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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Top & Best Osho Quotes On Life, Love, Happiness

Thursday, February 20, 2020 0
 Top & Best Osho Quotes On Life, Love, Happiness

Best Osho Quotes On Life, Love, Happiness

Following are the best Osho quotes with beautiful images. We’ve compiled a list of Top Osho quotes and sayings on life, love, happiness, fear, courage and more.

 

 
If you live with love, through love, you will live a great life, because love makes everything great. OSHO...
Osho Rajneesh - Indian spiritual guru

If you live with love, through love, you will live a great life, because love makes everything great. OSHO...

“Darkness is an absence of light. Ego is an absence of awareness.”


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“The greatest fear in the world is the opinion of others, and the moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.”


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“A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.”


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“Respect life, revere life. There is nothing more holy than life, nothing more divine than life.”


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“Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole existence. Why limit yourself to small things? When the whole is available.”


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“Mind: A beautiful servant, a dangerous master.”


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“It is beautiful to be alone, it is also beautiful to to be in love, to be with people. And they are complementary, not contradictory.”


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“Love is the goal, life is the journey.”


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“Love the person, but give the person total freedom. Love the person, but from the very beginning make it clear that you are not selling your freedom.”


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“When you love, love as if the person is a god, not less than that. Never love a woman as a woman and never love a man as a man.”


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“Be a lotus flower. Be in the water, and do not let the water touch you.”


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“If you love a person, you accept the total person. With all the defects. Because those defects are a part of the person. Never try to change a person you love, because the very effort to change says that you love half, and the other half of the person is not accepted. When you love, you simply love.”


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“Tomorrow never comes, it is always today.”


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“I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.”


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“Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax.

If you relax it comes, if you relax it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it.”


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“Get out of your head and get into your heart. Think less, feel more.”


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“Awareness functions almost like magic.”


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“People say love is blind because they do not know what love is. I say unto you, only love has eyes; other than love, everything is blind.”


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“Life is not a problem. To look at it as a problem is to take a wrong step. It is a mystery to be lived, loved, experienced.”


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“Courage is a love affair with the unknown.”


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 “Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.”


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“One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.”


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“Commit as many mistakes as possible, remembering only one thing: don’t commit the same mistake again. And you will be growing.”


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“Love in its purest form is a sharing of joy. It asks nothing in return, it expects nothing. Love is a spiritual phenomenon; lust is physical. Ego is psychological; love is spiritual.”


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“Be – don’t try to become.”


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“When I say be creative I don’t mean that you should all go and become great painters and great poets. I simply mean let your life be a painting, let your life be a poem.”


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“What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. As you are, you are a chaos.”


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“The feminine is more powerful than the masculine, the soft is more powerful than the hard, the water is more powerful than the rock.”


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“Life begins where fear ends.”


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“Don’t try to understand life. Live it! Don’t try to understand love. Move into love. Then you will know and that knowing will come out of your experiencing.”


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“Love and respect yourself and never compromise for anything. And then you will be surprised how much growth starts happening of its own accord.. as if rocks have been removed and the river has started flowing.”


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“Only laughter makes a man rich, but the laughter has to be blissful.”


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“To avoid pain, they avoid pleasure. To avoid death, they avoid life.”


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“I love life. That’s why I give teachings of celebration, celebrate everything. From body to soul, physical to spiritual, sex to super consciousness, everything is divine for me.”


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“Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.”


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“Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.”


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“No thought, no mind, no choice — just being silent, rooted in yourself.”


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“Never be ashamed of your tears. Be proud that you are still natural. Be proud that you can express the inexpressible through your tears.”


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“Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.”


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“To be a happy person, one has to drop all comparison. Drop all these stupid ideas of being superior and inferior. You are neither superior nor inferior. You are simply yourself! There exists no one like you, no one with whom you can be compared. Then, suddenly, you are at home.”


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“Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.”


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“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.”


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“Always remember to judge everything by your inner feeling of bliss.”


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“If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.”


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“Don’t move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move.”


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“They say: Think twice before you jump. I say: Jump first and then think as much as you want!”


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“You need either to create something or to discover something. Either bring your potential to actuality or go inwards to find yourself, but do something with your freedom.”


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“Don’t be so short of trust, and don’t be in a hurry. If I say something, wait, search, and you will find the way.”


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“A single moment of love is equal to the whole eternity of love.”


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“If you really want peace on earth, create peace in your heart, in your being. That is the right place to begin with and then spread.”


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“If you suffer it is because of you, if you feel blissful it is because of you. Nobody else is responsible – only you and you alone. You are your hell and your heaven too.”


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“A woman is to be loved, not understood. That is the first understanding.”


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“Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.”


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“Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.”


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Deep And Meaningful Osho Quotes And Sayings


“Just look at life with more playful eyes. Don’t be serious. Seriousness becomes like a blindness. Don’t pretend to be a thinker, a philosopher. Just simply be a human being.”


“Be ordinary, but bring a quality of awareness to your ordinary life. Bring God to your ordinary life introduce God into your ordinary life. Sleep, eat, love, pray, meditate, but don’t think that you are making or doing something special—and then you will be special.”


“Truth is not to be found outside. No teacher, no scripture can give it to you. It is inside you and if you wish to attain it, seek your own company. Be with yourself.”


“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.”


“Millions of people are suffering: they want to be loved but they don’t know how to love. And love cannot exist as a monologue; it is a dialogue, a very harmonious dialogue.”


“Only a blind man can easily define what light is. When you do not know, you are bold. Ignorance is always bold; knowledge hesitates. And the more you know, the more you feel that the ground underneath is dissolving. The more you know, the more you feel how ignorant you are.”


“Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, that is true. And if you are a little silent you will start feeling your way. Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Maturity is accepting the responsibility of being oneself, whatsoever the cost. Risking all to be oneself, that’s what maturity is all about.”


“Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny – he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally – you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you.”


“Falling in love you remain a child; rising in love you mature. By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. Not that you are in love – now you are love.”


“You feel good, you feel bad, and these feelings are bubbling from your own unconsciousness, from your own past. Nobody is responsible except you. Nobody can make you angry, and nobody can make you happy.”


“Nobody can say anything about you. Whatsoever people say is about themselves. But you become very shaky, because you are still clinging to a false center. That false center depends on others, so you are always looking to what people are saying about you.”


“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”


“That is the simple secret of happiness. Whatever you are doing, don’t let past move your mind; don’t let future disturb you. Because the past is no more, and the future is not yet. To live in the memories, to live in the imagination, is to live in the non-existential. And when you are living in the non-existential, you are missing that which is existential. Naturally you will be miserable, because you will miss your whole life.”


“If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don’t make him afraid of the unknown, give him support.”


“Sadness is silent, it is yours. It is coming because you are alone. It is giving you a chance to go deeper into your aloneness. Rather than jumping from one shallow happiness to another shallow happiness and wasting your life, it is better to use sadness as a means for meditation. Witness it. It is a friend! It opens the door of your eternal aloneness.”


“You should live in the world but remain untouched by it. You should remain in the world, but the world should not remain in you.”


“Be less of a judge and you will be surprised that when you become a witness and you don’t judge yourself, you stop judging others too. And that makes you more human, more compassionate, more understanding.”


“Fame is foolish, it is pointless, meaningless. Even if the whole world knows you, how does it make you richer? How does it make your life more blissful? How does it help you to be more understanding, to be more aware? To be more alert, to be more alive?”


“It is a strange thing, that every child is born with a closed hand, and every body dies with an open hand.”


“If you live with unhealthy people, to be healthy is dangerous. If you live with insane people, then to be sane is dangerous. If you live in a madhouse, even if you are not mad at least pretend that you are mad; otherwise those mad people will kill you.”


“Life in itself has no meaning. Life is an opportunity to create meaning.”


“Wherever you are afraid, try to explore, and you will find death hiding somewhere behind. All fear is of death. Death is the only fear source.”


