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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 Baba

According to the law that governs the universe,all sufferings are your labor of love to unveil your real self.
MEHER BABA

Govern Grief Labor Pain Real Self Universe Unveil
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.
MEHER BABA

Harness Intellect Person Point Spiritual View Wisdom
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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Beautiful Ignorance Indivisible Limit Live Man Real
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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Awakening Christian Community Difference Race Realization Religious
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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Depth Ocean Plunge Shore Surface
Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.
MEHER BABA

Above Desire Desirelessness Nothing Rise Want
All that lives is striving for happiness; yet a thousand and one pains and fears attend upon every pleasure which man seeks through the ignorance of exclusiveness.
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Fear Ignorance Man Pain Pleasure Striving
External silence helps to achieve inner Silence.
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Achieve External Helping Inner Silence
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.
MEHER BABA

Delight Giving Glorify Happiness Learn Receiving
Love and understanding never condemn but always seek to help and encourage.
MEHER BABA

Condemn Encourage Helping Love True Understanding
Those who constantly want something will never feel happy.
MEHER BABA

Constant Diversity Feel Happy Something Wanted
Love is the reflection of God’s unity in the world of duality. It constitutes the entire significance of creation.
MEHER BABA

Constitute Creation Diversity Duality God Love Reflection Unity
Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.
MEHER BABA

Aspiration Awakening Beginning Desperate Divine Giving Rise Spiritual
A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.
MEHER BABA

Fast Mind Sick Sound
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.
MEHER BABA

Everlasting Except Experience God Infinite Real Silence Unobserved
If we understand and feel that the greatest act of devotion and worship to God is not to harm any of His beings, we are loving God.
MEHER BABA

Devotion God Understand Understanding Vegetarian Worship

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!

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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!

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