- “Whatever comes, let it come. Whatever stays, let it stay, whatever goes let it go.” – Papaji
- “If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated, you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace!” – Papaji
- “You are the unchangeable Awareness in which all activity takes place.” – Papaji
- “That ocean of eternal peace is you. What is the difficulty that we suffer from? It is that we seek peace elsewhere and do not experience that we are peace incarnate itself.” – Papaji
- “Look within, there is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru. You are always Free. There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching.” ― Papaji
- “When you stop thinking, you are no longer imagining things that are not true.” – Papaji
- “Now is the time to have a direct introduction to this moment. This moment is free of time, of mind, of any notions. Introduce yourself to this moment.” – Papaji
- “Let your will burn in this fire so that it takes you nowhere else. Let your self be burned in this fire of eternity, love and peace. Don’t be afraid of this fire, it is love itself. This desire for freedom is the fire of love!” ― Papaji
- “Detach yourself from those things, which are not permanent, and rest in that which is always permanent.” – Papaji
- “Surrounded by nothingness you have to do nothing. You have to do nothing to be who you are. Nothing at all.” ― Papaji
- “When you know that you are meditating it is not meditation.” – Papaji
- “You have to simply become aware of the movement of the mind, which begins this endless trouble.” – Papaji
- “Nobody wants to work. Not even the breath wants to work.”― Papaji
- “If you see the illusion, you are enlightened, but if you think that you are enlightened, you ARE IN the illusion!” – Papaji
- “One is always free and one is always alone. The mind is only dreaming.”― Papaji
- “If you identify with what comes and goes, you will be unhappy. If you identify with what is permanent and always there, you are happiness itself.” – Papaji
- “Look here and know who you are. Instantly you will find freedom, and this suffering–hitchhiking from womb to womb–will instantly stop. The only way is to look within.”― Papaji
- “Meditation is to effortlessly turn the mind toward that energy which energizes mind.” – Papaji
- “Keep quiet. Don’t touch the thoughts. Let them be.” – Papaji
- “The way to live a happy beautiful life is to accept whatever comes and not care about what does not come.” ― Papaji
- “If you address the mind with “Who are you?” it will disappear” – Papaji
- “What is the purpose of human life? To Return Home.” – Papaji
- “Understanding and not understanding are all in the scheme of ignorance, just a realm of the mind. This is not learning. This is your birthright. You cannot study to be what you are. You do not need to understand in order to breathe.”― Papaji
- “Find where the ego rises from and it will disappear.” – Papaji
- “Thoughts are impediments to seeing your own face. Don’t give rise to any thought, and discover who you are.” – Papaji
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