Inspirational Quotes by Swami Chinmayananda (Indian Hindu Spiritual Teacher)

Inspirational Quotes by Swami Chinmayananda (Indian Hindu Spiritual Teacher)

If I rest, I rust.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Remember, ‘Even this will pass away.’
—Swami Chinmayananda
Topics: Will

Don’t die while living, live after you are dead.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Unless we have a definite faith in the goal of our existence, and unless we believe, work for, and actually come to experience the goal positively as an existent factor, there is no hope of any plan becoming successful.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Alert and vigilant living itself is a ‘Sadhana’ in the true sense.
—Swami Chinmayananda

All disturbances and challenges rise not only from our relationship with others,
but in our attitude to all other things and beings.
—Swami Chinmayananda

To assume differences in the world, is to belie this great Oneness in life.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Religion must not be considered true because it is necessary, but necessary because it is true.
—Swami Chinmayananda

A man-of-wisdom lives in the world, but he is never of the world.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Not to do what you feel like doing is freedom.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Hindu culture is essentially based upon the sacrifice implied in duty, and not upon acquisition, which is implied in rights.
—Swami Chinmayananda

The cultured give happiness wherever they go. The uncultured whenever they go.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Brood less, smile more and serve all.
—Swami Chinmayananda

To be patient means to suffer something that hinders or hurts us, and still retain our self-composure. How many difficulties, with their consequent unpleasantness and discord, could be smoothed over and almost entirely eliminated by patience. Patience always elevates and strengthens our character. We need it not only with others but also with ourselves.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Mind alone is maya at play.
—Swami Chinmayananda

‘Moksha’ is not ‘Freedom from Action’ but, ‘Freedom in Action’.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Be a noble person in life. The tides of circumstances and the tussle of happenings may toss us hither and thither, may buffet us up and down, but stay noble in your thoughts and actions – you will be ever safe.
—Swami Chinmayananda

To see the one in the many
Is the casual vision of knowledge.
To see the many in the one,
Is the mission wisdom.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Both renunciation of action and the performance of action lead to Nirvana (Liberation); but these performance of action is superior to renunciation of action. The action of today becomes the destiny of tomorrow.
—Swami Chinmayananda
Topics: Become, Act, Destiny, Action

‘Surrender inspite of Freedom’ is the way of wisemen.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Prosperity is like wine, which goes to the head, and makes man forget his Creator.
Adversity, on the contrary, sobers him and reminds him of God and his Glory.
—Swami Chinmayananda

What you have is all His Gift to you.
What you do with what you have is your Gift to Him … .
—Swami Chinmayananda

Seek the Lord
In the smiles of your friends,
In the glow of angry eyes,
In the storms of passion.
He is everywhere, in everything.
—Swami Chinmayananda

The highest form of Grace is silence.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Sin is never in action, it is always in reaction.
—Swami Chinmayananda

When the time of judgement comes,
we shall not be asked what we have read,
but what we have done.
—Swami Chinmayananda

There is no companion like solitude. One who knows how to tune himself to the inner silence, even in the midst of the din and roar of the marketplace, enjoys a most recreative solitude.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Know what to Do.
Do it Yourself.
—Swami Chinmayananda

The greatness is not what we do but, unavoidably, it is always in how we do what we do.
—Swami Chinmayananda

Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and jnana is the attitude of the intellect;
both flow towards the Lord.
—Swami Chinmayananda

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