Quotes from Divine Power - 2

Quotes from Divine Power - 2 

Unity is Divinity.
Purity is Enlightenment.

Reform the body, reconstruct the mind, regulate the way of living,
then, the country will become automatically strong and prosperous.

The first step in the Sadhana (Spiritual Progress) is the cleansing of the speech.
Talk sweet without anger.
Do not boast of your scholarship or attainments.
Be humble, eager to serve; conserve your speech.
Practice silence.
That will save you from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.


Spend a few minutes every morning and evening
in the Silence of your own shrine or home;
spend them with the highest of all the Powers that you know of.
Be in His Elevating and Inspiring company;
worship Him mentally;
offer unto Him all the work you do;
you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.


Forget the harm that anyone has done to you,
and forget the good that you have done to others.


There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love


Be Silent yourself, that will induce Silence in others.
Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud.
Reduce contacts to the minimum.
Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation,
wherever you happen to be.


Learn the value of Silence, of Namasmarana, of Bhajan, of Japa, of Dhyana,
of single minded remembrance of the Lord, of the association with spiritual kin.
These will stand you in good stead, when distress assails you.


The less you talk, the more will become your mental power.
With the increase in your mental capacity,
there will be increase in your power of discrimination too.
Consequently, you will give up "individual discrimination".
Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large
rather than your own individual welfare.


The voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart
when the tongue is stilled and the storm is tilled and the waves are calm.
There will be no temptations for others to shout when you talk to them in whispers.
Set the level of the tone yourself; as low as possible,
as high as necessary to reach the outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Conserve sound, since it is the treasure of the element akasa,
an emanation from God Himself.
Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced
without the whipping up of sound.
Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker.
Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love.
Hate screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets.
But love sings lullabies. It soothes. It applies balm.
Practice the vocabulary of love; unlearn the language of hate and contempt.


Silence is the only language of the realized.
Practice moderation in speech. That will help you in many ways.
It will develop Prema, for most misunderstandings and factions arise out of carelessly spoken words. When the foot slips, the wound can be healed; but when the tongue slips, the wound it causes in the heart of another will fester for life. The tongue is liable to four big errors: uttering falsehood, scandalizing, finding fault with others, and excessive speech. All these have to be avoided if there is to be Santhi for the individual as well as for society.


Good works never languish for want of funds; the Lord will come to their rescue. Only it may take some time; do not lose heart... You should not collect money in devious ways. Help should come from pious hearts, from well earned money, from persons who know and appreciate the purpose for which they give. That is why I oppose all benefit shows, where you tempt people with a dance or a drama or a film and collect money for your pet plan.


In all effort, if you trust in a Higher Power which is ready to come to your help, work is made easy. This comes out of Bhakthi, reliance on the Lord, the source of all Power. When you travel by train, you have only to purchase the ticket, enter the proper train and take a seat, leaving the rest to the engine. Why should you carry the bed and trunk on your head? So too put your trust in the Lord and carry on to the best of your ability.


You have been born because you did not pass in certain subjects; there is some balance of experience which you must acquire to complete the course. If you get convinced that your true nature is the Atma, then you have finished the course and 'passed'.


You should see that no dirt settles upon the mind; that is to say, you should move about in such company that dirt is avoided. Falsehood, injustice, indiscipline, cruelty, hate -- these form the dirt; Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi, Prema -- these form the clean elements. If you inhale the pure air of these latter, your mind will be free from evil bacilli and you will be mentally sturdy and physically strong.


The year becomes new, the day becomes holy, when you sanctify it by spiritual discipline, not otherwise.


All life is one, my dear son, be alike to every one.


Do not crave for recognition and respect from others;
crave rather for winning grace from the Lord.

God is love, live in love.


The Lord will be watching with a thousand eyes the least activity of man to discover any slight trace of selfless love sweetening it.


A sound mind ensures a sound body; a sound body ensures a sound mind.


The body will shine if the character is fine;
service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.


