We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We are for the time being obsessed by something alien.
Swami ParamanandaEvil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and patience.
Swami ParamanandaTrue meditation gives us, as it were, wings for flight to a higher realm and thus detaches us from terrestrial fetters.
Swami ParamanandaOur minds must meditate on some object. According to what he thinks, a man can create an atmosphere of radiance, exuberance, buoyancy; and this brings joy. Or he can carry gloom with him. It is a matter of the habit of thought. We must build up our own life by our thoughts. There are many ways by which we can do this. Art, music, even manual work, all can bring ripening to the soul.
Swami Paramananda