- Saint Francis of Assisi: “Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.”
- Paramahansa Yogananda: “Possession of material riches without inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake.”
- Buddha: “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”
- Buddha: “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
- Ibrahim ibn Adham: “If you would like to be a saint of God, then desire not the things of this world or the next. Empty yourself for God. Turn your face to Him so that He may turn to you and make you His saint.”
- Ibrahim ibn Adham: “Abstaining is the abandonment of whatever is dubious, and abandonment of whatever does not concern you, means abandoning whatever is superfluous.”
- George Gurdjieff: “Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.”
- George Gurdjieff: “Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.”
- Saint Anthony of Padua: “The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.”
- Saint Anthony of Padua: “Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.”
- Saint Francis of Assisi: “No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.”
- Paramahansa Yogananda: “Mind is the creator of everything. You should therefore guide it to create only good. If you cling to a certain thought with dynamic will power, it finally assumes a tangible outward form. When you are able to employ your will always for constructive purposes, you become the controller of your Law of Success.”
- Augustine of Hippo: “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
- Augustine of Hippo: “Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.”
- Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta: “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.”
- Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta: “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
- Guru Nanak: “Owing to ignorance of the rope, the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.”
- Guru Nanak: “If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food.”
- Lord Krishna: “The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace.”
- Lord Krishna: “To those who have conquered themselves, the will is a friend. But it is the enemy of those who have not found the self within Them.”
- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: “Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return.”
- Swami Vivekananda: “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”
- Swami Vivekananda: “The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him – that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.”
- Tulsidas: “All the sleepers in a night of delusion beholding so many dreams. In this world of darkness, only those who sever themselves from the material world, become absorbed in the contemplation of the supreme. None can be regarded as really woken up from sleep till they have renounced all sensuous delights.”
- Bodhidharma: “To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn’t apparent because it’s shrouded by sensation and delusion.”
- Bodhidharma: “If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.”
- Shunryu Suzuki: “If your mind is empty, it is ready for anything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.”
- Shunryu Suzuki: “If you think your body and mind are two, that is wrong; if you think that they are one, that is also wrong. Our body and mind are both two and one.”
- Rumi: “Sunlight fell upon the wall; the wall received a borrowed splendor. Why set your heart on a piece of earth, O simple one? Seek out the source which shines forever.”
- Rumi: “You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don’t know the value of your own soul, it’s all foolishness.”
- Saint Francis of Assisi: “We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.”
- Buddha: “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
- Paramahansa Yogananda: “Practice the art of living in this world without losing your inner peace of mind. Follow the path of balance to reach the inner wondrous garden of Self-realization.”
- Sai Baba: “Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.”
- Sai Baba: “Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world.”
- Sri Aurobindo: “Life is life – whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.”
- Rumi: “What you seek, is seeking you.”
