Quotes of Shri Swami Chinmayananda
"Success or achievement is not the final goal. It is the 'spirit' in which you act that puts the seal of beauty upon your life."
"The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts."
"Disappointment can come only to those Who make Appointment with the future."
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him."
"In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden."
"Sin is never in action, it is always in reaction."
"`Moksha' is not `Freedom from Action' but, `Freedom in Action'."
"Faith is, `To believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed'."
"What you have is all His Gift to you. What you do with what you have is your Gift to Him."
"Silently hear everyone.
Accept what is good.
Reject and forget what is not.
This is intelligent living."
"In life to handle yourself, use your head, but to handle others, use your heart." (I love this one personally!)
"Plan out your work
Then work out your plan.
The former without the latter is a sheer waste.
The latter without the former is mere unproductive confusion."
"Strange! Wealth estranges us all. It is all very strange, the money psychology! When you have not got any, you will pant to get some! When you get some, you grow jealous of others who have more, and feel conceited among those who have less!"
"Without devotion, knowledge is tasteless.
Without knowledge, devotion is mere empty idol worship."