[O]ur own bodies are changing every second. Yet we take the body to be our Self; and, speaking in terms of it, we say, โI am hungryโ or โI am lameโ; โI am blackโ or โI am white.โ These are all just the conditions of the body. We touch the truth when we say, โMy body aches,โ implying the body belongs to us and that therefore we are not that. (87)
Swami SatchidanandaNow will never leave. It is always here. Like a clear canvas, it awaits our painting.
Swami SatchidanandaDo you want to know the secret of life? If you want to have everything, donโt want anything. Everything will run after you.
Swami SatchidanandaThe same thing can be both good and bad. Whenever you speak of good, bad is also present. The world is a mixture of both. There is not good without bad. They are both sides of the same coin. Both are necessary. We have been given free will and discriminating capacity to select what is beneficial to us and to avoid what is detrimental to us. Even Cobra poison can be used as medicine.
Swami Satchidananda