Art is one of the sources through which the soul expresses itself and inspires others. But to express art thoroughly, one must have the inner emotions opened thoroughly.
MEHER BABAOnly in the human form is it possible for life to attain its final goal, which is to realize the all-pervading and infinite Divinity.
More Meher Baba Quotes
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Those who speculate from the shore about the ocean shall know only its surface, but those who would know the depths of the ocean must be willing to plunge into it.
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To love God in the most practical way is to love our fellow beings. If we feel for others in the same way as we feel for our own dear ones, we love God.
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God has to be temporarily cruel in order to be permanently kind.
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Seek a reality deeper than the changing forms.
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When the bubble of ignorance bursts the self realizes its oneness with the indivisible Self. Words that proceed from the Source of Truth have real meaning. But when men speakthese words as their own, the words become meaningless.
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If you are convinced of God’s existence then it rests with you to seek Him, to see Him and to realize Him. Do not search for God outside of you. God can only be found within you, for His only abode is the heart.
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Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others.
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When love is not at its height, it always creates a mess.
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God and love are identical, and one who has divine love has received God.
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Love God and find him within – the only treasure worth finding.
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Forgiveness is the best charity. (It is easy to give the poor money and goods when one has plenty, but to forgive is hard; but it is the best thing if one can do it.)
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Every good work has to face opposition, and the reaction of the opposition offered always helps the work.
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The purpose of life is to realize God within ourselves. This can be done even whilst attending to our worldly duties.
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Truth is simple, but Illusion makes it infinitely intricate. The person is rare who possesses an insatiable longing for Truth; the rest allow Illusion to bind them ever more and more.
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Live more and more in the Present, which is ever beautiful and stretches away beyond the limits of the past and the future.
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Long for what is real. You will then have no time for worrying over what may never happen.
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Live a sincere life; be natural, and be honest with yourself.
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The intellect of most persons is harnessed by innumerable wants. From the spiritual point of view, such a life is the lowest type of human existence. The highest type of human existence is free from all wants and is characterised by sufficiency or contentment.
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One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.
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Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.
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Since male and female incarnations are equally necessary for self-knowledge, it is not right to look upon one as being more important than the other.
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The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries.
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Suffering is essential for the elimination of the ego, just as it was necessary for you to scrub and scrub in order to wash the stain from my coat.
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Joke I read somewhere: They say that God is the innermost dweller of all. Well I hope He likes enchiladas – cause that’s what He’s getting! Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.
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God alone is real, and all else is illusion.
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Illusion throughout is illusion. There is no end to it, just as there is no end to imagination.
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