Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

Peace would always be less compelling than war. Perhaps that was why there was so little of it in the world. (p. 160)

Doing two or more things at the same time splits our consciousness in two or more ways.

Why do you want a new truth when you do not practice what you already know?Far better to read a few books and make them your own than to read many books quickly and superficially.

Two forces pervade human life, the Gita says: the upward thrust of evolution and the downward pull of our evolutionary past.

As meditation deepens, compulsions, cravings, and fits of emotions begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior. We see clearly that choices are possible: we can say yes, or we can say no…. “All...

Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation of that deep inner peace for which every one of us longs. No...

One learns a good deal in the school of suffering. I wonder what would have happened to me if I had had an easy life, and had not had the privilege of tasting the joys...

Judged by the normal standards of human affairs, the lives of men and women of God may look overburdened with suffering, and even inconclusive.

Come back” and bring it back again. With a lot of training, you can teach your mind to come running back to you when you call, just like a friendly pup.

A mind that is racing over worries about the future or recycling resentments from the past is ill equipped to handle the challenges of the moment. By slowing down, we can train the mind to...

It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future...

Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.