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Yogi Bhajan Quotes on Men


















Here we are in a men's course. We want to build a strong man of you. Not so that you become “macho;” not so that you become self-destructive; but so that you can handle every challenge you face. Challenge is not something that destroys you; challenge is something that gives you an experience.






You are the men of God. May you recognize it.
You are the men of success. May you accomplish it. 
Sat Nam."

Quotes on Man from Miscellaneous Sources

When a man says, "I am horrible, I am miserable," just tell him you are with him. It is his subconscious release to speak that way. He needs the conscience support; match it and he is yours, don't and you have lost him right there.
July 16, 1987

Man by nature is a self-conflict. He is the authority because he represents the sun. He doubts it because he is not sure he is the sun. So there is a little boy and a big man conflicting with each other all the time.
July 16, 1987

If that little boy is given a lollipop and the big man is given good food, you will avoid eighty percent of your trouble. But if you do not know how to nurture the man, don't touch him with a nine-foot pole.
July 16, 1987

That is called man: impulsive, reactive and territorial. It is his basic nature, his zigzag. This he learned not from you or the neighbors but from the spermatozoa. That's who he is, his spermatozoa zigzag. You are a circle, complete.
July 16, 1987


What can you give your child? Nothing. The only thing you can give your child is character. By living with character you can give your child character. Your child will respect you if he can say, "My father was a truthful man." You can't give money, you can't buy it out. He does not care. I say, "My grandfather was a very divine person." I say it even today, though he is not alive with me. He is not teaching me now, but I can say it and I can say it with great confidence. In weaker moments, if I think whose grandson I am, I feel hundred percent stronger."
May 29, 1979   

A father who does not nurture his children should never be a father. Nurture children with what? With spiritual values."
January 15, 1989

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