If you think a thought – whatever the world may think of it, you may think even a good thought as the world thinks about it, or a bad thought as the world thinks about – if it is going to leave an impression in your mind and that becomes a samskara; you have to come here again to work it off.
Taken from the book "Heart to Heart, Vol. 1", Chapter "Questions and Answers", pg. 110,...
A saint or a Mahatma is not in any way different from an ordinary worldly man, except that his mind and senses are in a well-disciplined state and wholly under his control. He remains free from the effect of the different hues and colours of the world and remains ever merged in his own, the one colourlessness. He attains a state of contentment and settledness...
If you are virtuous, persons around you are bound to be benefited by happiness. This world can be compared to our body. If any organ (part) is diseased, the whole body is affected. Therefore, good people always keep themselves away from sin and engage themselves in right action. This is a simple truth.
Taken from the book "Truth Eternal (5th edn.,...
In life it is always possible that the people whom we consider as friends turn against us and similarly those whom we treat as enemies help us. So do not worry about others' activities. Continue to show your love to all irrespective of whether they are friendly or inimical. You should understand that love begets love.
Taken from the book "The Spider's...
If there is Love, you don't need anything else. If not, you need tolerance, you need faith, you need courage, and you must not have prejudices.
Taken from the Book "Heart Speak 2005", Chapter "The Art of Listening to Nature", pg. 10, by Revered Chariji
Our Mission is here to serve human beings for their spiritual life, spiritual welfare, spiritual progress, so that they may emancipate themselves from this human life: the life of bondage to our samskaras restricting our freedom, bringing in elements of sorrow, pain, suffering, frustration into our lives, and denying us the possibility of leading a balanced life.
Taken from the book...
The easiest and surest means to achieve the goal is to surrender yourself to the great Master and become a 'living dead' yourself. This feeling of surrender, if cultivated by forced or mechanical means, seldom proves to be genuine. It must develop automatically within you, without least strain or pressure upon the mind. If the knowledge of self is retained, even then it is not true surrender.
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The remedy to save oneself from this [the idea of freedom and bondage] is to convert evil intention into good intention and then act. Serving the fellow beings of the world in the light of this experience, without any selfish motive, is the best kind of sacrifice and worship. One who acts in such a way will be free from the bondage of karma (action). Such action is the nature...
Spirit is never old; hence, spirituality is not affected in the least by old age. Spiritually a man feels himself always young, at all stages of human life. It is therefore never too late to attain anything in the spiritual field.
Taken from the book "Letters of the Master, Vol. 1", Chapter "1956", pg. 48, by Babuji Maharaj
According to the Shastras [ancient books of wisdom] the two main enemies of human life are supposed to be ignorance and laziness. Because through ignorance we avoid the good; through ignorance of consequences we accept the evil. Through laziness we are not able to change ourselves.
Taken from the book "HeartSpeak 2004, Vol. 2", Chapter "The Internal Victory", pg. 111, by Revered...