88 Yogi Bhajan Quotes That are Truly Inspirational

Harbhajan Singh Khalsa or commonly known as Yogi Bhajan was one of the most influential spiritual teachers in the world.

Although Yogi Bhajan died in 2004, there is no doubt that he’s still alive in his guidance and teachings. We can’t deny the fact that Yogi Bhajan was definitely an inspiration to many people all around the world.

And below we have compiled some of his best quotes that will truly inspire you.

88 Yogi Bhajan Quotes

Looking for some inspiration? Below we have provided some of the best Yogi Bhajan Quotes that will make you feel inspired.

1. “An attitude of gratitude brings great things.” ― Yogi Bhajan

2. “If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person, then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all.” ― Yogi Bhajan

3. “Every disability is imagined. Every achievement is an experience.” ― Yogi Bhajan

4. “The pair of opposites do not affect a yogi — neither praise nor insult.” ― Yogi Bhajan

5. “The fact is that there is nothing more beautiful, more worthy or more conscious than you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

6. “When you don’t go within, you go without.” ― Yogi Bhajan

7. “The idea is to just stop. Just wait. Don’t react. Therein lies the whole universe. Just don’t react.” ― Yogi Bhajan

8. “When you are far away from reality, your fantasy won’t work.” ― Yogi Bhajan

9. “The greatest progress in life is when you know your limitations, and then you have the courage to drop them.” ― Yogi Bhajan

10. “Death strikes only those who live in ego. Beyond ego there is no such thing as death.” ― Yogi Bhajan

11. “Sometimes bringing out your inner best is the secret of success.” ― Yogi Bhajan

12. “Never curse yourself by limiting your students.” ― Yogi Bhajan

13. “If you make your body very strong, really strong, it can fight off anything.” ― Yogi Bhajan

14. “When you talk effectively, be very polite, because if effectiveness does not carry the politeness, it can hurt. Effective talking is from the fifth center, fifth lotus, throat chakra.” ― Yogi Bhajan

15. “Prayer without heart is a waste to time.” ― Yogi Bhajan

16. “Through meditation, you can calm the mind and develop what is important to you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

17. “You cannot help but change. So change towards righteousness. It is possible and it is human.” ― Yogi Bhajan

18. “Have wisdom in your actions and faith in your merits.” ― Yogi Bhajan

19. “To be calm is the highest achievement of the best of what you have.” ― Yogi Bhajan

20. “If you cannot bless yourself, then nobody can bless you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

21. “Gratefulness will make you great.” ― Yogi Bhajan

22. “You can never hide from your truth. If you do, you will always be lost.” ― Yogi Bhajan

23. “Working by heart means using your feelings and emotions to lead you to your spiritual sense of existence.” ― Yogi Bhajan

24. “If you give your word, let the entire universe fall before you, but let your word stand.” ― Yogi Bhajan

25. “The question is, “Are you spiritual or are you not?” The Truth is you are. The reality is you don’t believe it.” ― Yogi Bhajan

26. “I want to give you the depth and the strength which is yours… the original you.”  ― Yogi Bhajan

27. “You may lie to the whole world but never lie to a child because you will hurt his innocence and he will come back on you a hundred times more powerfully later on.” ― Yogi Bhajan

28. “Soul does not relate to mind; mind relates to soul. It’s a one-way traffic.” ― Yogi Bhajan

29. “Creation is ready to serve you, if you just be you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

30. “A spiritual person is vast, like an ocean – but very mighty, very powerful.” ― Yogi Bhajan

31. “Life is a book of changes. It should be read only to understand how it works. You can’t help the changes in life; they must come whether they are good or bad because the good must follow the bad and the bad must follow the good. T” ― Yogi Bhajan

32. “If you can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all” ― Yogi Bhajan

33. “Those who see whatever is happening around them as God are always tapped into their known and unknown.” ― Yogi Bhajan

34. “Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.” ― Yogi Bhajan

35. “Life is a continuous vibration of up and down. And in this up and down, try to be neutral; be seated in your own spiritual integrity.” ― Yogi Bhajan

36. “Hope is not a prediction of the future, it’s a declaration of what’s possible.” ― Yogi Bhajan

37. “As a healer, the first thing to tell every patient is to breathe deeply. Shallow breathing means no endurance, no patience.” ― Yogi Bhajan

38. “Your mind will always tell you not to obey because if you start obeying something else, you cannot obey your mind.” ― Yogi Bhajan

39. “When you can take a dive to the depth of Infinity, you can also understand and measure the height of Infinity.” ― Yogi Bhajan

40. “When you speak, it should be as if Infinity is speaking.” ― Yogi Bhajan

41. “You have to understand the process of healing in the Age of Aquarius. What will give the healing is the flow of your soul energy.” ― Yogi Bhajan

42. “Make yourself so happy so that when others look at you they become happy too” ― Yogi Bhajan

43. “Love is a state of mind where you fall and the fall is bottomless. Once you fall in love you cannot stop; if you can stop, you have not fallen.” ― Yogi Bhajan

44. “Meditation is the creative control of the self where the Infinite can talk to you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

45. “As long as you are not spirit you are not going to be happy, you are not going to be, and you are not gong to have fun. Spirit is the fun, spirit prevails, spirit is your decoration, spirit is your make-up, spirit is your being, spirit is your identity and your spiritual projection is your power.” ― Yogi Bhajan

