All problems in life arise from some weakness of mind. All weakness of mind is due to the mind's ignorance of its own essential nature, which is universal and the source of infinite energy and intelligence. ... In order to root out any problem of life it is only necessary to be brought out of ignorance, to be brought to knowledge.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
All speech, action and behavior are fluctuations of consciousness. All life emerges from, and is sustained in, consciousness. The whole universe is the expression of consciousness. The reality of the universe is one unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
And now we are wanting everyone in every country through the education department of every government to unfold that inner content of life. It's very simple to light the lamp is so easy. And yet that process of lighting the lamp is enough to eliminate the difficulties in the darkness.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Balance is the natural state of life, because the basic characteristic of the fundamental element of life, pure consciousness, is complete balance.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Do not fight the darkness, let the light in and the darkness will disappear.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Don't go for what you know you can get. Go for what you really want.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Good luck and good timing are the same thing.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
If one is not happy, one has lost the very purpose of life.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
If you're too busy to meditate twice a day, you're just too busy.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
It is possible for every man to go deep within and saturate his conscious mind with inner happiness with that unlimited intelligence that dwells at the source of thought.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
It is the focus on the highest ideal day after day that saves life from being wrapped up in small whirlwinds.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Life is bliss, free from problems, it's not necessary to suffer.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Meditation is the sharp tool to dig out the great treasure hidden within everybody's inner personality.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Outside is the joy of the drop. Inside is the joy of the ocean.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Taking drugs helps demons to control you and the only way to heal the trauma is to do Yogic Flying for three hours every day.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The genius of man is hidden in the silent, settled state of mind from where every thought emerges.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The secret of success is conviction and persistence.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The whole purpose of life is to gain enlightenment. Nothing else is significant compared to that completely natural, exalted state of consciousness. So always strive for that. Set your life around that goal. Don't get caught up in small things, and then it will be yours.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Transcendental meditation is something that can be defined as a means to do what one wants to do in a better way, in a right way, for maximum results.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
We are not in a position to criticize anyone. The existence of enemies means for us that our friendliness has not been sufficient enough.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
We are not satisfied with peace alone. There has to be prosperity, there has to be affluence, there has to be fulfillment in life, not just peace.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
We have an infinite number of reasons to be happy, and a serious responsibility not be serious.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
We must take situations as they are. We must only change our mental attitudes towards them.
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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