If I were to ask the famous Henry Ford to come over here and do what I tell him to do, would he do it? Never! But if I were to make a thousand-year-old corpse come alive before his eyes, he would jump at the chance to stay here and wash my clothes!
MEHER BABASuffering 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.
More Meher Baba Quotes
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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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Illusion throughout is illusion. There is no end to it, just as there is no end to imagination.
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It’s a divine art to be cheerful.
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Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.
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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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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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Long for what is real. You will then have no time for worrying over what may never happen.
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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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Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.
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When a person tells others “Be good,” he conveys to his hearers the feeling that he is good and they are not.
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No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.
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I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.
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God has to be temporarily cruel in order to be permanently kind.
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The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much ‘works’ but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.
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Love and understanding never condemn but always seek to help and encourage.
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