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For a beginner in the spiritual path, a Guru is necessary. To light a candle, you need a burning candle. Even so, an illumined soul alone can enlighten another soul. Some do meditation for some years independently. Later on, they actually feel the necessity of a Guru, They come across some obstacles in the way. They are unable to know how to obviate these impediments or stumbling blocks. Then they begin to search for a Master.

113. Swami Sivananda

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- November 04, 2016

Don’t be idle and refuse to exert. If gross intellect cannot grasp the deep significance of Vedanta, don’t reject the great religion of Truth and cry that there is nothing in it.

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642-Sri Swami Chidananda

- December 20, 2021

======================================================================= ======================================================================== Tuesday, December 21, 2021. 6:00. AM. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MIND : ======================================================================= ===================================================================== 1.The prime characteristic of the mind is externalization. Bharathiya Maharishis found that the flow of the mind was outward and not centred inward. This is the law of life: everything spreads outward from its center. But there is a force which is trying to draw everything back towards their source and center. When the externalizing force is overcome, man is able to release that re-integrating force, and in the way finds his Center. When this is done, his search is over. Life is mastered. 2.The second characteristic of the mind is constancy of activity. Never for a single moment is the mind still. 3.The third characteristic is...

18. Sri Ramana Maharishi

- August 16, 2016

How does one see a fault in the other? The appearance of the other is taken to be true, which itself is an error. Added to that, one sees a fault in him. That is, one already knows what a fault is, which means the mistake is born only in the one who cognizes. One then shifts it to the other on the back of spurious proofs based on one's valid or invalid reasoning. Who is corrupt now? Who is at fault now? Who is the culprit now? So, turn every outward movement inwards. Be the Silence, your true Self, every moment. Now, where is the room for any divisions

67. Swami Sivananda

- October 08, 2016

Raga, Dvesha, Jealousy, passion, and greed are everywhere. You will find the same earth, the same sky, the same air, and the same water. And you carry with you the same mind. Imagination and change of place have deceived not a few. O man! Be contented. Live where you may, but discipline the mind and the senses. Meditate on the Inner Self, the Antaratman, ceaselessly. Here you will find the everlasting peace.