“If you want to learn anything, learn trust – nothing else is needed. If you are miserable, nothing else will help – learn trust. If you don’t feel any meaning in life and you feel meaningless, nothing will help – learn trust. Trust gives meaning because trust makes you capable of allowing the whole descend upon you.”


“Wherever you feel death, feel it. Don’t escape. Death is beautiful; death is the greatest mystery, more mysterious than life.”


“I also teach you to love yourself first. It has nothing to do with ego. In fact, love is such a light that the darkness of the ego cannot exist in it at all. If you love others, if your love is focused on others, you will live in darkness. Turn your light toward yourself first, become a light unto yourself first. Let the light dispel your inner darkness, your inner weakness. Let love make you a tremendous power, a spiritual force.”


“Even if they can find a lover they demand perfection, and the love is destroyed because of that demand.”


“My whole love and respect is for the person who accepts himself totally, as he is. He has courage. He has courage to face the whole pressure of the society which is bent upon splitting him into divisions – into good and bad, into saint and sinner. He is really a brave, courageous being who stands against the whole history of man, of morality, and declares to the skies his reality, whatever it is.”


“Intelligence comes from meditation, intelligence comes from rebellion, intelligence does not come from memory.”


“Help the world to become better. Don’t leave the world just the same as you have found it – make it a little better, make it a little more beautiful.”


“No relationship can truly grow if you go on holding back. If you remain clever and go on safeguarding and protecting yourself, only personalities meet, and the essential centers remain alone. Then only your mask is related, not you. Whenever such a thing happens, there are four persons in the relationship, not two. Two false persons go on meeting, and the two real persons remain worlds apart.”


“It is not a question of money, power, and prestige; it is a question of what intrinsically you want to do. Do it, irrespective of the results, and your boredom will disappear.”


“You are being taught everything, but you are not being taught to be yourself. This is the ugliest form of society possible, because it makes everybody miserable.”


“So the second thing to remember is never to demand perfection. You have no right to demand anything from anybody. If somebody loves you, be thankful, but don’t demand anything—because the other has no obligation to love you.”

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

What is love? What is friendship? What is infatuation? What is the connection/difference between these three?

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 0
What is love? What is friendship? What is infatuation? What is the connection/difference between these three?

 What is love? What is friendship? What is infatuation? What is the connection/difference between these three?

Is love simply an infatuation, a biological desire to reproduce? Is it controlled by our biological hormones or is it much more complex? Why is human love different from animal love? Is love what Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood, Sandalwood portrays? Is love friendship? How are the two different?

 
What is love? What is friendship? What is infatuation? What is the connection/difference between these three?

 I have heard lot of people started relationship as a friend ends up with love. So I would like to know the difference between these two. Is it acceptable being a friend for certain period and then become a lover afterwards?. Does it not amount to injuring friendship?. At the same time, one cannot love a person with out having friendship. Then, What would be the intention of the person who becomes a lover when he started his relationship as a good friend? Can I say that the person is cunning or wolf in sheep skin?. Because he hid his true motive. Whatever he did was to cheat the other person?. Explain please. I am confused.


  I have heard lot of people started relationship as a friend ends up with love. So I would like to know the difference between these two. Is it acceptable being a friend for certain period and then become a lover afterwards?. Does it not amount to injuring friendship?. At the same time, one cannot love a person with out having friendship. Then, What would be the intention of the person who becomes a lover when he started his relationship as a good friend? Can I say that the person is cunning or wolf in sheep skin?. Because he hid his true motive. Whatever he did was to cheat the other person?. Explain please. I am confused.



10 Commandments for a Successful Married Life

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10 Commandments for a Successful Married Life

 10 Commandments for a Successful Married Life

 Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal.

 10 Commandments for a Successful Married Life

1. Love Comes First: 

Physical love is good, but there has to be genuine spiritual love also in your heart. Your immediate neighbor is your own spouse. So let charity begin at home and set an example by loving your spouse first and foremost. Follow the scripture: "Love thy neighbor as thyself".

2. Narrow the Gulf: 

Whether it is a love marriage, arranged marriage or forced marriage, differences are bound to arise. Both of you come from different backgrounds, upbringings and environments. You must be ready to overlook the sharp differences, lapses or shortcomings.

3. Forgive & Forget: 

Remember, to forgive is divine, and keep doing it, even if you have to repeat this process for infinite times.

4. Begin the Day Cool: 

Early in the morning, both spouses should try to remain calm and cool. No discussions or arguments in the early morning hours.

5. Silence Can Save: 

When you leave home for work in the morning, be at your best behavior. If one of you is provoked or complains, silence is the best answer. Conversely, you can say, "We will discuss it in the evening".

6. Inquire & Appreciate: 

After you return home, inquire and take interest in one another's activity during the day: "How was your day?" You must show your genuine appreciation and sympathy. Top it with a pleasant smile.

7. Listen & Sympathize: 

Do listen to your spouse attentively and sympathetically.

8. Don't Forget to Compliment: 

Make use of "Thank you", "Well done", "You have done a good job", and "I am sorry", as frequently as is necessary. Be generous in your praise and compliments.

9. Don't Compare: 

Do not enter into comparisons. No one is 100% perfect or 100% imperfect. We all have flaws and shortcomings. Always look at the good qualities of your spouse.

10. Keep Smiling: 

Be cheerful and smile away your problems. Give a smile as often as you can. Only a human person is endowed with this blessing. Animals do not have this rare faculty. Did you know you use only 20 muscles for a smile but 70 muscles for a frown? So, keep smiling!


tips for long lasting marriage life

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Top 101 Quotes about Karma

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Top 101 Quotes about Karma

Top 101 Quotes about Karma, God and Destiny...

Karma can be described as something that you get based on what you put out. On the other hand Fate, which is also sometimes called as destiny is that will happen inevitably. Fate can be called as something that is predetermined. ... On the other hand, Karma is the result of your actions.

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

Sakyong Mipham

KARMA has no menu you ger served what you deserve

Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

Sakyong Mipham

I'm a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it's bad or good.

Sandra Bullock

You must acknowledge and experience this part of the universe. Karma is intricate, too vast. You would, with your limited human senses, consider it too unfair. But you have tools to really, truly love. Loving the children is very important. But love everyone as you would love your children.

Kuan Yin

Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn't exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn't wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.

Bohidharma

People are entangled in the enjoyment of fine clothes, but gold and silver are only dust. They acquire beautiful horses and elephants, and ornate carriages of many kinds. They think of nothing else, and they forget all their relatives. They ignore their Creator; without the Name, they are impure.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

My Karma ran over your dogma.

Anonymous

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.

Richard Gere

Karma, ahhh. We sow what we reap... We reap what we sow! We reap what we sow. The law of cause and effect. And we are all under this law.

Nina Hagen

As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of.

Nina Hagen

I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.

Yannick Noah

Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them.

Rick Springfield

I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.

Angie Stone

I never kill insects. If I see ants or spiders in the room, I pick them up and take them outside. Karma is everything.

Holly Valance

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched... but are felt in the heart.

Helen Keller

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.

Harold Kushner

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.

Frederick Buechner

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else.

Peyton Conway March

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Anne Frank

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

Albert Schweitzer

Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

Unknown

Everybody comes from the same source. If you hate another human being, you're hating part of yourself.

Elvis Presley

Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the same truth, they would spare to their own countries the penalties on their present wrongs which will be inflicted on them in future times. The seeds of hatred and revenge which they sow with a large hand will not fail to produce their fruits in time. Like their brother robbers on the highway, they suppose the escape of the moment a final escape and deem infamy and future risk countervailed by present gain.

Thomas Jefferson

To live without risk is to risk not living.

Pope Pius XII

Contrary to popular misconception, karma has nothing to do with punishment and reward. It exists as part of our holographic universe's binary or dualistic operating system only to teach us responsibility for our creations-and all things we experience are our creations.

Sol Luckman

We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Elbert Hubbard

Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein.

Proverbs

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

George Bernard Shaw

The jealous are troublesome to others, but torment to themselves.

William Penn

By a divine paradox, wherever there is one slave there are two. So in the wonderful reciprocity's of being, we can never reach the higher levels until all our fellows ascend with us.

Edwin Markham

No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is left long without proper reward.

Booker T. Washington

Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them -- that it was a vain endeavor?

Henry David Thoreau

Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.

William Penn

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.

Unknown

They who live have all things; they who withhold have nothing.

Hindu proverb

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Buddha

No man is more cheated than a selfish man.

Henry Ward Beecher

Karma does not bind one who has renounced work.

Bhagavad Gita

Work done with selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore be a Karma-yogi, O Arjuna. Those who seek [to enjoy] the fruits of their work are verily unhappy [because one has no control over the results].

Bhagavad Gita

In Karma-yoga no effort is ever lost, and there is no harm. Even a little practice of this discipline protects one from great fear of birth and death.

Bhagavad Gita

A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.

Bhagavad Gita

The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.

Bhagavad Gita

As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes.

Bhagavad Gita

Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed.

Bhagavad Gita

There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.

Bhagavad Gita

One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.

Bhagavad Gita

One gradually attains tranquillity of mind by keeping the mind fully absorbed in the Self by means of a well-trained intellect, and thinking of nothing else.

Bhagavad Gita

The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.

Bhagavad Gita

The person who is basically evil by nature will always be averse to virtuous deeds. He is always engaged in bad karma.

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Delusions are states of mind which, when they arise within our mental continuum, leave us disturbed, confused and unhappy. Therefore, those states of mind which delude or afflict us are called 'delusions.'

Dalai Lama

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Dalai Lama

When you lose, do not lose the lesson.

Dalai Lama

Happiness is not something ready made. It is comes from your own actions.

Dalai Lama

Follow the 3 RES. RESpect for others. RESpect for yourself. RESponsibility for all your actions.

Dalai Lama

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Dalai Lama

Sometimes not getting what you want is an amazing stroke of luck.

Dalai Lama

Always learn the rules so you can break them properly.

Dalai Lama

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Dalai Lama

Do not let a small dispute injure a great relationship.

Dalai Lama

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Dalai Lama

When you realize you have made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Dalai Lama

Spend some amount of time alone everyday.

Dalai Lama

Open yourself to change, but do not let go of your values.

Dalai Lama

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Dalai Lama

Remember that silence can sometimes be the best answer.

Dalai Lama

Live a good and honorable life. Then, when you are older you can look back and enjoy it a second time.

Dalai Lama

A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for a great life.

Dalai Lama

In disagreements with loved ones, only deal with the present. Do not bring up the past.

Dalai Lama

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Dalai Lama

The best relationship is one which your love for each other exceeds your need for one another.

Dalai Lama

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to achieve it.

Dalai Lama

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Dalai Lama

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message; that is love, compassion, and forgiveness are the important things that should be part of our daily lives.

Dalai Lama

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

Wayne Dyer

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.

Wayne Dyer

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money -- but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason.

Wayne Dyer

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Wayne Dyer

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Wayne Dyer

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

Wayne Dyer

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

Wayne Dyer

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

Wayne Dyer

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

Wayne Dyer

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.

Wayne Dyer

You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.

Wayne Dyer

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

Marcus Aurelius

People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.

Edith Wharton

Luck is a word devoid of sense. Nothing can exist without a cause.

Voltaire

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold in them.

Elbert Hubbard

Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.

Felix Adler

Doubt breeds doubt.

Franz Grillparzer

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Any man will usually get from other men just what he is expecting of them. If he is looking for friendship he will likely receive it. If his attitude is that of indifference, it will beget indifference. And if a man is looking for a fight, he will in all likelihood be accommodated in that.

John Richelsen

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of becoming a prophet.

Isaac Bashevis

Realize that everything connects to everything else.

Leonardo DaVinci

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Philo

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

Barbara De Angelis

The point is to create a system where individuals don't work simply for money or personal gain but to support the planet and its inhabitants in entering the next stage of evolutionary progression.

Michael Bernard Beckwith

Contrary to popular misconception, karma has nothing to do with punishment and reward. It exists as part of our holographic universe's binary or dualistic operating system only to teach us responsibility for our creations-and all things we experience are our creations.

Sol Luckman


5 Sanskrit Words Every Yogi Should Know

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5 Sanskrit Words Every Yogi Should Know

Sanskrit Words Every Yogi Should Know

  Sanskrit Words Every Yogi Should Know

1. Asana. My first yoga teacher put the accent on the second syllable, like this: ah-SAW’-nah. I still think that has a nice ring to it. But the correct pronunciation is AH’-sah-nah. Literally, it means “seat,” but in yoga class it’s pretty much interchangeable with the word “pose.” 

For example, Balasana = Child’s Pose, Navasana = Boat Pose… and so on.

2. Namaste. This is my favorite Sanskrit word because it’s fun to say–nah’-mah’-stay. It means: The divine light within me salutes the divine light within you. My incredibly simplified translation: I’m awesome. You’re awesome. All these other people are awesome. Isn’t it awesome that we just practiced yoga together? 

Thanks for your presence.

3. Om. Ooooooohhhhhmmmmmmm. Apparently, this is the sound of the universe. The written version of Om has become a universal symbol of yoga–it adorns yoga studio walls and is tattooed on yoga students everywhere. But what does it mean? Essentially, we are all a part of this universe–always moving, always changing, always breathing. When you chant Om, you’re tapping into that vibration.

4. Shanti. Peace. When you chant, “Om shanti shanti shanti,” it’s an invocation of peace. In Buddhist and Hindu traditions you chant shanti three times to represent peace in body, speech, and mind.

5. Yoga. We all know that yoga is the union of body, mind, and spirit. That’s what the word yoga means–yoke or union. It is, indeed, the practice of connecting our body, mind, and spirit, but it can mean more than that, too. It’s about connecting us to ourselves, each other, our environment, and, eventually, our truth.


May you each be blessed with peace and beauty, love and light.

 

Meerabai or Mirabai (alternate orthographies: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai) (Hindi:मीराबाई Bengali: মীরাবাঈ;)

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Meerabai or Mirabai (alternate orthographies: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai) (Hindi:मीराबाई Bengali: মীরাবাঈ;)

Meera Bai  - Meera Krishna se prem nahi karti thi. ये तो सत्य है, Meera Bai कृष्णा से प्रेम नहीं करती थी। आप सोच रहे होंगे ऐसा क्यू ...

Meerabai or Mirabai (alternate orthographies: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai) (Hindi:मीराबाई Bengali: মীরাবাঈ;) was an aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan and one of the most significant figures of the Sant tradition of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1,200–1,300 prayerful songs or bhajans attributed to her are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition, they are in passionate praise of Lord Krishna.

 Meera Krishna se prem nahi karti thi. ये तो सत्य है, Meera Bai कृष्णा से प्रेम नहीं करती थी। आप सोच रहे होंगे ऐसा क्यू ...

  Mirabai Poems

  • I Am Mad With Love -   I am mad with love And no one ...

  • A Cowherding Girl  - The plums tasted sweet to the unlettered ...

  • Do Not Leave Me -  Do not leave me alone, a helpless woman. My...

  • Keep Up Your Promise  - Take my arm and keep up your promise! ...

  • I Have Found My Guru  - I have found a guru in Raidas, he has ...

  • Strange Is The Path When You O...  - Do not mention the ...

  • Sleep  - Sleep has not visited me the whole night, Will the ..

    Mira Bai, (born c. 1498, Kudaki, India—died 1547?, Dwarka, Gujarat), Hindu mystic and poet whose lyrical songs of devotion to the god Krishna are widely popular in northern India. ... Mira Bai was a Rajput princess, the only child of Ratan Singh, younger brother of the ruler of Merta.

    Krishna ki prem diwani meera

    Meera Bai को जब अपने पति के साथ सती होने के लिए बोला तो मीरा ने यह कहते हुए मन कर दिया की मेरे पति केवल श्री कृष्णा ही हैं। पुराने

    समय में ये एक कुप्रथा थी।

    जहाँ पति के मरने के बाद पत्नी को भी उसकी जलती हुई चिता में बिठा कर जान देनी होती थी। पति के परलोकवास के बाद मीरा की भक्ति दिन

    पर प्रति दिन अपनी प्रगाड़ता को छूने लगी।

     How did Meera dance for Krishna?

    मीरा मंदिरों में जाकर वहाँ मौजूद कृष्ण भक्तों के सामने कृष्णजी की मूर्ति के आगे बेसुध हो नाचती रहती थी। कृष्ण की पागल मीरा इतनी

    पागल हो गई की उसे कृष्णा के आलावा कुछ सुहाता ही नहीं था।

    उसका यह नाचना गाना उसके ससुराल वालों को पसंद ही नहीं आता था। Meera Bai की अध्यात्मिक दिनचर्या अब और बढ़ने लगी जो अब मीरा

    के ससुराल को अखरने लगी ससुराल वालों ने तर्क भी किया था।

    मीरा अब मेवाड़ की महारानी है और उन्हें राजसी ठाठ वाठ के साथ संज संवर कर ही रहना चाहिए तथा राजवंश कुल की मर्यादा का ध्यान भी रखना चाहिए

     Did Krishna love Meera?

    एक बार की बात है जब जहर का प्याला मीरा बाई को मारने के लिए भेजा गया। मीरा ने अपने भगवान् श्री कृष्ण को जहर के प्याले का प्रसाद

    भोग लगाया. जैसे वह हर एक चीज का भोग लगाती थी.

    तत्पश्चात मीरा ने भगवान् का प्रसाद स्वरुप ग्रहण कर लिया। परन्तु वह जहर का प्याला अमृत में बदल गया। जब राणा विक्रम ने काँटों की

    सेज का बिस्तर मीरा को भेजा परन्तु काटों का बिस्तर भी फूलों के बिस्तर में बदल गया।

    भगवान् श्री कृष्णा स्वयं उनकी रक्षा करते थे मीरा बाई को कई बार भगवान् ने स्वयं प्रकट हो कर दर्शन भी दिए थे। उनके घर वालों के इस प्रकार

    के व्यवहार से परेशान होकर वह द्वारका और वृंदावन चली गईं।

    मीरा बाई जहाँ जाती थीं वहाँ श्री क्रृष्ण का रंग हर किसी में इतना चढ़ जाता की सब बेसुध हो मीरा के साथ नाचते गाते रहते।

    What happened to Meera Bai?

    Meera Bai बचपन से ही कृष्ण भक्ति में इतनी तल्लीन हो गई की उन्हें अपना पति ही समझने लगी। एक बार की बात है, जब महल के पास से

    एक बारात गुजर रही थी तो मीरा ने उत्सुकतावस अपनी माँ से पूछा।

    माँ मेरे पति कौन हैं?  माँ ने मजाकिया, लहजे में मीरा से बोला दिया की अरे तेरे पति तो खुद श्री कृष्णा ही हैं। जिनके साथ आप हमेशा रहती हो

    और माँ ने व्यंग करते हुए श्री कृष्ण जी की मूर्ति दिखाई और बोली ये तेरे पति हैं।

    भले ही मजाक में माँ ने तो बोला, परन्तु मीरा बाई ने उस बात को इतनी गहराई से लिया की उन्हें अपना पति समझ कर ही प्रेम करने लगी। और

    श्री कृष्णा की भक्ति में इतनी तल्लीन हो गई की आज उन्हें राधा जी के साथ श्री कृष्णा दीवानी के रूप में हर कोई जानता है।

    Meera Bai की माँ कृष्ण भक्ति में उनका समर्थन करती थी। परन्तु मीरा के भाग्य में माँ का साथ ज्यादा समय के लिए नहीं था। मीरा छोटी थी तो  इनकी माँ का देहांत हो गया।

     

Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

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Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

 Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees as a saint and a fakir. He is revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees during, as well as after his lifetime.

Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba

  •  Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

  • The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

  • You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.

  • Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

  • Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.

  • I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster.

  • I shall be with you, wherever you are, guarding you and guiding you. March on, have no fear.

  • Duty is God; Work is worship. Even the tiniest work is a flower placed at the Feet of God.


Start the Day with Love;

Spend the Day with Love;

Fill the Day with Love;

End the Day with Love;

This is the way to God.


  • Cultivate nearness with Me in the heart and it will be rewarded. Then you too will acquire a fraction of that Supreme Love.


Love as Thought is Truth.

Love as Action is Right Conduct.

Love as Understanding is Peace.

Love as Feeling is Non-violence.

Duty without love is deplorable.

Duty with love is desirable.

Love without duty is Divine.

  • Your heart must be transparent, like glass, with spiritual light within illuminating the whole world.

  • Peace can only be won the hard way, by eliminating violence and greed from the hearts of individual.

  • The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes to do but in liking what one has to do.

  • The end of wisdom is freedom; The end of culture is perfection;

  • The end of knowledge is love; The end of education is character.

  • First you must grapple with the fact that duty is God and start doing your duty.

  • I have come not to disturb or destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith - so that Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim, a better Muslim, and the Hindu, a better Hindu.

  • Transmuting "man" into "God" and experiencing that Ananda or Bliss is the one and only achievement for which life is to be devoted.

  • The minimum qualifications for Grace are surrender of ego.

  • The treasure that is precious is the quality of even mindedness in all situations.

  • The joy of being the master of senses is far greater than being their slave.

  • Your progress is reflected back as Grace, your decline is reflected back as its absence. The mirror just reflects. It has no partiality or prejudice.

Sathya is what I teach;

Dharma is the way I live;

Shanthi is the mark of My personality;

Prema is my very Nature.

Peace is shore less ocean - it is the light that illuminates the world.

Virtue is the sign of the educated person. This is what makes education worthwhile.

God can be felt and experienced only in the deepest depths of silence.

Education must remove hatred between the pilgrims on the various roads to God. There is only one God, one Goal, one Law, one Truth, one Religion and one Reason.

To help the helpless is the only way to please, follow and reach Him.

Mind, word and act; all three must be filled with the belief that all is His play; that is the genuine path.

You are in the Light, then the Light is in you, You are the Light.

Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.

Devotion has to be unintermittent, uninterrupted, like the flow of oil from one vessel to another.

Human society minus God is equal to a forest of brutes.

Bear all and do nothing;

Hear all and say nothing;

Give all and take nothing;

Serve all and be nothing.

Man minus immorality is Immortality.

God is for those, who are not for themselves.

So long as the sugar is on the tongue, you feel the sweetness in taste. Similarly, so long as the heart has love, peace and devotion, you feel the bliss.

If you will not rise above the things of the world, they will rise above you.

Praying is your task; what happens to the prayer is dependent on the Grace of God.

Seek out your faults and others' merits. Seeking others' faults is dire sin.

Your duty is to pray for the welfare of the world and to work for it as far as it lies in your power.

Earning money cannot be the purpose of education. Acquiring good qualities can be the only purpose of education.

True devotion must not get dispirited; nor elated or satisfied with lesser gains; it must fight against failure, loss, calumny, calamity, ridicule and against egoism and pride, impatience and cowardice.

Follow the Master;

Face the devil;

Fight to the end;

Finish the goal.

If animal feelings are washed out, Divine feelings begin to overflow instead.

A man who has no love in him is as barren as a cloud with no moisture, a tree with no fruits or a cow yielding no milk; he is ever far from God and can never earn His Grace.

Life is a bridge over the sea of changes. Do not build a house on it.

In the innermost recess of your heart there is a reservoir of peace where you must take refuge.

Employ yourself usefully. Be like a trustee, holding on trust, on behalf of God, for the purpose, which He likes and approves.

Hear good things, see good, do good, think good, then you get the Grace of God, as all the evil tendencies will be uprooted.

All are expressions of the same God, as bulbs lit by the same current through manifold colors and wattage.

Have faith in His Grace and lead a virtuous life, a life devoted to the service of the weak; a life spent in the thought about the might and glory of God.

The refinement of an individual is measured by the yardstick of sense control.

Prayer must emanate from the heart, where God resides, and not from the head where doctrines and doubts clash.

You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory; you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.

See God in every one you meet; see God in every thing you handle. Live together, revere each other, let not the seeds of envy and hate grow and choke the clear stream of Love.

Make your life a rose that speaks silently in the language of fragrance.

Be in the world, but let not the world be in you.

Be like the lions in the spiritual field, rule over the forest of the senses and roam fearlessly with full faith in victory.

The heart with compassion is the temple of God.

Start early, Drive slowly, Reach safely.

Watch your Words, Action, Thoughts, Character and Heart.

Education softens the heart. If the heart is hard, one cannot claim to be educated.

Faith in ourselves and faith in God: this is the secret of Greatness, for God is Love.

Good ideas, good conduct and adherence to Truth should result from our education. Only those who acquire these qualities can be called truly educated.

Devotion to the Divine will give you Bliss, Prosperity and Peace. It cannot inflict pain, perturbation or personal anxiety. It fosters love and brings all together as one band of brothers.

Every action of yours at the present time is bound to have a reaction, resound and reflection in the future.

Reach the point where churches, temples, mosques do not matter, where all roads end, from where all roads run.

Doing one's duty, however small, in an unattached manner gives rise to the awakening of self-awareness.

Bend the body, mend the senses and end the mind - this is the way to Immortality.

Why fear when I am here? Put all your faith in Me. I shall guide you and guard you.

Try within your means to satisfy the needs of the poor.

If you place complete faith in the Lord at all times, you will receive His Grace. Grace takes away the pain of Karma. The Lord can save man completely from Karma.

God has no preferences and prejudices; His is but reaction, reflection and resound.

Where there is Faith, there is Love;

Where there is Love, there is Peace;

Where there is Peace, there is Truth;

Where there is Truth, there is God;

Where there is God, there is Bliss.

Life is Love, enjoy it;

Life is Challenge, meet it;

Life is a Song, sing it;

Life is a Dream, realize it;

Life is a Game, play it;

Life is a Goal. achieve it.

Ego lives by getting and forgetting;

Love lives by giving and forgiving;

Love is expansion; Self is contraction;

Self is lovelessness; Love is selflessness.

There is only one religion, the religion of Love;

There is only one language, the language of the Heart;

There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;

There is only one law, the law of Karma;

There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.

Haste makes waste;

Waste makes worry;

So do not be in a hurry.

You are not one person, but three:

The one you think you are;

The one others think you are;

The one you really are.

Money comes and goes; morality comes and grows.

Nations are many, but Earth is one;

Beings are many, but Breath is one;

Stars are many, but Sky is one;

Oceans are many, but Water is one;

Religions are many, but God is one;

Jewels are many, but Gold is one;

Appearances are many, but Reality is One.

Come just one step forward, I shall take a hundred towards you. Shed one tear, I shall wipe a hundred from your eyes.

The proof of rain is in the wetness of the ground; the proof of devotion is in the peace the aspirant has attained.

Every experience is a lesson, every loss is a gain.

You should completely forget the help rendered by you to others and the harm done to you by others.

If wealth is lost, nothing is lost.

If health is lost, something is lost.

If character is lost, all is lost.

The body has to be utilized for service to others. More bliss can be got from serving others than from merely serving oneself.

You should consider every individual as God. This is true worship.

You are not doing service for others. You are doing it always for yourselves, to the God in you, the God who is equally present in others.

If it is good and will harm no one, go ahead. If it is not good, put it aside. If not sure, do nothing until sure.

What is needed today is that we should lead a life of good quality. The fostering of sterling character and good conduct is the need of the world. Once we have greater numbers of such people of good quality, the country and the world will become prosperous and peaceful.

You must act ever in the consciousness of your divinity and recognize in each being, a brother, a child of God. The whole world is one family.

The only permanent change is slow, steady change.

God, if you think, God you are

Dust if you think, dust you are

As you think, so you become

Think God, be God.

Those who seek to acquire steadiness of faith must first acquire the strength to bear grief and pain, insult and injury. The succession of joy and grief must help confirm the faith and make it immovable. That alone can evidence true devotion.

Individual spiritual practice is the negative pole and service is the positive pole. The conjunction of both poles can alone bring success. The mind carries the divine principle (the light of love) and conveys it to all who contact it.

We can be successful leaders only if we are disciplined followers, who do not issue commands to others but rather set an example of service in our actions.

If you have the inclination to do good work, God will give you the time to do good things.

Man falsely imagines "I am doing this", "I am planning this". It is the supreme, all pervasive consciousness that motivates, unfolds the skills and operates the intellect.

Let God work through you and there will be no more duty. Let God shine forth. Let God show Himself. Live God, Eat God. Drink God. Breathe God. Realize the Truth and the other things will take care of themselves.

Treat all as your own self. Do not have a double standard.

What you would desire others to do for you, you should do for others. You should respect others, as you want to be respected by them.

Love all men without distinction; Know that mankind is a single community.

Is the intention pure, selfless, and born out of love? Is it based on truth? Does it result in peace? If so, it is a right action.

True humanness consists of a continuous series of tiny acts executed with absolute sincerity and largeness of heart.

The quality of one's feelings determines one's future.

Think before speaking; Think before acting; Then go ahead, If you feel good about it.

See good - Hear good  - Speak good - Do good - Be good

If you strive to find your Self by using your mind, you will strive and strive in vain, because the mind cannot give you the Truth. You are that Self. All else is illusion of the mind's creation.

Every being in the universe has the potentiality of transcending the senses. Even the little worm will one day transcend the senses and reach God. No life will be a failure. There is no such thing as failure in the universe.

More than listening to a hundred lectures or delivering them to others, offering one act as genuine service attracts the Grace of God.

We should not aspire for acclaim and praise from those around us, but do service only to secure the Grace of God and not for any other reward from any one.

Bury bad thoughts under good ones. Then the bad ones will just fade away and be forgotten.

Living is not enough; it has no value by itself. It is the motives, the feelings, the thoughts, the attitudes that prompt the day to day life that matters.

Secure spiritual bliss first and then try to convey it to those who thirst. When the tank is dry, how can the taps give water?

Always try to put yourself in the position of the other and judge your action against the background. Then you will not be wrong.

Make the mind, the voice and the actions agree in harmony. That is the right way of life.

Impurity is a mere superimposition under which the real nature of man has been hidden.

Where divinity is sought after, one ought always to behave in the spirit of Love, devoid of the slightest trace of hate, envy and anger. When one cultivates the inner look, one attains the conviction of the basic equality of all.

What is heard has to be pondered over. What is pondered over has to be put into practice. It is only when all three are accomplished that the realization of Bliss can be attained.

The secret of perfect health lies in keeping the mind always cheerful - never worried, never hurried, never borne down by any fear, thought or anxiety.

The pure heart is the best mirror for the reflection of Truth. So all these disciplines are for the purification of the heart. As soon as it is pure, all truths flash upon it in a minute.

O Lord, take my love and let it flow in fullness of devotion to Thee.

O Lord, take my hands and let them work incessantly for Thee.

O Lord, take my soul and let it be merged in oneness with Thee.

O Lord, take my mind and thoughts and let them be in tune with Thee.

O Lord, take my everything and let me be an instrument for thy work.

Religion is three-fourths character. Only those who preserve character can be pronounced truly religious.

Desire destroys devotion, anger destroys wisdom, greed destroys work - hence these bad qualities must be sacrificed. With good and sweet words, keeping desires under check and control (for ultimate removal), one should start on the path of sacrifice.

