The conception of a guru as mother is, in my opinion, by far the most appropriate and advantageous to a disciple. A mother is the very embodiment of love and affection. Only a mother's heart can bear with patience all troubles and miseries caused to her by her son, thinking all the while of trying to provide for her son's comfort and happiness. The same is the position of the real Master or Guru, who is the spiritual mother of the disciple. As such, the guru is always on the lookout for the...
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Guru is the connecting link between God and man. It is through His medium only that we can reach God. He is the only power that can extricate us from the intricacies of the path.
Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1st Indian edn., 1989)", Chapter "Way to Realisation (Role of the Guide)", pg. 357, by Babuji Maharaj
When you put a rubber stamp, it is an impression. If it remains there, it is a memory. Now you see, we are being impressed by so many things we see – an accident, we are afraid; a dead body, we are afraid; somebody bleeding, we are afraid. We have nightmares. That is – impression is too strong; we cannot remove. So we must clean away every day.
Taken from the book "HeartSpeak 2005", Chapter "Love Means Giving", pg. 228, by Revered Chariji
God is not responsible for right conduct, we are. Why? Because God has given us the intelligence and the will. One to decide what we should do and the other to permit us to do it.
Taken from the book "The Spider's Web, Vol. 3", Chapter "In His Footsteps", pg. 234, by Revered Chariji
We should pray from the beginning, when we are happy, when we are healthy, when we are successful, just to balance the outer success and money and whatnot. You must sit in meditation every day so that you go inside and see that all that is worth nothing.
Taken from the book "HeartSpeak 2005", Chapter "Senstivity", pg. 235, by Revered Chariji
Afflictions are the boons from God. There are many secrets in them, and many inner experiences can be had by undergoing sufferings.
Taken from the book "Truth Eternal (5th edn., 2010) ", Chapter "Lalaji", pg. 18, by Lalaji Maharaj
Humanity begins only when you see others - how they are living, what they are doing, what is their pain. First you see with your eyes, hear with your ears. Later, you sense - you sit before people and you sense that somebody is in pain; somebody is hungry.
Taken from the book "HeartSpeak 2005", Chapter "Senstivity", pg. 238, by Revered Chariji
Even in our ordinary human life, when we start loving someone, then we are able to understand the person. But if you want to understand everything about the person, why he or she lives in the way she lives, and then we want to love, it fails. That is, to put it in one sentence, love makes all understanding possible, but understanding does not create love. Similarly, spiritual growth makes physical life understandable, intellectual necessities understandable, but not the other way.
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A good heart, benevolent feelings and a balanced mind lie as the foundation of character. It must be capable of standing firm in the world of daily work, temptation and trial, and be able to bear the wear and tear of actual life.
Taken from the book "Truth Eternal (5th edn., 2010) ", Chapter "Lalaji", pg. 8, by Lalaji Maharaj
Remembrance brings a lover close to the beloved. There is no limit to this closeness. The greater the love or affinity, the more does one advance towards Him. This relationship comes to us by inheritance. Now it is up to us to develop it as far as to secure utmost nearness to Him.
Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1st Indian edn., 1989) ", Chapter "Maxim 2", pg. 207, by Babuji Maharaj