The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.
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The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
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Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.
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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.
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Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
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The language of love is the language of humility or humbleness.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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Look upon others as being part of yourself.
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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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“Is God a Man or a Woman ?” The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.
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Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
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Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
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