Yoga Vasishta Sara Quotes

“Association with the wise, abandonment of latent impressions, self-enquiry, control of breathing — these are the means of conquering the mind.”
― Vālmīki, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“The Lord cannot be seen with the help of the sacred texts or the Guru. The self is seen by the Self alone with the pure intellect.”
― V.S. Ramanan, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“O Raghava, be outwardly active but inwardly inactive, outwardly a doer but inwardly a non-doer, and thus play your part in the world.”
― Vālmīki, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“7. It is the nature of the mind to accept certain things and to reject others; this is bondage, nothing else.”
― Vālmīki, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“Association with the wise, abandonment of latent impressions, self-enquiry, control of breathing — these are the means of conquering the mind.”
― V.S. Ramanan, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“Just as a crystal is not stained by what is reflected in it, so also a knower of truth is not really affected by the result of his acts.”
― V.S. Ramanan, Yoga Vasishta Sara

“The mind is the creator of the world, the mind is the individual (purusha); only that which is done by the mind is regarded as done, not that which is done by the body. The arm with which one embraces the wife is the very arm with which one embraces the daughter.”
― V.S. Ramanan, Yoga Vasishta Sara