I witnessed eons upon eons. Tirumantiram

Through the power of his realization, the karma is created and simultaneously dissolved. This occurs for the one who lives in the timeless state of consciousness. If one were to realize the Self each day, he would live his life like writing his karma on the surface of water. The intensity of the Self is so strong that action and reaction dissolve, just as the water\

s surface clears immediately when you remove your finger from having written or made designs upon it.\" Sivaya Subramuniyaswami'

Those who find the highest Reality here and now follow a path which never comes back to this world. Kural 356

Virtue is more important than life itself. Yogaswami

Achieving great powers brings with it two possible obstacles to achieving moksha--the thought of utilizing them and pride in having them. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami

When a strong wind blows, the clouds vanish and blue sky appears. Similarly, when the powerful wisdom that understand the nature of the mind arises, the dark clouds of ego disappear. Lama Yeshe

Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter. Albert Einstein

The touch of an infinite mystery passes over the trivial and the familiar, making it break out into ineffable music... The trees, the stars, and the blue hills ache with a meaning which can never be uttered in words. Rabindranath Tagore

It is easy to tame the rogue elephant. It is easy to tie the mouth of a bear. It is easy to mount the back of a lion. It is easy to charm poisonous snakes. It is easy to conquer the celestial and the noncelestial realms. It is easy to trek the worlds invisible. It is easy to command the angelic heavens. It is easy to retain youth eternally. It is easy to enter the body of others. It is easy to walk on water and sit in burning fire. It is easy to attain all of the siddhis (yogic powers). But to remain still is very, very difficult indeed. Tayumanavar (1706-1744), Tamil saint, mystic and poet

If you know yourself, then you\

ll not be harmed by what is said about you. Arabian proverb'

It is not happening to you. It is just happening. Understand this and find everlasting peace. Plato

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. Sir Edmund Hilary 1919-2008, Mountaineer

Be formless... shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You pour water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or creep or drip or crash! Be water, my friend. Bruce Lee

It is only through sadhana and divesting oneself--in order to perform sadhana--from the social structure of the conglomerate of mortals that surround you that you will actually be able to prudently delineate between true intuition and the imposing factors of need and greed that often seem paramount when living up to the externalities of the instinctive nerve system. Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

In enjoyment, there is the fear of disease; in social position, the fear of falling from status; in wealth, the fear of kings; in honor, the fear of humiliation; in power, the fear of enemies; in beauty, the fear of old age; in scriptural erudition, the fear of opponents; in virtue, the fear of traducers; in body, the fear of death. All the things of this world pertaining to man are attended with fear; renunciation alone stands for fearlessness. Vairagya Satakam

Marriage is like a voyage by ship. Sometimes the going is easy and sunny, and sometimes there is bad weather to endure. But at all times it\

s advisable to stay with the ship and not jump overboard. Sivaya Subramuniyaswami'

My God is the melter of my heart of love. Let all adore my God, the Lord of primal love, first of beings, my iva, who again and again melts my heart. May He render me His love in foremost measure! Praise Him but once, the Pure and Holy One, and He will be your escort to heaven. He, Lord iva, decked in honeyed konrai blooms, sits enthroned in my love, steadfast and free. Tirumantiram

The vast tree of Truth yields fruits when you nurture it. Mahatma Gandhi

Amma has not created a particular path. Hinduism is the greatest book on life. Whatever Amma has done is all based on Hinduism. Sakthi Amma

The way to freedom is a way of silence--of silent resolve and silent service. Sadhu Vaswani

Jewish homes have a mezuzah, a small scroll with scripture attached to the doorway for blessings. Some Christians in New York have been doing it, too. Asked why he did it, one responded, \"Well, it\

s good karma.\"'

Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.

Worry is like a rocking chair. It keeps the mind occupied, but doesn\

t get you very far.'

Just sit quietly and you will hear swami speaking to you. All are swami. Satguru Siva Yogaswami

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