46. “Love is the ultimate state of human being where compassion prevails and kindness rules.” ― Yogi Bhajan

47. “Sometimes you ask, Which meditation will work out? Every meditation will work out! ” ― Yogi Bhajan

48. “The fundamental law of Truth is that it penetrates through all darkness.” ― Yogi Bhajan

49. “The mind is above time and space. If you decide not to complain, it will immediately compensate you with intuition.” ― Yogi Bhajan

50. “Meditation is the creative control of the self where the Infinite can talk to you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

51. “In the worst scenario, sit down, close your eyes and talk to your own soul, spirit. The moment that becomes your attitude, all things you need in life shall come to you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

52. “If your presence doesn’t work, neither will your word.” ― Yogi Bhajan

53. “Life is a lie if truth is not found. Truth is just an idea if it is not lived. It is living that matters.” ― Yogi Bhajan

54. “Time and space cannot play any part between two loving hearts.” ― Yogi Bhajan

55. “When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful.” ― Yogi Bhajan

56. “Your wealth will increase, your values will increase, your projection will increase, if you simply love to live, just love yourself and live yourself.” ― Yogi Bhajan

57. “When you are in the state of the neutral mind, the soul is like a chandelier switched on over you. Communication of the soul is just that light; you are lit up by it.” ― Yogi Bhajan

58. “Gong is not a drum, or a musical instrument; Gong is God” ― Yogi Bhajan

59. “Share your strengths, not your weaknesses.” ― Yogi Bhajan

60. “God created the universe with this sound of the gong, fly with it, spread your wings and go with it, flow away.” ― Yogi Bhajan

61. “The power of prayer can bring peace to the earth and peace to the heart.” ― Yogi Bhajan

62. “If tomorrow a problem comes, just remember who your teacher is. Just remember at that time who is your teacher. You will find a solution. And if that really comes through to you, then believe it.”  ― Yogi Bhajan

63. “Remember one thing: listen to everybody very patiently, and act only when you have to act.” ― Yogi Bhajan

64. “Recognize the other person is you.” ― Yogi Bhajan

65. “I would like to explain something to you. It is not a good thing to become a teacher of Kundalini Yoga and mix other things. When you practice Kundalini Yoga, you stay with it only. Remember that.” ― Yogi Bhajan

66. “Feel good, be good, and do good.” ― Yogi Bhajan

67. “The mind become a monster when it becomes your master. The mind is an angel when it is your servant.” ― Yogi Bhajan

68. “The greatest art is to sit, and wait, and let it come.” ― Yogi Bhajan

69. “When your mind thinks too much, it loses touch with the reality of life. To be real, our feet should be on the Earth and our head should be in the Heavens.” ― Yogi Bhajan

70. “Happiness is your birthright. Live it!” ― Yogi Bhajan

71. “You have to understand the purpose of life, the purpose of life is to do something which will live forever.” ― Yogi Bhajan

72. “Smile in adversity; that is the first lesson.” ― Yogi Bhajan

73. “There’s nothing which can be more precious in you than your own relationship with your own consciousness.” ― Yogi Bhajan

74. “Love is a process in which ego is lost and infinity is experienced.” ― Yogi Bhajan

75. “Make yourself so happy, that by looking at you, other people become happy.” ― Yogi Bhajan

76. “As long as your ego exists, you are not a Teacher. As long as you expect appreciation, you are not a Teacher, you are a begger.” ― Yogi Bhajan

77. “All happiness is in the mind.”  ― Yogi Bhajan

78. “God is neither there nor anywhere. If there is any God, it is either in you or not at all. To relate to God as outside of you is the biggest insult.” ― Yogi Bhajan

79. “A failure is only a step on the way to your success.” ― Yogi Bhajan

80. “Ego does two jobs: Ego allows you to go for temptation and ego allows you to go for sacrifice. Ego works both ways.” ― Yogi Bhajan

81. “The only thing the body and mind are given to you for is your soul, the spirit. When you are serving your soul, you are subtle, calm and peaceful. Whenever you are serving your ego, you are fearful and afraid.” ― Yogi Bhajan

82. “Love is a self-acknowledgement. When I love myself, I can be so rich that I can love everybody.” ― Yogi Bhajan

83. “Meditation is the art of breaking habits, to purify the mind and to take care of day-to-day things.” ― Yogi Bhajan

84. “Never say things to friends which you don’t want to hear from enemies.” ― Yogi Bhajan

85. “Be the answer not the question.” ― Yogi Bhajan

86. “Yoga is the science to unite the finite with Infinity and the art to experience Infinity in the finite.” ― Yogi Bhajan

87. “When you cannot give, you are not God; and without giving there is no God. ”  ― Yogi Bhajan

88. “The art of happiness is to serve all, and all shall serve you.”  ― Yogi Bhajan

Final thoughts

Yogi Bhajan has given the world some inspirational and motivational words before he left us. With his words, we’ll be able to achieve a happy and positive life. After all, his teachings and guidance go right to both our mind and heart, and nothing can ever change this experience.

Whether you are looking for some inspiration or you’re looking for something that will motivate you in life, there is no doubt that Yogi Bhajan quotes can be the perfect solution for that.