Rudrananda > Quotes

“There is one thing that destroys anyone's ability to advance spiritually: the inability to control the mind and emotions. In order to free the mechanism for spiritual growth, this control is the first step in beginning a spiritual life.”
― Rudrananda, Rudi: Spiritual Cannibalism

“Physical and spiritual growth depends on the ability to chew slowly, to digest, to allow time for the consumption of matter.”
― Rudrananda, Spiritual Cannibalism

“It is like a prize fighter who never stays down for the count of ten. He gets up continually and gets his brains knocked out. A deep inner pride allows him, in his own mind, to feel he has never been beaten. To truly surrender is not only to be beaten but to not care.”
― Swami Rudrananda

“The wish within a human being is the most powerful energy that exists.”
― Swami Rudrananda, Rudi: Spiritual Cannibalism

“As the consciousness within a man grows, he must be aware of the life and death cycle that accompanies moving from level to level. As you move up, you grow and shed the dead part, much as a healthy flower or plant sheds its dead leaves and forms new ones.”
― Rudrananda, Spiritual Cannibalism