Maharishi Quotes

"When you are appreciating creation as much as the Creator, then the Creator will ask, 'Who is appreciating my creation as much as me. Let me see this person."

"What you put your attention on grows strong in your life."

"What you see you become."

"We must take situations as they are. We must only change our mental attitudes towards them."

"People are influenced by what we are, what we radiate. This has greater appeal than what we say."

"Life is all business. Spend your energy to get joy, happiness, evolution, and to gain more ability to enjoy. In this field we spend our energy. We never use our time, energy, speech, or ability to do something that doesn't help us grow and improve our life. It's not worth it."

"Competition is for the competent."

"There is nothing in the cosmos, either in the material plane or the spiritual plane which cannot be directly cognized." (Veda, page 4 - sent in by Bill Durfey)

"If we think of defeat, that's what we'll get. If we are undecided then nothing will happen for us. We must just pick something GREAT to do, and then DO it. Never think of failure at all, for as we think now, that's what we'll get." (sent in by Jim Spates)

"Decide what you want and don't think of the intermediary conditions. When Nature works for us we should want what we want and Nature will work it out for us."

" Keep your desire turning back within and be patient. Allow the fulfilment to come to you. Gently resist the temptation to chase your dreams into the world; pursue them in your heart until they disappear into the Self, and leave them there. It may take a little self-discipline, be simple, be kind, stay rested. Attend to your own inner-health and happiness. Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others. Do not strain after your needs of life - it is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally, effortlessly.

"When the elephant decides to walk through the village, all the dogs come out and bark."

"Doubts are death."

"Doubts are the dry rot of life."

"Enjoy your life and be happy.

Being happy is of the utmost importance.

Success in anything is through happiness.

More support of nature comes from being happy.

Under all circumstances be happy, even if you have to force it a bit to change some long standing habits.

Just think of any negativity that comes to you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss.

You may not always have an ocean of bliss, but think that way anyway and it will help it come.

Doubting is not blissful and does not create happiness.

Be happy, healthy, and let all that love flow through your heart. 1987

"It is the focus on the highest ideal day after day that saves life from being wrapped up in small whirlwinds."