Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: You have to be truthful towards your spiritual guide...

"You have to be truthful towards your spiritual guide, you have to be truthful towards your Guru, your Master, because, when you don’t surrender towards your Master, you aren’t truthful towards your Master, you can’t become truthful with yourself. If you are false towards your Master, you will always be false towards yourself. And when you are false towards yourself, of course, God will never reveal Itself."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: We could be free, but our mind doesn't let us be free...

"We could be free, but our mind doesn’t let us be free. We can see the Lord everywhere, but our pride always stops us. We can love Him, but our expectation is always there, too. When one let go of these three things, one will be really, fully into Him. Above all, He is the manifestation of Love. He is the manifestation of who we are, all of us. In Him Love is manifested in the outside, in everything that He expresses, in every action of Him."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: The real Beloved is God...

"The real Beloved is God, because He is the only one who is always fresh. His love always renews itself. Whereas all the other loves, they start very fresh, like a beautiful flower, and they, also, fade, the same as the other flowers. You know that. How many times in your life have you fallen in love? You have really fallen in love? And then to rise, it is a very difficult achievement to be made."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: You have to train your mind to become positive...

"You have to train your mind to become positive. When your mind is positive and you know that the Lord is seated inside and you keep calling Him, there is no chance that He will not reveal Himself inside of you."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: Behind all our actions...

"Behind all our actions, behind all this is happening, there is God's Grace. And if we start seeing it in this way, we will be very happy."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: Unlock the lock of your heart...

"Unlock the lock of your heart and let Love flow; let unconditional Love flow. This is a Love that will really help you. In your path, whatever path you are on, whatever religion, or whatever path you are following, it doesn’t matter. Love is Love. That’s what you have to understand. And if you want the world to change, if you really want peace to reign in the world, change yourself first. By you changing, it will make a difference; by you becoming this pure Love, it will make a difference."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: If you want permanent happiness...

"If you want permanent happiness, it is possible only when you surrender completely to God. When your body, mind and soul have become one and are offered to the altar of the Lord, He will happily give everything to you."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: Everybody wants to be close to the Divine...

"Everybody wants to be with the Father. Everybody wants to be close to the Divine, but, yet, they don’t want to make any effort. They don’t want to make any change to their life. They want to get everything happily and for free. So, if you want this really and sincerely, then be sincere towards yourself and ask the Father. Ask God and you will have it. It’s simple. If you are sincere towards yourself, you are more free and you will enjoy whenever you pray."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: We have to become the children of God...

"We have to become the children of God. We have to become the sons and daughters of God, so that we can rise from this just human nature to the Divine state. When we become the Truth, when we become the Light Itself, we can attain the Father. We can arise on the inside, which is the pureness of the Father, [so it can] be exalted, it can be radiated through us. And in this glory, in the Divine aspect of your true Self, there is no judgment. There is just pure Love."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: Satcitananda...

"When I am talking about devotion, I don’t mean the kind of devotion that will fade after one month, but pure devotion that lasts forever. There are lots of people who have devotion in the beginning. When they start their spiritual path they are very excited but, after some time, their devotion fades. But real devotion is like the Lord said: If you surrender to me, open your heart and say “Lord, take complete possession of my heart. It’s only you that I’m looking for.” In reality, all the happiness that you are looking for - whatever you are doing in the outside - is to achieve Satcitananda."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: The Satguru...

"We search for our Satguru always, because it’s only the Satguru that will lead us out of this illusion. Only the Satguru can give us a blessing and guide us and make us Realise our True Self. But to find the Satguru is very often difficult. We go through many ups and downs. We keep searching, thinking we will find the Satguru. We pray to God “God, send my Satguru.” But yet, very often, when the Satguru is in front of somebody, they don’t know it, because in the people’s minds, how they fashion a Guru is completely different to how the Satguru is in reality."

Wisdom of Swami Vishwananda: Open the door...

"Many people are looking for Him outside, but not within themselves, within in their hearts. And here he is sitting in the heart of man, knocking. He says, "Open the door. Let me out"