India Reflections

Separation

Separation is a fact of life, and the only difference is that we feel separation from different people at different times. But all the time there is the separation from someone or the other. The increasing feeling of separation, perhaps anguish, reveals growth of love. This is a wonderful thing, though it causes great pain at the same time.

Taken from the book "The Spider's Web, Vol. 1", Chapter "Association - Discipleship - Self-Mastery", pg. 261, by Revered Chariji

Timeliness

You will appreciate that every decision has to be appropriate to the time and circumstances, and if the time is not appropriate, the decision too will not be correct. So we have to pray that the right decision may come at the right time for us to work correctly.

Taken from the book "The Spider's Web, Vol I.", Chapter "Prayer - Touching the Heart of God", pg. 211, by Revered Chariji

Surrender II

God did not create Himself for any one race or any one country or any one set of people. He created every thing and if He created everything, everything is His whether we like it or not. And in ourselves it is spirituality. We are only seeking to cease being our own and to become His. This is what Surrender implies. Surrender says, "My Lord, I am no longer my own, as I thought I was. I am now yours; do unto me as you will." This becomes possible when there is love, not when there is fear. When...

Circle

What a nice philosophy is contained in the saying that everything appears as round. The reason is that when that Great Architect willed to create the universe and used the energy, the actions started in a round way in order to establish a circuit so that the energy could work. Now when this very energy got concentrated, it came to be called as solid, or matter, due to the force of the action. Now you have to remove this very solidity from the aspirant, so that he may become spirit from top to...

Cleaning

It is very necessary to understand that transmission by itself is of no use. If you put milk in a dirty vessel it is dirty, perhaps you cannot even drink it. If you continue to pour milk into it you are only making more and more milk useless. Instead of wasting a gallon, you are wasting two gallons, twenty gallons, two hundred gallons. The vessel must be cleaned first.

Taken from the book "A Preceptor's Guide, Vol. 2", Chapter " Augerans, France, Tuesday July 4, 1989", pg. 78, by Revered...

Sports


In sports, there are two things that are necessary: sportsmanship and the ability to concentrate on what you are doing. Sportsmanship is an attitude of the heart, that in sports there is both victory and loss ― and the famous dictum that we play not to win but for the sake of the game. This generosity, or the acceptance, the humility to accept, that failure is an ever-present possibility, and therefore we play only for the game, not to be victorious. And victory goes to the one who can...

Expression

"A civil tongue is a prerequisite to achieve the Goal of human life. A cultured tongue rules the kingdom of the heart. A polished tongue, in discourse or conversation, influences humanity and reigns supreme."

Taken from the book "Thus Speaks Lalaji", pg 30 -by Lalaji

Character II

Never offer advice unless invited, otherwise it is likely to yield bad results. If you find fault with anybody, pray for his freedom from it.

Taken from the book "Truth Eternal (1973; 5th edn., 2010)", Chapter "Lalaji", pg. 13, by Lalaji Maharaj

Expectation

You have a right to expect all that is good and high from yourself - indeed you must demand it from yourself - but as far as others are concerned, you must be tolerant.

Taken from the book "The Spider's Web, Vol. 3", pg. 230, by Revered Chariji

Faith

Faith, in true sense, is a lively link connecting the mortal with the Immortal. It is no doubt effected through the medium of the Master who is himself connected with the Immortal. The link when once connected cannot be broken under any condition and subsists all along during the course of our march up to final point.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1", Chapter "Faith", pg. 77, by Babuji Maharaj