Chinmayananda Saraswati: Trending quotes (page 4)

“Wisdom is the assimilated knowledge in us, gained from an intelligent estimation and close study of our own direct and indirect experience in the world.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Wisdom , World , Intelligence , Knowledge

“The guru is nothing but pure consciousness, Bliss and eternal wisdom.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

In Kenopanishad http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xp3UWxnha7EC&pg=PA56, p. 56

Wisdom

“Some act till they meet obstacles, others act inspite of obstacles and conquer them; but some act not fearing the possibility of some obstacles, that might arise enroute.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Fear

“Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the rich. It is the choice of the wise man.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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“Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Love , Life , Hope , Passion

“When opportunity knocks, We are either out or sleeping in.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Sleep

“The God-Man functions as a true 'sportsman' in his playfield, where the very enjoyment is in the sport and not in the score.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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God , Sport

“Do the best and leave the rest.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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“Not to do what you feel like doing is freedom”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Variant: Not to do what you feel like doing is freedom

Feeling , Freedom

“To be patient means to suffer something that hinders or hurts us, and still retain our self-composure. *How many difficulties, with their consequent unpleasantness and discord, could be smoothed over and almost entirely eliminated by patience. Patience always elevates and strengthens our character. We need it not only with others but also with ourselves.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Suffering , Hurt , Patience

“Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and jnana is the attitude of the intellect, both flow towards the Lord.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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“To do your job even if circumstances are not conducive, is our gift to Him-who is the sole Lord of all circumstances.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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“The real men of achievement are people who have the heroism to fuel more and more enthusiasm in their work, when they face more and more difficulties.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Men , People

“Everyone points to the other man, who, according to him, is happier But the only one, who has the courage to declare that he is truly happy, is he who has relinquished all his passions and hungers from within.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Hunger , Courage , Passion , Happiness

“Don't expect them to fully understand you. They won't: So? Demonstrate with results what they would not understand with words!”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Understanding

“We like someone because, we love someone in spite of…”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Love

“To give without sympathy is to build a temple without the idol and is as futile as painting a picture with black ink on a black-board.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Painting

“Seek the Lord In the smiles of your friends, In the glow of angry eyes, In the storms of passion. He is everywhere, in everything.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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Smile , Passion

“All disturbances and challenges rise not only from our relationship with others, but in our attitude to all other things and beings.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

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“Faith is, `To believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati

Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago

Faith