The peace that pervades the heart can never be shaken for any reason;
only peace of this kind is worthy of the name.


Love all beings; that is enough.


The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.


The service of man is the only means by which you can serve God.


God is in you
God is in every word of yours,
Every deed and thought.
Speak, do and think as befits Him.


Do not seek to discover or discuss the evil in others,
for the attempt will tarnish your own minds.


Life is:
Loving
Listening
Lifting
Learning
Living


Thinking, discriminating and practice - all three constitute the basic human characteristics.


Education should build character.


Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one's real friend, relative.


Faith is like our life breath.
It is impossible to live even for a minute in this world without faith.


Resolve to carry on the quest of your own Reality.


Hatred sprouts;
Envy raises its hood.
Love sprouts;
Peace descends like dew.


Life is the car, your heart is the key, God is the chauffeur.


Expand yourselves; do not contract into your own tiny individuality.


Foster Love
Live in Love
Spread Love


Have the name and form of God as your companion, guide and guardian
throughout the toils of the waking hours.


When you retire for the night offer grateful homage to God for being with you all day long.


The present is a product of the past, but it is also the seed for the future.


Experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.


The mind sees separateness, Love sees unity.


Head in the forest; Hands in society


Today's man is pursuing unrestrained sense cravings. These pursuits drag man's mind into the gutter.


A man's well-being depends upon his degree of contentment.


Every living being in this world is knowingly or unknowingly on a spiritual pilgrimage.


Every one is the embodiment of God.


Character is the most precious gift of education.


Life is a challenge, meet it !
Life is a dream, realize it !
Life is a game, play it !
Life is Love, enjoy it !


You are all members of the same family, bound by the Religion of Love.


True education is not for a mere living, but for a fuller and meaningful life.


Devotion is not a uniform to be worn on certain days and then to be put aside.


If the mind of man is not reformed and purified then all the plans to reform the world will be futile.


What God gives is never exhausted.
What man gives never lasts.


Love must express itself as Service.


Man has to recognize the indebtedness to society and his duty towards it. 


You must make the mind the servant of God, not the slave of the senses.


Good company is important, it helps to cultivate good qualities.


As close as you are to God, so close is God to you.


The synthesis of pure, calming food is breathing pure air, listening to good sounds, looking at good sights, and touching pure objects.


We must control our desires.
Don't waste money
Don't waste time
Don't waste food
Don't waste energy


The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.


When we sit for the meal, we feel light and effortless. When we are done, we should rise with the same feeling of lightness and effortlessness.


Love sees all as one Divine family.


Love...doesn't allow any room for pettiness or narrow outlook.


We should realize that man has not only a mind which conceives thoughts, but also a heart which can put them into practice.


The teachers of tomorrow are the students of today.


Renunciation is the power of battling against evil forces and holding the mind in check.


The heart of man, which is now allowed to lie fallow, has to be plowed by spiritual exercises like repetition of God's name.


Teachers must be examples of Love and Truth.


Being a good example is the best form of Service.


Desire makes man forget his real nature and reduces him to be status of a beast.


Let the different faiths exist, let them flourish and the glory of God be sung in all the languages and in a variety of tunes.


Dedicate all your thoughts, words, and deeds to Him.


Man will realize his mission on earth when he knows himself as Divine and reveres others as Divine.


God gave you the time, space, cause, material, idea, skill, chance, and fortune. Why should you feel as if your are the doer?




If you give up and surrender to the lord, He will guide you and guard you.


Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow.


Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.


Learn to speak what you feel, and act what you speak.


Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service.


Politics without principles,
Education without character,
Science without humanity, and
Commerce without morality
Are not only useless, but positively dangerous.


Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others.


A nation that has no bridle on its sensuality can never thrive or survive.


God is all Names and all Forms


Have constructive thoughts; consoling words; compassionate acts.


The first thing you have to do, to impress upon your mind the reality, is to recite the name of God and dwell on His Glory in the mind.


Character is to be sought more than intellect.


The attitude today is the root on which the future grows.


