We all need inspiration from time to time to calm the mind and as a reminder of what is important and true on the journey of life.
This mindfully compiled list of yoga and spiritual living quotes has something for everyone to think deeply, kindly, gently and brighten someone’s day. Why not share them with a friend?
“Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” Unknown
“Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you.” Amit Ray – Meditation: Insights and Inspirations
The universe always says yes to whatever you ask for.
“Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.” THE BUDDHA
“The goal is not to become what the world wants you to be, but to be more of who you are and what you dream of becoming.” Dhiman
“In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?” THE BUDDHA
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey
“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.” THE BUDDHA
“Yoga is the journey from the self, through the self, to the self.” The Bhagavad Gita
The best revenge is no revenge. Move on and be happy. Unknown
“The greatest gift you can give others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.” Brian Tracy
“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” Vincent Van Gogh
“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.” THE BUDDHA
The happiest people evaluate and improve themselves. The unhappiest evaluate and judge others. Unknown
“Yoga does not transform the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.” B.K.S. Iyengar
“Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.” Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist
MANTRA – Life is for me and everything works out in my favour.
“Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.” Mary Engelbreit
“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee, it blossoms and the bee comes.” Mark Nepo – The Book of Awakening
SIMPLE TRUTH – No rain, no flowers.
“What you think, you become.” THE BUDDHA
“The pose begins when you want to leave it.” B.K.S. Iyengar
“It’s not about being good at something. It’s about being good to yourself.” Unknown
Inhale the future, exhale the past.
“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” Zen Shin
“The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.” Mark Nepo – The Book of Awakening
“Letting go is the hardest asana.” Unknown
“When you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally. It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something. Try to be sensitive. That is yoga.” Petri Räisänen
“Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony.” Debasish Mridha.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer
You know all the answers. Listen to your own voice. Be your own guru. Unknown
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” THE BUDDHA
“Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame.” B.K.S Iyengar
“Yoga takes you into the present moment. The only place where life exists.” Patañjali Quote
You can totally do this – THE UNIVERSE
“The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.” Sakyong Mipham – Running with the Mind of Meditation
“Yoga means addition. Addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul.” Amit Ray – Awakening Inner Guru
“Find something that makes you happy and think about it a lot.” Abraham Hicks
“You will always grow through what you go through.” Tyrese Gibson
“Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.” B.K.S. Iyengar
“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this lifetime.” Sogyal Rinpoche – The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendless toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.” The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
“The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” B.K.S. Iyengar
“Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.” Yogi Bhajan
“Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self-control. Energy within and energy without.” Ymber Delecto
“You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become.” The Bhagavad Gita
“The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga.” Yogi Bhajan
“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” Wayne Dyer
“Be where you are, not where you think you should be.” Unknown
Just breathe.
“Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time.” MAHATMA GANDHI
“The longest journey of any person is the journey inward.” Dag Hammarskjold
“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” Sri Chinmoy
“Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are” Jason Crandell
“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis
“Deep breaths are like little love notes to your body.” Unknown
“A happy soul is the best shield for a cruel world.” – ATTICUS
“Truth is a frequency we can feel when we are in tune with our body.” Unknown
“Keep your thoughts positive, they become your words. Keep your words positive, they become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive, your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive, your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.” MAHATMA GANDHI
“Yoga powers. To make oneself invisible or small. To become gigantic and reach to the farthest things. To change the course of nature. To place oneself anywhere in space or time … in one’s deepest inner mind, or in the minds of others.” Jim Morrison Wilderness Volume 1: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
“Yoga adds years to your life, and life to your years.” Alan Finger
“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” Brad Paisley
“The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy, not when you are seeking it.”
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
“Happiness is not something ready made, it comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama XIV
“Every moment there are a million miracles happening around you: a flower blossoming, a bird tweeting, a bee humming, a raindrop falling, a snowflake wafting along the clear evening air. There is magic everywhere. If you learn how to live it, life is nothing short of a daily miracle.”
“The whole effort of the spiritual process is to break the boundaries you have drawn for yourself and experience the immensity that you are. The aim is to unshackle yourself from the limited identity you have forged, as a result of your own ignorance, and live the way the Creator made you—utterly blissful and infinitely responsible.”
“You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” RUMI
“In not only the physical science, but in the real mental silence, the wisdom dawns.” Sri S. Satchidananda, translation of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you. RUMI
“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.” RUMI
“That which is the Real Self of Man is the Divine Spark sent forth from the Sacred Flame.” William Walker Atkinson – A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga
“Love is your quality. Love is not what you do. Love is what you are.” Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev – Inner Engineering, A Yogi’s Guide To Joy
We hope this extensive list of provided some of the inspiration you needed today.
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