Words of Wisdom
Quotes from scripture and the realised masters that light the Kriya path.
A growing collection of the verses and sayings that light the Kriya path — drawn from the great scriptures and the realised masters. Return often; this page will keep growing.
The Bhagavad Gita
“You have a right to your actions, but never to the fruits of your actions.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
“The soul is never born, and it never dies.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.20
“Yoga is evenness of mind.”
Bhagavad Gita 2.48
“Lift yourself by your own Self.”
Bhagavad Gita 6.5
“Whenever righteousness declines, I manifest Myself, age after age.”
Bhagavad Gita 4.7–8
“Abandon all and take refuge in Me alone; I shall free you from all sin.”
Bhagavad Gita 18.66
The Upanishads
“Tat tvam asi — Thou art That.”
Chandogya Upanishad
“Aham Brahmasmi — I am Brahman.”
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
“Lead me from darkness to light, from death to immortality.”
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
“Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.”
Katha Upanishad
“OM is the bow, the soul the arrow, and Brahman the mark.”
Mundaka Upanishad
Paramahansa Yogananda
“Calmness is the living breath of God’s immortality in you.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
“Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
“Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God.”
Paramahansa Yogananda
Lahiri Mahasaya
“Banat, banat, ban jai! — Doing, doing, one day it is done!”
Lahiri Mahasaya
“Always remember that you belong to no one, and no one belongs to you. Reflect that some day you will suddenly have to leave everything in this world — so make the acquaintance of God now.”
Lahiri Mahasaya
Swami Sri Yukteswar
“Love is God.”
Swami Sri Yukteswar, The Holy Science
“The deeper the Self-realization of a man, the more he influences the whole universe by his subtle spiritual vibrations.”
Swami Sri Yukteswar
“Most people will not part with their misery. They would rather renounce God than the fount of their suffering.”
Swami Sri Yukteswar
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
“When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.”
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath
“Those who tell it, know it not; and those who know it, tell it not.”
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath