The Golden Present Quotes

“Sometimes if you state the plain truth in plain language, you hurt the other person, and you get hurt as well. We have to learn how to communicate.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“A spiritual seeker’s first duty is to have good control over the tongue. Without control of the tongue we can forget about spirituality. Control in both ways: eating and talking. All the senses are controlled if the tongue is controlled.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“Losses are always great eye openers. Pleasures never open our eyes. It’s only through pain that we learn our weaknesses.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“Learn to live harmoniously. That is where the real joy and peace lie.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“We should give more and more and more chances for people to grow.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“We shouldn’t be demanding, expecting, even imagining. Simply say, “I am doing my job, I know You will do Your job.” The best form of devotion is that.”
― Swami Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“Spiritual practice is not what you are doing, but what you are thinking.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“Don’t depend on something that comes from outside. Outside things are never going to make you happy. And it should be that way, so that one day you will realize that there’s always someone to love and comfort us inside.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“God uses some people to give us an experience. It’s all for our education.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“Ego will never make you powerful. You may appear to be powerful, but you are not truly powerful. The most egoistic people are the most fearful people, because they are constantly afraid of getting their egos hurt.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“If you don’t want to part with something and depend on that for your happiness, then you are not independent. What is independence? Not to depend on anything, at any time.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“It takes more courage to forgive someone. And much more courage to forget. Even after forgiving, you might still remember. But to forget takes a lot of courage, a lot of training of the mind.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda

“When the mind becomes agitated, the breath becomes agitated. When the mind is totally peaceful, the breath almost comes to a stop. So in the same way you can direct the prana with your thoughts.”
― Satchidananda, The Golden Present: Daily Inspirational Readings by Sri Swami Satchidananda