Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will, creating his own destiny. The Vedas tell us, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evi…

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

The mind is vast in its combinations of time, space and form. It contains every vibration from subtle to gross.

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overl…

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding, by demanding …

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

People always tend to identify, instinctively, freedom with abandon.But the type of abandon that seeks personal gratification always gets you "tied u…

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are jus…

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami