All that lives is striving for happiness; yet a thousand and one pains and fears attend upon every pleasure which man seeks through the ignorance of exclusiveness.
MEHER BABAThe objective of spiritual advancement is not so much ‘works’ but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.
More Meher Baba Quotes
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Nothing is the shadow of Everything.
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Why is it so difficult to find God? Because you’re looking for something you’ve never lost.
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Sometimes our weakness is considered strength, and we take delight in borrowed greatness.
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God has to be temporarily cruel in order to be permanently kind.
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When the mind soars in pursuit of the things conceived in space…it pursues emptiness; but when man dives deep within himself, he experiences the fullness of existence.
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What I want from my lovers is real, unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.
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I love everybody. Each one plays the role they have to play, but in the spiritual arena there are people who are even closer to me than that.
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The easiest and shortest way to God-realization is through the contact of a Sadguru, which means keeping the company or sahavas of such a Master, obeying him and serving him. This remedy is like a special express train which carries you straight to your destination.
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Love can attain what the intellect cannot fathom.
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I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.
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When nothing upsets you, you are at the beginning of the path. When you desire nothing, you are halfway on the path; when nothing becomes everything, you are perfected.
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It’s a divine art to be cheerful.
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There is no difference in the realization of the Truth either by a Muslim, Hindu, Zoroastrian, or a Christian. The difference is only in words and terms. Truth is not the monopoly of a particular race or religion.
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God and love are identical, and one who has divine love has received God.
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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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