Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Quotes

Dark can't exist with the light. Ain't nothing dark about God.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

To fight evil with activity is like fighting darkness with one's hands. So what you need is light, not fit.

Despite what people might think, I'm not interested in being dark all the time. I'm actually searching for some kind of light, and I'm always very happy when I can achieve that.

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness.

The planet is always half light and half dark, and so are we.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow-- it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it

Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one the other disappears.

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Either all lights are turned off or one inner light is missing.

Feeling at peace, however fragilely, made it easy to slip into the visionary end of the dark-sight. The rose shadows said that they loved the sun, but that they also loved the dark, where their roots grew through the lightless mystery of the earth. The roses said: You do not have to choose.

You cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is all that is necessary. You are that light.

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.

Most people go, I wish for world peace. But chaos has a place in balancing out the light and the dark in the world. I don't know if I would wish for world peace.

An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.

By appreciating the darkness when you design the light, you create much more interesting environments that truly enhance our lives.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.

In anything there has to be dark and light. There's a lot of joy in my paintings and a lot of darkness.

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

Both the Winter and the Summer Solstices are expressions of love. They show us the opposition of light and dark, expansion and contraction, that characterize our experiences in the Earth school so that we can recognize our options as we move through our lives.