Swami Samarpanananda Quotes

“Unselfishness is the key to success in higher life.”

“An ordinary teacher instructs and leaves his disciple, but a great teacher strives to make his disciple see reason by pushing him to his limits.”

“Crisis is the portal to new opportunity.”

“Spirituality is to experience the infinite in the transcendental state. There is no other definition to it.”

“Duality is ignorance, non-duality is knowledge.”

“Struggle for spiritual freedom is the dharma for humanity.”

“Luxury of freedom hates the discipline of knowledge.”

“The seed comes when the field is ready, greatness comes when the mind is ready.”

“Strength comes to those who treat life as a grand Symphony.”

“Detachment gives...joy.”

“Acceptance is spirituality, and inclusiveness is the sign of having attained its highest level.”

“Every great achievement has a small beginning.”

“There is no shortcut to success.”

“Wisdom always comes after the event.”

“Involvement kills, indifference frees.”

“Mind...cleansed through sadhana (spiritual practices)...serves as a perfect reflector of the spiritual reality.”

“Unselfishness is purity.”

“Contentment is...the root of all happiness.”

“When the quest for knowledge burns bright, one gets the right teacher too.”

“Nirvana is the overcoming of attachment.”

“To acquire is great, but to share is greater.”