Baba Hari Dass Quotes

Creation is the product of bliss, and bliss is its sustainer; to bliss it returns.

Work honestly, meditate every day, meet people without fear, and play.

Contentment, compassion, and tolerance are the pillars of peace.

Faith and devotion are the foundation on which meditation is built.

The world is an abstract art. We see it as we want to see it. It is a garden of roses and it is also a forest of thorny bushes and poison oak.

Within the physical body every human being has a subtle body made up of invisible structures and energies (kundalini, nadis, and chakras); and within the subtle is the causal body out of which the subtle and physical bodies are formed.

All sadhanas or methods are for simply tricking the mind. The trick is to not let the mind spread out in a form of thoughts.

The aim of life is to attain peace. No one can give us peace. We can't buy or borrow it. We have to cultivate it by practicing yama and niyama (yoga restraints and observances).

Don't think that you are carrying the whole world; make it easy. Make it play, make it a prayer.

Q: What is silence?
A: Silence is an austerity. You control your desire to talk. By talking, people try to impress others, which you can't do if you are in silence. In silence you have to develop tolerance. At first it is difficult to do because you separate yourself from others by not expressing yourself. But gradually the mind reduces that ego and an aspirant accepts the situation, which develops tolerance and reduces anger.

Q: What can I do to overcome my fear of death?
A: Attachment to the body causes fear of death. It is the strongest attachment. Even a newborn infant has this attachment. To overcome the fear of death it is necessary to accept that we all have to die.

Q: How can we stop the mind?
A: Not hitting it with a hammer. Stop the mind by the mind.

Q: Can intellect aid understanding?
A: It helps in the beginning but cannot give full enlightenment. The mind is the main instrument to gain enlightenment, but enlightenment is only reached when the mind stops.

Q: How do you define ego?
A: Ego is life. To keep the body's existence is ego. It is the part of the mind which identifies a creature with the world. Ego self tells you, “This is my body,” and also tells you, “This is my Self.” It connects the two.

What is mind? A heap of thoughts.