Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and the same.

Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.

Heaven is a state of mind, not a location.

When you are truly meditative, there is no time and space for you. Time and space is just a creation of the mind.

Yoga essentially means finding the keys to the nature of the existence.

Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are on this right path.

If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.

When I feel connected, mind-body and spirit, I feel centered.

Finding that core of truth within yourself... That truth that knows and trusts that All Is Well, and that chooses Love... Is the greatest spiritual attainment you can ever make.

The development of our spiritual nature should concern us most. Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, the divine in man; 'the supreme, crowning gift that makes him king of all created things.' It is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the infinite. It is spirituality alone which really gives one the best in life.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

There is no yajna (sacrifice) greater than spinning calculated to bring peace to the troubled spirit, to soothe the distracted student's mind, to spiritualize his life.

The whole man is involved, the mind, the heart and the will, and a common cause of spiritual depression is the failure to realize that the Christian life is a whole life, a balanced life.

Any thought which tends to inspire, to comfort, and to give peace to the mind is good.

Values are tapes we play on the Walkman of the mind: any tune we choose so long as it does not disturb others.

When we create peace, and harmony, and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.

When mind and heart come together, mind serves consciousness instead of serving itself.

There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there's only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you make up your mind not to be happy there's no reason why you shouldn't have a fairly good time.

Keep your mental and spiritual contact points cleaned so that God can operate through your mind.

The one seeking to demonstrate the power of spiritual realization in everyday affairs should believe in Divine guidance... and that everything in life is controlled by love, harmony, and peace.

As long as we hold unforgivable thoughts in our mind, we will not be able to experience total inner peace.

Mind is madness. Only when you go beyond the mind, there will be meditation.

One whose chief regard is for his own mind, and for the divinity within him and the service of its goodness, will strike no poses, utter no complaints, and crave neither for solitude nor yet for a crowd. Best of all, his life will be free from continual pursuing and avoiding.

Pay attention to that unchanging part of yourself. It is perfect. At the source of life, and only there, one finds peace, harmony, and the undisturbed contentment of bliss.

The suffering is in the mind. The mind. In the mind. Witness it. From your spiritual heart.