simplyknowledge | Quotations

Keep your body as clean as possible, your mind as clear as possible. That’s all you need. And do it in any way you can, in your own way. It doesn’t matter. And then you’ll be useful.

-Satchidananda Saraswati "Swami Satchidananda"

Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the temple which houses the Pure Self within.

-A Spiritual Leader "Adi Sankaracharya"

The human mind and body share a deep bond, a bond so deep that majority of our illnesses are psychological. I would even say, weakening of the mind initiates the process that leads to death.

-Deep Trivedi

Meat gives strength to the body, many people say... But the elephant - one of the biggest and strongest animals in the world - is a pure vegetarian.

-Sadhu T L Vaswani "Sadhu T L Vaswani"

Hanuman, the devotee of Rama, said: When I identify myself with the body, O Lord, I am Thy creature, eternally separate from Thee. When I identify myself with the soul, I am a spark of that Divine Fire which Thou art. But when I identify myself with the Atman, I and Thou art one.

-Swami Vivekananda "Swami Vivekananda"

Mantras purify us and lift us to a higher state of awareness… Chanting also has significant effect on our bodies and minds. Like everything in this universe, our body is made up of vibrating energy.

-A Spiritual Leader "Swami Vasudevananda"

As long as you have attachment to the body and attachment to objects, fear and suffering will be with you. Therefore Krishna told Arjuna to develop his discrimination and rid himself of body consciousness. Only then he would be able to develop integral vision.

-Sathya Sai Baba "Sri Sathya Sai Baba "

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

-Carl Sagan "Carl Sagan, Cosmos"

Know God and all fetters will fall ways. No longer identifying yourself with the body, go beyond birth and death. All your desires will be fulfilled in him who is One without a second

- Upanishads "Shvetashvatara Upanishad"

No matter how knowledgeable a person is or how compassionate he is; even for him the body does not deviate from its nature. Like us, even their bodies fall sick; when poisoned or crucified on the gallows, even they die... Still weaving miracles around them, isn't it a deliberate attempt to tarnish their personality?

-Deep Trivedi