16 Quotes by Nihar Satpathy

Meditation is a journey from the outer world into the inner one.

In the Bgagavad Gita why should God ask us not to expect the results? Is He aware that the systems in nature, that is, the order of the world created by Him, do not have a fool proof provision for it? Then is it not a rational world ensuring justice to all the actions delivered by man? One wonders why God, the supreme creator of this universe, does not have a system in place for ensuring a matching reward for all our actions.

Even though there is no certainty that the expected results of our work will manifest, we have to remain committed to our work and duties; because, even if the results are slated to arrive, they cannot do so without the performance of work. This should be the spirit of a follower of the way of action, that is, Karma Yoga.

One’s lack of confidence over oneself contributes to one’s downfall, even if such a downfall is avoidable. It diminishes whatever probabilities there are of overcoming the hurdles on the path to our success. It strips us of our ability to win a battle even when the circumstances favor us. Most of our strength, capacity and resilience gets nullified when we harbor the slightest of doubts over our own adequacies. The more the sense of insecurity, the closer we move towards defeat.

There are wives who are considered to be the blessing of a home, and then there are those who bring disaster into the household. Further, there are wives who cause poverty and starvation in the family. Some of them even cause cracks in the family, while there is also the kind of wife who brings showers of prosperity.

Yoga is the way of our approach to the goal, that is, a way of getting connected to our objective. Etymologically, the word Yoga in Sanskrit means to add, to be united. In other words, it is the means to join or be united with our goal.

We can then rightly presume that we live in a world which is guided by absurdity. The word ‘absurdity’ in this context contrasts with the term ‘reasoning.’ So we live in a world in which reasoning fails. It is a place where the causes do not always lead to the effect.

If the husband is not in a peaceful state of mind and is deprived of conjugal happiness, it would eventually percolate down to everyone else in the family. Hence, if the husband is without bliss, the fate of the wife also remains sunk in gloom.

A woman should avoid having resentment towards the husband, I told her. A sense of contentment is the key to happiness. Traces of discontent eventually lead to rifts in the family.