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Above all, meditation stills the wandering mind and establishes us forever in a state of peace that remains stable no matter what happens around us.

— Muktananda Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

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Not everyone is able to still the mind all at once, and therefore the sages have prescribed different techniques of meditation, according to people’s capacities.

Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

Meditation is a natural sadhana, and it has been recognized bv all the saints and sages as the most direct means of perceiving the Self.

Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

Just as when the mind focuses outside it perceives the outer world, when it looks within it sees the inner world. It is as simple as that.

Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

If we could only penetrate beneath these roles to our own divinity, then once again we would all know that we are God.

Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

A human being has the freedom to become anything. By his own power he can make his life sublime or wretched. By his own power he can reach the heavens or descend to the depths.

Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)

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