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10 Times Swami Chinmayananda Nailed It Within 10 Words

K S Yashaswini

There are so many moments in life when Swami Chinmayananda's short but powerful messages come as a wake up call to the seeker. Here's listing my top 10, in no particular order.

  1. Detach and Attach. - ‘Detach’ from the lower and ‘attach’ to the Higher.

  2. Be Raja outside, Ram inside. - Reminds one to be dynamic in the transactional world, but composed and centred in the inner world.

  3. Not doing what you feel like doing is freedom. - Underlines the distinction between freedom and licentiousness.

  4. Keep smiling… all falls are a rise in the Total. - Motivates one to persevere on the spiritual path.

  5. Regularity is the secret of success. - To keep at a task even if the progress seems negligible in the short run.

  6. Mind at rest is a temple of joy. - There is immense happiness in silencing the mind.

  7. If I rest, I rust! - Do not give in to lethargy. Act with inspiration.

  8. Know what to do and do it Yourself. - Be decisive and fiercely independent.

  9. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness. - Love is the means and end, it is also its own reward.

  10. Be aggressively good! - Like Sri Rama and all our heroes, act with dynamism.

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