Scriptures are as ‘helping problem’. Scriptures only give directions. Scriptures are like a thermometer. Can you grind a thermometer and give it as medicine?

The worldly life means a market place of sensual pleasures. Worldly life means false (temporary) happiness all the time. And moksha (liberation) means permanent happiness all the time.

Believing happiness to be in the eternal thing is called the enlightened vision (samkit).

There is no happiness in what worldly people believe happiness in, there is happiness in what Gnani [the enlightened one] believes the happiness in. What people regard as happiness is not happiness.

Things do not give unhappiness, ignorance (of one’s real Self) does.

One who experiences prasantta [blissful happiness] within, he will have prasantta [blissful happiness] externally. The mind is a mirror (reflection) for the external.

The law of nature is such that everyone gets happiness according to their needs. The ‘tender’ that everyone (of us) fills out, is indeed fulfilled.

The ‘egoism’ that is used to hurt others will hurt one’s own self. The ‘egoism’ that is used to give happiness to others becomes cause for his own happiness.

A person who thinks he is right, causes great hurt to others and that is why hurt will come to him. A person who believes ‘I am right’, causes a lot of pain to others.

Without the 'applied awareness' of the Soul, 'happiness' cannot arise.

Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it.

I have a social philosophy; you have political opinions; he has an ideology.

I broke things to get attention.

A phone tree isn't an ancient form of political organizing, but you have to call every person.

The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal enjoyment.

Old age takes from the man of intellect no qualities save those that are useless to wisdom.

He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse.

To listen to the silence is to hear the heartbeat of the Universe.

Yes, racism looks like hate, but hate is just one manifestation. Privilege is another. Access is another. Ignorance is another. Apathy is another, and so on.

Imagination is only intelligence having fun. A healthy mind knows how to switch between worlds, and which one you need to eat and sleep in.