Man derives all the joy and peace that he needs from within himself and not from sources outside himself. So the best spiritual discipline is: strengthen the inward vision.

Anything that helps you maintain unruffled equanimity is right action.

True love expands the self; attachment contracts it.

Moderation in temper is virtue; Moderation in principle is a vice.

The harder the circumstances, the more trying the environment, the stronger are those who come out of those circumstances.

That which happens physically on the outside in terms of actions is not of major importance. What is important is that which comes from inside.

This body is the residence of God. The food you take is the offering you make to him. Your act of bathing is the ceremonial bathing of Him who is in You. The ground you walk on is His domain. The joy you gain is His gift. The grief you experience is His lesson. Remember Him ever, in sun and rain, day and night, asleep and awake.

Offer service and receive love. This is the recipe for experiencing Divinity. Our love should not be confined to our kith and kin. It must extend beyond the family to society as a whole, then to the nation at large and finally embrace the whole world.

Whatever books you may read, you cannot realize the Divine merely by intellectual effort. One must put it into practice. That sense of oneness can only be promoted by the practice of love and not by any other means.

It is not what you have achieved that is important. It is the broadness of heart that has motivated you to do work that counts. Being broad minded with a selfless attitude, humility and obedience, you should try to share the difficulties of others around you. It is the purity of heart that is more important than the magnitude of the work itself.

Our relationships are heart to heart relationships. Ours is a business of love, not a business of money or materials.

For the progress of humanity, work alone is not adequate, but the work should be associated with love, compassion, right conduct, truthfulness and sympathy. Without the above qualities, selfless service cannot be performed.

God will not ask you when and where you did service? He will ask, with what motive did you do it? What was the intention that prompted you? You may weigh the service and boast of its quantity. But God seeks quality - the quality of heart, the purity of mind, the holiness of motive.

Living with God is education

Living for God is Service

Living in God is Realization

Reform the body, reconstruct the mind, regulate the way of living, then, the country will become automatically strong and prosperous.

Before you speak, think -Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone?

Will it improve on the silence?

The first step in the Sadhana is the cleansing of the speech. Talk sweet without anger. Do not boast of your scholarship or attainments. Be humble, eager to serve; conserve your speech. Practice silence. That will save you from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.

Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the Silence of your own shrine or home; spend them with the highest of all the Powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and Inspiring company; worship Him mentally; offer unto Him all the work you do; you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.

Forget the harm that anyone has done to you, and forget the good that you have done to others.

There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love

Be Silent yourself, that will induce Silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up "individual discrimination". Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself.

Learn the value of Silence, of Namasmarana, of Bhajan, of Japa, of Dhyana, of single-minded remembrance of the Lord, of the association with spiritually kin. These will stand you in good stead, when distress assails you.

The voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart when the tongue is stilled and the storm is tilled and the waves are calm. There will be no temptations for others to shout when you talk to them in whispers. Set the level of the tone yourself; as low as possible, as high as necessary to reach the outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Conserve sound, since it is the treasure of the element akasa, an emanation from God Himself. Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the whipping up of sound. Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love. Hate screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets. But love sings lullabies. It soothes. It applies balm. Practice the vocabulary of love; unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

Silence is the only language of the realized. Practice moderation in speech. That will help you in many ways. It will develop Prema, for most misunderstandings and factions arise out of carelessly spoken words. When the foot slips, the wound can be healed; but when the tongue slips, the wound it causes in the heart of another will fester for life. The tongue is liable to four big errors: uttering falsehood, scandalizing, finding fault with others, and excessive speech. All these have to be avoided if there is to be Shanthi for the individual as well as for society.

Good works never languish for want of funds; the Lord will come to their rescue. Only it may take some time; do not lose heart... You should not collect money in devious ways. Help should come from pious hearts, from well-earned money, from persons who know and appreciate the purpose for which they give. That is why I oppose all benefit shows, where you tempt people with a dance or a drama or a film and collect money for your pet plan.

In all effort, if you trust in a Higher Power, which is ready to come to your help, work is made easy. This comes out of Bhakti, reliance on the Lord, the source of all Power. When you travel by train, you have only to purchase the ticket, enter the proper train and take a seat, leaving the rest to the engine. Why should you carry the bed and trunk on your head? So too put your trust in the Lord and carry on to the best of your ability.

You have been born because you did not pass in certain subjects; there is some balance of experience, which you must acquire to complete the course. If you get convinced that your true nature is the Atma, then you have finished the course and 'passed'.

You should see that no dirt settles upon the mind; that is to say, you should move about in such company that dirt is avoided. Falsehood, injustice, indiscipline, cruelty, hate -- these form the dirt; Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi, Prema -- these form the clean elements. If you inhale the pure air of these latter, your mind will be free from evil bacilli and you will be mentally sturdy and physically strong.

The year becomes new, the day becomes holy, when you sanctify it by spiritual discipline, not otherwise.

Do not crave for recognition and respect from others; crave rather for winning grace from the Lord.

God is love, live in love.

The Lord will be watching with a thousand eyes the least activity of man to discover any slight trace of selfless love sweetening it.

A sound mind ensures a sound body; a sound body ensures a sound mind.

The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.

The peace that pervades the heart can never be shaken for any reason; only peace of this kind is worthy of the name.

Love all beings; that is enough.

The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.

The service of man is the only means by which you can serve God.

God is in you

God is in every word of yours,

Every deed and thought.

Speak, do and think as befits Him.

Do not seek to discover or discuss the evil in others, for the attempt will tarnish your own minds.

Life is: Loving - Listening - Lifting - Learning - Living

Thinking, discriminating and practice - all three constitute the basic human characteristics.

Education should build character.

Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one's real friend, relative.

Faith is like our life breath. It is impossible to live even for a minute in this world without faith.

Resolve to carry on the quest of your own Reality.

When hatred sprouts, Envy raises its hood.

When Love sprouts, Peace descends like dew.

Life is the car, your heart is the key and God is the chauffeur.

Expand yourselves; do not contract into your own tiny individuality.

Foster Love

Live in Love

Spread Love

Have the name and form of God as your companion, guide and guardian throughout the toils of the waking hours.

When you retire for the night offer grateful homage to God for being with you all day long.

The present is a product of the past, but it is also the seed for the future.

Experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.

The mind sees separateness, Love sees unity.

Head in the forest; Hands in society

Today's man is pursuing unrestrained sense cravings. These pursuits drag man's mind into the gutter.

A man's well-being depends upon his degree of contentment.

Every living being in this world is knowingly or unknowingly on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Every one is the embodiment of God.

Character is the most precious gift of education.

Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!

You are all members of the same family, bound by the Religion of Love.

True education is not for a mere living, but for a fuller and meaningful life.

Devotion is not a uniform to be worn on certain days and then to be put aside.

If the mind of man is not reformed and purified then all the plans to reform the world will be futile.

What God gives is never exhausted

What man gives never lasts.

Love must express itself as Service.

Meaning of WATCH

    W [your] Words

    A  [your] Action

    T [your] Thoughts

    C [your] Character

    H [your] Heart

You must make the mind the servant of God, not the slave of the senses.

Good company is important; it helps to cultivate good qualities.

As close as you are to God, so close is God to you.

The synthesis of pure, calming food is breathing pure air, listening to good sounds, looking at good sights, and touching pure objects.

We must control our desires.

Don't waste money

Don't waste time

Don't waste food

Don't waste energy

I - Want - Peace

"I" is ego.

"Want" is desire.

Remove ego and desire and you have peace.

The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.

When we sit for the meal, we feel light and effortless. When we are done, we should rise with the same feeling of lightness and effortlessness.

Love...doesn't allow any room for pettiness or narrow outlook.

We should realize that man has not only a mind, which conceives thoughts, but also a heart, which can put them into practice.

The teachers of tomorrow are the students of today.

