47 Quotes by Patanjali

The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life.

In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil.

Yoga is the cessation of mind.

For those who have an intense urge for Spirit and wisdom, it sits near them, waiting.

Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.

Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked.

Aversion is a form of bondage. We are tied to what we hate or fear. That is why, in our lives, the same problem, the same danger or difficulty, will present itself over and over again in various prospects, as long as we continue to resist or run away from it instead of examining it and solving it.

Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart.

Here is, in truth, the whole secret of Yoga, the science of the soul. The active turnings, the strident vibrations, of selfishness, lust and hate are to be stilled by meditation, by letting heart and mind dwell in spiritual life, by lifting up the heart to the strong, silent life above, which rests in the stillness of eternal love, and needs no harsh vibration to convince it of true being.