Chinmayananda Saraswati quotes

Happiness depends on what you can give, not on what you can get. (Chinmayananda Saraswati)
Silently hear everyone. Accept what is good. Reject and forget what is not. This is intelligent living. View quote
Chinmayananda Saraswati
To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness. View quote
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The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts. View quote
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In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden. View quote
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Remember, 'Even this will pass away.' View quote
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He who submits to discipline is a DISCIPLE. View quote
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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. View quote
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The spirit of Advaita is not to keep away from anything, but to keep in tune with everything. View quote
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Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket. View quote
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What you have is all His Gift to you. What you do with what you have is your Gift to Him ... (Chinmayananda Saraswati)
When the time of judgement comes, we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done. View quote
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But the boy who left the hall was not the boy who had gone in some ten minutes before. After my college days, my political work, and after my years of stay at Uttarkashi at the feet of my master, Tapovanam I knew that what I gained on the Ganges banks was that which had been given to me years before by the saint of Tiruvannamalai on that hot summer day – by a mere look. View quote
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Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hurls it down! The more we rub sandalwood against a stone, the more its fragrance spreads. Burn it, and it wafts its glory through the entire neighbourhood. Such is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness in life. View quote
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History is full of instances, wherein, victory would have been to the vanquished, if only they had battled a little longer! We often fail for lack of perseverance in our efforts. We leave our work half done in our impatience. Every job demands its quota of efforts. Never give up too soon. View quote
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Man is the roof and crown of creation. He may be tossed about by uncertain storms of life, but the solution to it lies in his own efforts in finding an ideal, and then raising his personality, from the level of petty emotions, to the loftier heights of the chosen ideal. View quote
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It is sure to be dark if you close your eyes. View quote
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Alert and vigilant living itself is a `Sadhana' in the true sense. View quote
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Faults become thick when love is thin. View quote
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A Conquest, without facing dangers is as dull as Victory without a shining glory. A game without a prize! View quote
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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves. (Chinmayananda Saraswati)
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him. View quote
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Brood less, smile more and serve all. View quote
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Grace is only to be found by effort, although it is here and now. View quote
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To listen is not merely to hear. We in life, hear but very rarely do we know how to listen. To Listen is to hear, with an intellectual alertness and attention of awareness. View quote
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