Sri Yukteswar Giri

Sri Yukteswar Giri

Master of Kriya Yoga.

A revered teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition, known for his relationship with Paramahansa Yogananda and his role in imparting the teachings of Kriya Yoga. His book "The Holy Science" presents a synthesis of Eastern and Western spiritual knowledge, emphasizing the unity of all religious paths and the importance of spiritual practice for self-realization. His teachings focus on the alignment of spiritual and scientific understanding for personal growth.

Sri Yukteswar Giri Quotes about Time

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  • Do not confuse understanding with a larger vocabulary, sacred writings are beneficial in stimulating desire for inward realization, if one stanza at a time is slowly assimilated. Continual intellectual study results in vanity and the false satisfaction of an undigested knowledge.
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  • The Four Ideas: the Word, Time, Space, and the Atom. The ensuing effect is the idea of particles— the innumerable atoms, pair a or anu. These four — the Word, Time, Space, and the Atom — are therefore one and the same, and substantially nothing but mere ideas.
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  • Pain and pleasure are transitory; endure all dualities with calmness, while trying at the same time to remove their hold. Imagination is the door through which disease as well as healing enters. Disbelieve in the reality of sickness even when you are ill [...].The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.
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