Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.
MEHER BABAIf we suffer in the sufferings of others and feel happy in the happiness of others, we are loving God.
More Meher Baba Quotes
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I am the Avatar of this Age!
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I only know one yoga: ‘You Go.’
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To attain union is so impossibly difficult because it is impossible to become what you already are! Union is nothing other than knowledge of oneself as the Only One.
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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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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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The best way to cleanse the heart and prepare for the stilling of the mind is to lead a normal, worldly life. Living in the midst of your day-to-day duties, responsibilities, likes, dislikes, etc., will help you. All these become the very means for the purification of your heart.
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God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God.
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True love is no game of the faint-hearted and the weak; it is born of strength and understanding.
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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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When love is not at its height, it always creates a mess.
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The finding of God is the coming to one’s own self.
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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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Art when inspired with love leads to higher realms, and that art will open for you the inner life.
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God has to be temporarily cruel in order to be permanently kind.
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Who says God has created this world? We have created it by our own imagination.
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Love can attain what the intellect cannot fathom.
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To ask for a purely intellectual proof of the existence of God is like asking for the privilege of being able to see with your ears!
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According to the law that governs the universe,all sufferings are your labor of love to unveil your real self.
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One has to go beyond the mind to experience the spiritual bliss of desirelessness.
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The seeker asking, Where is God? Is really God saying, Where indeed is the seeker!
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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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Form is solidified energy, energy is an expression of the mind, the mind is the covered mirror of Eternity, and Eternity is the Truth, which has thrown off the mask of the mind.
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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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Nothing is the shadow of Everything.
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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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