Renunciation is the power of battling against evil forces and holding the mind in check.

The heart of man, which is now allowed to lie fallow, has to be plowed by spiritual exercises like repetition of God's name.

Teachers must be examples of Love and Truth.

Being example is the best form of Service.

Desire makes man forget his real nature and reduces him to be status of a beast.

Let the different faiths exist; let them flourish and the glory of God be sung in all the languages and in a variety of tunes.

Dedicate all your thoughts, words, and deeds to Him.

Man will realize his mission on earth when he knows himself as Divine and reveres others as Divine.

God gave you the time, space, cause, material, idea, skill, chance, and fortune. Why should you feel as if your are the doer?

If you give up and surrender to the lord, He will guide you and guard you.

Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow.

Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.

Learn to speak what you feel, and act what you speak.

Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service.

Politics without principles,

Education without character,

Science without humanity, and

Commerce without morality

Are not only useless, but also positively dangerous.

Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others.

A nation that has no bridle on its sensuality can never thrive or survive.

God is all Names and all Forms

Have constructive thoughts; consoling words; compassionate acts.

The first thing you have to do, to impress upon your mind the reality, is to recite the name of God and dwell on His Glory in the mind.

Character is to be sought more than intellect.

The attitude today is the root on which the future grows.

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.

If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.

When there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Friendship is the expression of unshakable Love. Love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism.

Meditation is nothing else but rising above desires.

When you take one step towards God, God takes ten towards you.

Service should not be exhibitionistic; you must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipient.

You cannot see Me, but I am the Light you see by.

You cannot hear Me, but I am the Sound you hear by.

You cannot know Me, but I am the Truth by which you live.

The food we consume should be tasty, sustaining and pleasant; It should not be too hot or too salty; there must be a balance and an equilibrium maintained.

Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid.

Base all educational efforts on building up of the character of the students, and then you can confidently think of rising on in the super-structure of curricula.

The mother is the pillar of the home, of society, of the nation, and so of humanity itself.

You are all separate beads strung together on that one thread, God.

Nourish your aged parents; revere them.

Your thoughts, words and deeds will shape others and theirs will shape you.

Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for world community.

Always respect other's opinion and other's point of view.

Spirituality is an activity. It is an activity of the Divinity within.

If you honor your mother, the Mother of the universe will guard you against harm.

If you honor your father, the Father of all Beings will guard you.

Love expands; it does not limit itself to boundaries.

If you honor your parents, your children will honor you.

A language is as sweet as the tongues of the speakers.

The whole world is One Single Tree;

The different countries are it's branches;

Its root is God;

Human beings are the flowers;

Happiness is the fruit;

Self-realization is the sweet juice therein.

The beauty of life depends upon our good habits.

To reform: First weed out the evil thoughts and bad habits. Second cultivate good habits.

When the road ends, and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has traveled from himself to himself.

Do not preach; practice.

Man loves because he is Love.

He seeks Joy, for he is Joy.

He thirsts for God; for he is composed of

God and he cannot exist without Him.

By peace, western countries mean the interval between two wars. That is no peace! When man thinks, speaks, and does good - peace will ensue.

Where there is Love, there God is evident; God is the Life-breath of every soul.

One single act of service offered to God whom you visualize in another is worth all the years of yearning for God.

Wealth has to be earned through Righteousness. Desire has to be for Liberation.

Your duty is to serve, not search for faults.

There is no living being without the spark of love; even a mad man loves something or somebody.

Make the home a seat of harmony.

The greatest fear man can have, is the fear of losing God's Love.

God is the mother and father of the world. Our parents are the mother and father of this body.

God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men.

Love is one; it transcends caste, color and creed, if it has to be genuine.

Truth is one; there cannot be two. For, two can only be One, occurring twice.

The goal is one; for all roads must lead to the One God.

God is to be recognized in all that exists, all that is charming, suffering, blooming or drooping.

When heart speaks to heart, it is love that is transmitted.

A limit should be placed on the food that we take.

If you know the road and the goal, then you can discover whether you are progressing or not

Make the fullest of your talents and march as long as you can, and pitch the tent nearer the goal, when darkness falls.

Truth is the basis of Righteousness.

Be ever watchful to see that you strive to take in more and more of God into you.

Implant in your Heart: 1. Do not forget God. 2. Do not put faith in the world you see around you.   3. Do not be afraid.

The wise are those who know the self.

Truth has no fear; Untruth shivers at every shadow.

Sensory pleasures are trinkets, trivialities.

God is the doer; you are but the instrument.

Cultivate that attitude of Oneness between men of all creeds, all countries and all continents.

Not through wealth can Immortality be won; it can be won only through renunciation.

Give up; do not grasp in clenched fists.

Release; do not bind and get bound.

Do not waste a single moment, in idling or loose living.

Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for the world community.

If you safeguard Righteousness, it will, in its turn, safeguard us.

Do not get attached to worldly things and pursuits. Be in the world, but do not let the world be in you.

Have no desire to place before God. Whatever He does with you, however He treats you, is the gift that He likes best, to give you!

Work disinterestedly. Content to do one's duty as best as one can.

Aspire now

Adore now

Achieve now.

Blood has to circulate from head to foot;

Love has to circulate from high to low.

Campaign against the temptations of the senses; Conquer inner foes; Triumph over your ego.

Practice alone makes man perfect.

Have the Love of God filling and thrilling your heart; then, you cannot hate anyone.

God is not to be spoken of as coming down or going up, since He is everywhere.

The fulfillment of human life consists in the service that man renders, without any thought of return, in an attitude of selflessness.

Spiritual discipline grows only in a field fertilized by Love.

Be steady, have faith, and reach the Goal safe.

To rectify the world and put it on the proper path, we have to first rectify our conduct and ourselves.

Teachers are reservoirs from which, through the process of education, students draw the water of life.

Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.

Man can realize his mission on the earth only when he knows himself as Divine and when he reveres all others as Divine.

Real Peace of mind has no ups and downs; it cannot be partial in adversity and whole in prosperity.

Instead of making the senses, which are at best very poor guides and informants, his servants, man has made them his masters.

There may be differences among men, in physical strength, financial status, and intellectual acumen - but all are equal in the eye of God.

Discipline trains you to put up with disappointments, every rose has a thorn.

You say, "enjoy"; but it is when you "end joy", that you can really enjoy.

The day when passion is accepted as a mark of womanhood, it will mark the beginning of the end of femininity>

If you feel you are a hundred percent dependent on God, He will look after you and save you from harm and injury.

Love with no expectation of return.

Activity must be dedicated to God, the Highest Good. Then, it will provide health to body and mind.

God is omnipotent.  All powerful

God is Omnipresent.  Present everywhere.

God is Omniscient.  All knowing.

God, first; the world next; myself last!

Live on your own earnings, your own resources.

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

Each man carries his own destiny in his own hands.

Dreams relating to God are real.

The easiest way to control sensuous desires is to practice altruistic love.

Our good conduct is our true wealth.

If some people say there is no God, it only means that they are at too great a distance to be aware of Him.

Men are born with a helpless lamenting cry; they should die with a smile of happy joy.

Do not belittle any religion or give predominance to any religion.

Love knows no fear and so love needs no falsehood to support it.

Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for, words wound more fatally than even arrows.

You must be a lotus unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water, which sustains it!

The root is education and the fruit is virtue.

Of all the insanities that harass man, God-madness is the least harmful, and the most beneficial.

You may be able to pay back any debt; but the debt you owe your mother, you never can repay.

Love is the light that guides the feet of man in the wilderness.

Every experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.

Mine, not thine, this sense of greed is the root of all evil. This distinction is applied even to God! -- my God, not yours! Your God, not mine!

Discipline is the mark of intelligent living.

No one can judge another, for, when another is judged you are yourself condemned.

Love seeks no reward; Love is its own reward.

One without power does not mean lack of physical or mental strength.

