Difficulties give us the opportunity to prove our greatness by overcoming them.
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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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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Love is nothing if it is not spontaneous. It cannot be a conclusion of reasoning.
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The purpose of life is to realize God within ourselves. This can be done even whilst attending to our worldly duties.
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Don’t Worry Be Happy
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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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I am also a painter. I paint the hearts of people with colors of spirituality.
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Suffering 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.
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What I want from my lovers is real, unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.
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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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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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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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…the more a person becomes spiritually minded or advances towards God, the more tolerant he becomes and the less differentiation he sees.
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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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Feelings and emotions are only the creation of mind and energy. Love is the creation of the soul.
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Worry has never done anyone any good, and it is very much worse than mere dissipation of psychic energy, for it substantially curtails the joy and fullness of life.
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Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.
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Love and understanding never condemn but always seek to help and encourage.
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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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Joke I read somewhere: They say that God is the innermost dweller of all. Well I hope He likes enchiladas – cause that’s what He’s getting! Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.
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I have come not to teach but to awaken.
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The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries.
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Who says God has created this world? We have created it by our own imagination.
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Things that are real are given and received in silence.
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There is no greater romance in life than this adventure in realization.
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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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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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