Baba Hari Dass Quotes

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Don't think that you are carrying the whole world; make it easy. Make it play, make it a prayer.

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I am the logic of all arguments - Arguments are of three kinds: arrogant argument, destructive criticism and logical argument.

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Within the physical body every human being has a subtle body made up of invisible structurs and energies (kundalini, nadis, and chakras); and within the subtle is the causal body out of which the subtle and physical bodies are formed.

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When a person realizes peace inside by doing yoga, he will not smoke and get peace disturbed. The peace obtained by yoga is much higher than the pleasure of smoking.

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The preceding verse explained that together the three factors: 1) the knowledge (jnanam), 2) the known (jneyam), and 3) the knower (parijnata) motivate action. It was also stated that the organ (karanam), the action (karma), and the agent (karta) execute the action. In this verse the threefold distinction of knowledge, action, and the actor is explain according to the three gunas of Samkhya philosophy.

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Teach to learn. Watch yourself before you teach.

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Greed is a sickness of the mind. The more one hoards, the more greed increases. Giving with no expectation eliminates greed.

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Pleasure has desire in it. Desire is pain. There is no satisfaction. So pleasure is pain.

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Ch. Almora District: In 1929, for the first time, I paid attention to the stories being told by older people about Sombari Maharaj and Hariakhan Maharaj.

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Without watching ourselves we can't be aware of the tricks the mind plays. So a yogi should be alert all the time.

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Samyama, which is the application of concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana), and superconscious trance (samadhi) in lightning succession, is practiced with the intent to gain specific knowledge of the object of concentration. The object is seen from all sides, in all its aspects, with full depth and breadth. As such, this complete absorption of the mind using the process of samyama brings complete and specific knowledge of the object. This power of knowing is vibhuti.

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Human birth is the highest. It is for attaining liberation. If we don't consciously try for liberation, then we are misusing our human birth. Every action, thought, and word should be spiritual. It happens only when the mind is purified by sadhana [spiritual practice].

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All sadhanas or methods are for simply tricking the mind. The trick is to not let the mind spread out in a form of thoughts.

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Your body is the temple of your soul. Your soul is God's temple.

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Household is a chariot. The parents are its two wheels. If the wheels don't move equally, the chariot cannot run straight.

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God is the only lover and He loves in different forms - parents, husband, wife, friend, children, animals. All are His forms and He, Himself, has no form.

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Knowledge, action, and actor are declared in the science of the gunas to be of three kinds only, according to distinctions of gunas; hear them also duly.

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Q: What is silence?
A: Silence is an austerity. You control your desire to talk. By talking, people try to impress others, which you can't do if you are in silence. In silence you have to develop tolerance. At first it is difficult to do because you separate yourself from others by not expressing yourself. But gradually the mind reduces that ego and an aspirant accepts the situation, which develops tolerance and reduces anger.

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Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end, O Arjuna, I am the science of the Self, and I am the logic of all arguments.

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You have everything and you want more. It's natural in human beings. You don't need to give away your house, money, and car, and leave your family to find God. The only thing necessary is to understand attachment.

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When I was building Kenchi Ashram, which is in Nainital District, I was told by the villagers that Hariakhan Maharaj used to live in a cave there. I preserved that cave, which is behind Hanuman Temple at Kenchi.

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A wise person is one who sees the effect of an action before he acts.

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Making separate groups is human nature. No matter how much we talk about universal unity, we end up making another group.

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Just like pure water poured in a dirty cup becomes dirty, similarly the pure ego rooted in the impure mind becomes impure ego.

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The ego has no form and no particular center of existence. It pervades the mind, intellect, senses, and the body as 'I am'.

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Religion of your upbringing is like a cloak - you must know how it is made in order to take it off.

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The ego rules the mind because it links the I with the mind and body. If the I, which is another name for the self, were not identified with the mind and body, the ego would have no power. Self-study [svadhyaya], therefore, is the set of practices that investigates the nature of the self to discover its origin. When the origin is found to be separate from the body, the ego loses the battle and peace is attain.

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A prisoner never stops thinking about getting out of the prison. Life in the world is like sitting in a prison. One who doesn't realize that doesn't think of getting liberation.

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Q: Is life a dream or a meditation? A: Life is a meditation when you know it is a dream.

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Q: What can I do to overcome my fear of death? A: Attachment to the body causes fear of death. It is the strongest attachment. Even a newborn infant has this attachment. To overcome the fear of death it is necessary to accept that we all have to die.

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