Speak soft and sweet; sympathize with suffering and loss and ignorance: try your best to apply the salve of soothing words and timely succor.

The Lord is but a witness; He is above all hate and anger, of attachment derived from "mine" and "thine".

Nothing is to be used as itself, for itself.

"Seeing is believing: I will believe in God only if I see Him;" but are all things seen or heard or touched or tasted, as real as they seem?

Either the Government must have the capacity to educate and reform the people or the people must have the capacity to educate the Government.

Peace - It can come only from the Fountain of Peace within.

It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.

Every sense is an outlet for the energy of man in a direction that binds him to the objective world.

Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behavior.

Do all acts as offerings to God; do not classify some as `my work' and some as `His work'.

The reasoning faculty must be employed to distinguish between the limited and the unlimited, the Temporary and the Eternal.

Life is a mirage; It comes from no visible rain; It falls into no recognizable sea.

When the magnet does not attract the needle, the fault lies in the dirt that covers up the needle.

Food should not be too salty, too hot, too bitter, too sweet, too sour.

There should not be any trace of dislike or distrust on the score of nationality, language, caste, economic status, scholarship, age or sex.

The end of knowledge is love; The end of education is character.

Each country is but a room in the mansion of God.

The very joy derived from service reacts on the body and makes you free from disease.

The age period 16 - 30 is a crucial stage, when man achieves best and struggles hardest to achieve.

All things in creation are subject to the law of change and man too is subject to this law.

Service is spiritual discipline, not a pastime of the rich and well placed.

God alone is the giver of life, the guardian of life, and the goal of life.

All spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel.

The same current activates all.

Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!

The food that one eats has to be pure, free from the subtle evils radiated by the persons who collect the materials, who cook the dishes, and who serve them.

Whatever is to our advantage will appear right to us; we do not usually look upon a matter from the other fellow's standpoint.

However high a bird may soar, it has sooner or later to perch on a treetop, to enjoy quiet.

The purpose of living is to achieve the `living in God'

When you feel you cannot do good, at least desist from doing evil.

Condemn the wrong and extol the right as soon as you notice either in your children; that will settle them on the straight path.

Awake, Arise and Stop not until the goal is reached.

Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act are irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood.

The mind fixed in the awareness of the One is like a rock, unaffected by doubt, stable, secure.

Instead of making the senses, which are at best very poor guides and informants, his servants, man has made them his masters.

Jesus said:

First  - He is a messenger of God.

Second - He is the Son of God.

Third  - He and His Father are one.

Women have equal chances and equal rights to attain Godhead

Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity.

Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker

All men are cells in the same divine organism, in the divine body. That should be your faith, your fortune, your fort, your fullness.

Hate screeches - Fear squeals - Conceit trumpets - But love sings lullabies.

Food cooked in water should not be used the next day; it becomes harmful.

No society can find its fulfillment, no social ideal can fructify, without the blossoming of the spirit of man.

Patience is all the strength that man needs.

The earlier years of life are the most crucial, and so the mother and the father have to share the responsibility for the upbringing.

Through the media of films, books, music and the behavior of elders, young minds are excited and aroused into indulgences.

The God of death does not give notice of His arrival to take hold of you. He is not like the photographer who says, "I am clicking, are you ready?"

Whenever you get a little leisure, do not spend it in talking about sundries, but utilize it in meditating on God or in doing service to others.

Greed yields only sorrow; contentment is best.

Whatever acts a good or bad man may do, the fruits thereof follow him and will never stop pursuing him.

It is not the standard of living that is important, but the manner of living.

You must render service out of spontaneous urge from within, with a heart filled with love.

A chance conglomeration of humans does not become a society.

A society has to be welded into a unit by the consciousness of kinship in God.

Unity is divinity; Purity us enlightenment.

Reform the body, reconstruct the mind, regulate the way of living, then, the country will become automatically strong and prosperous.

Forget the harm that anyone has done to you, and forget the good that you have done to others.

There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love.

If one student is bad, only that student is affected. But if one teacher is bad, hundreds of students get spoiled.

Your thoughts play a vital role in shaping your life.

Religion is three-fourths character.

The present is a product of the past, but it is also the seed for the future.

Open the gates of wisdom, tear the veil of ignorance, enter the abode of Divine Bliss. Rest in peace forever.

Form a Satsang, where you meet and exchange truths and virtuous talk; where you study holy books and discourses on the glory of God.

All works are God's. He inspires, He helps, He executes, He enjoys, He is pleased, He reaps and He sowed.

Have faith in yourself. When you have no faith in the wave, how can you get faith in the ocean?

Do not contemplate on death; it is just an incident in life; contemplate on God, who is the master of all life.

You must welcome tests because it gives you confidence and it ensures promotion.

So long as you say 'I am' there is bound to be fear, but once you say and feel 'I am God' you get unconquerable strength.

By eating flesh one develops violent tendencies and animal diseases.

Do not get swelled up when people praise you and do not feel dejected when people blame you.

Serve man until you see God in all men.

Knowledge without devotion to God produces hatred.

What is the unmistakable mark of a wise man? It is love, love for all humanity.

Service springs out of love and it scatters love in profusion.

Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love.

Mankind can find happiness only in unity, not in diversity.

Philosophy that cannot be understood, scriptures that are not practiced - it is a waste of time to talk of them.

Anger is the harvest of the bewitching mind; it enslaves man and fogs his understanding.

People are born for different tasks, but in order to survive every one requires the same nourishment; inner peace.

Whatever the trouble, however great the sorrow, persist and win by recollecting the Lord.

Those who have gone through pain and suffering can understand and sympathize with those who are in pain

The basic Truth in all religions, irrespective of country or race is one and the same.

Whenever and wherever you put yourself in touch with God that is the state of meditation.

The mind is a bundle of desires - remove the threads of attachment one by one; at the end the 'cloth' disappears and the mind is clear and pure.

Practice silence - for the voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart only when the tongue is stilled and storm is stilled and the waves are calm.

Practice the vocabulary of love - unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

God is in you, around you, behind you, above you, beside you.

Of all the righteous acts, help rendered to those needing it, is the most righteous.

Surrendering the fruit of action to the Lord is real sacrifice.

My birthday is the date when divinity blossoms in your heart.

God is neither distant nor distinct from you.

What is offered to God is totally free from all defects and imperfections.

The joy that we cause in the heart of God is the only worthwhile achievement.

The acid test by which an activity can be confirmed as holy or sacred is to examine whether it promotes attachment or avoids bondage.

Body is like a flashlight, Eye is like the bulb

Mind is the battery cell, Intelligence is the switch

Only when the four work together do you get the light.

Any happiness that you can give to others will result in happiness for yourself in the end. Man must realize that he cannot get anything without sharing it with humanity around him. So, you must believe that happiness of the people around you will lead to your own happiness in due course.

Illnesses are caused more by malnutrition of the mind than of the body. I will recommend the repetition of the Name of God. That is Vitamin G. That is the medicine; regulated life and habits are 2/3 of the treatment, while the medicine is just 1/3 only.

It is only when you have both divine grace and human endeavor that you can experience bliss, just as you can enjoy the breeze of a fan only when you have both a fan and the electrical energy to operate it.

Do not think that only those who worship a picture or image with pompous paraphernalia are devotees. Whoever walks straight along the moral path, whoever acts as he speaks and speaks as he has seen, whoever melts at another's woe and exults at another's joy.... is a devotee, perhaps a greater devotee.

This is bad; this is good - can such judgments be ever made about anything in God's creation when all are manifestations of His will?

Love is one without a second. When this love is directed towards the world, it is called attachment (anuraga), and when directed towards God, it is called Prema (devotional love).

The play is His, The role is His gift, The lines are written by Him

He directs, He decides the dress and decoration,

The gesture and the tone, The entrance and the exit.

You have to act well to receive His approbation When the curtain falls

Earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm, The right to play higher and higher roles

That is the meaning and purpose of life


Living with God is the true education


Source :  Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba