The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much ‘works’ but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.
MEHER BABAWhen you paint, you forget everything except your object. When you are too much engrossed in it, you are lost in it. And when you are lost in it, your ego diminishes. And when the ego diminishes, love infinite appears.
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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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God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God.
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Love is the reflection of God’s unity in the world of duality. It constitutes the entire significance of creation.
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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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The seeker asking, Where is God? Is really God saying, Where indeed is the seeker!
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Whether men soar to outer space or dive to the bottom of the deepest ocean they will find themselves as they are, unchanged, because they will not have forgotten themselves nor remembered to exercise the charity of forgiveness.
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I am also an artist. I have the whole world as my canvas. I paint souls.
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Through endless time God’s greatest gift is continuously given in silence. But when mankind becomes completely deaf to the thunder of His Silence God incarnates as Man.
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Don’t Worry Be Happy
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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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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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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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Nothing is the shadow of Everything.
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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.
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I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.
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Love is nothing if it is not spontaneous. It cannot be a conclusion of reasoning.
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No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.
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Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.
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There is only one question. And once you know the answer to that question there are no more to ask.
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When you paint, you forget everything except your object. When you are too much engrossed in it, you are lost in it. And when you are lost in it, your ego diminishes. And when the ego diminishes, love infinite appears.
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Sometimes our weakness is considered strength, and we take delight in borrowed greatness.
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Love and understanding never condemn but always seek to help and encourage.
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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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All illusion comes and goes, but the soul remains unchanged.
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God has been everlastingly working in Silence, unobserved, unheard, except by those who experience His Infinite Silence. Those who have got the courage and wisdom to surrender themselves to a Perfect Master are the recipients of His Grace.
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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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