The experiences which drugs induce are as far removed from Reality as is a mirage, from water. No matter how much you pursue the mirage, you will never quench your thirst, and the search for Truth through drugs must end in disillusionment.
MEHER BABAThere 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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Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.
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The intellect of most persons is harnessed by innumerable wants. From the spiritual point of view, such a life is the lowest type of human existence. The highest type of human existence is free from all wants and is characterised by sufficiency or contentment.
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This whole universe, with all its vastness, grandeur and beauty, is nothing but sheer imagination. In spite of so many discoveries, researches and scientific knowledge, the creation remains a great unsolved riddle.
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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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Things that are real are given and received in silence.
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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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Don’t Worry Be Happy
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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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Illusion throughout is illusion. There is no end to it, just as there is no end to imagination.
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If we suffer in the sufferings of others and feel happy in the happiness of others, we are loving God.
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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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No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.
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There is no such thing as evil. Only relative degrees of good.
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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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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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