Swami Rama Quotes

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Modern man is too impatient and wants to master the art of meditation immediately.

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The law of life is to leave behind the ground one is standing on and then step forward.

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All beings exist in an invisible state and then come to a state of visibility. Change occurs only on the surface, for the self-existent glory remains unchanged; changing form does not affect the self-existent Reality. Atman, Soul or the Self, dwells in all that is perishable, yet it remains imperishable.

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If you learn to go beyond the jabbering of your mind, and can go to the deeper aspects of your consciousness, then body, breath, and mind will not come in your way.

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The scriptures say to wake up from the deep sleep of ignorance, remain fully awake, remain conscious, & go on learning.

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Genuine asceticism for finding one's own soul and for the good of humanity is worthy of reverence.

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One has to reap the fruits of his karma. The law of karma is inevitable and is accepted by all the great philosophies of the world: 'As you sow, so shall you reap.'

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Swami Rama

Swami Rama

Born: 1925

Died: 1996 (aged 71)

Bio: Śrī Swāmī Rāma was an Indian yógī. Several Indian yogis have influenced Westerners including Swami Vivekananda, Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Paramhansa Yogananda and many more. Swami Rama was one of the first yogis, however, to be studied by Western scientists.

Known for:

The art of joyful living (1989)
Meditation and Its Practice (1992)
A practical guide to holistic health (1978)
Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita (1985)

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