If there is righteousness in the heart,
There will be beauty in the character.
If there is beauty in the character,
There will be harmony in the home.
When there is harmony in the home,
There will be order in the nation.
When there is order in the nation,
There will be peace in the world.


Friendship is the expression of unshakable Love.
Love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism.


Meditation is nothing else but rising above desires.


When you take one step towards God, God takes ten towards you.


Service should not be exhibitionistic, you must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipient.


You cannot see Me, but I am the Light you see by.
You cannot hear Me, but I am the Sound you hear by.
You cannot know Me, but I am the Truth by which you live.


The food we consume should be tasty, sustaining and pleasant;
It should not be too hot or too salty;
there must be a balance and an equilibrium maintained.


Real happiness lies within you.


Detachment is sacrifice.


Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid.


Base all educational efforts on building up of the character of the students, and then you can confidently think of raising on in the super-structure of curricula.


The mother is the pillar of the home, of society, of the nation, and so of humanity itself.


You are all separate beads strung together on that one thread, God.


Nourish your aged parents; revere them.


Your thoughts, words and deeds will shape others and theirs will shape you.


Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for world community.


Always respect other's opinion and other's point of view.


Spirituality is an activity. It is an activity of the Divinity within.


If you honor your mother, the Mother of the universe will guard you against harm.


If you honor your father, the Father of all Beings will guard you.


Love expands; it does not limit itself to boundaries.


If you honor your parents, your children will honor you.


A language is as sweet as the tongues of the speakers.


The whole world is One Single Tree;
The different countries are it's branches;
It's root is God;
Human beings are the flowers;
Happiness is the fruit;
Self-realization is the sweet juice therein.


The beauty of life depends upon our good habits.


To reform:
First, weed out the evil thoughts and bad habits.
Second, cultivate good habits.


When the road ends, and the goal is gained,
the pilgrim finds that he has travelled from himself to himself.


Do not preach; practice.


Man loves because he is Love.
He seeks Joy, for he is Joy.
He thirsts for God;
for he is composed of God
and he cannot exist without Him.


By peace, western countries mean the interval between two wars.
That is no peace !
When man thinks, speaks, and does good - peace will ensue.


Where there is Love, there God is evident.


God is the Life-breath of every soul.


One single act of service offered to God whom you visualize in another is worth all the years of yearning for God.


Wealth has to be earned through Righteousness. Desire has to be for Liberation.


Your duty is to serve, not search for faults.


There is no living being without the spark of love; even a mad man loves something or somebody.


Make the home a seat of harmony.


The greatest fear man can have, is the fear of losing God's Love.


God is the mother and father of the world. Our parents are the mother and father of this body.


God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men.


Love is one; it transcends caste, colour and creed, if it has to be genuine.


Truth is one; there cannot be two. For, two can only be One, occurring twice.


The goal is one; for all roads must lead to the One God.


God is to be recognized in all that exists, all that is charming, suffering, blooming or drooping.


When heart speaks to heart, it is love that is transmitted.


A limit should be placed on the food that we take.


If you know the road and the goal,
then you can discover whether you are progressing or not


Make the fullest of your talents and march as long as you can, and pitch the tent nearer the goal, when darkness falls.


Truth is the basis of Righteousness.


Be ever watchful to see that you strive to take in more and more of God into you.


Implant in your Heart:
1. Do not forget God.
2. Do not put faith in the world you see around you.
3. Do not be afraid.


The wise are those who know the self.


Truth has no fear; Untruth shivers at every shadow.


Sensory pleasures are trinkets, trivialities.


God is the doer; You are but the instrument.


Cultivate that attitude of Oneness
between men of all creeds, all countries and all continents.


Not through wealth can Immortality be won; it can be won only through renunciation.


Give up; do not grasp in clenched fists.
Release; do not bind and get bound.


Eat, when you are hungry - not before or after.


Do not waste a single moment, in idling or loose living.


Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for the world community.


If you safeguard Righteousness, it will , in its turn, safeguard us.


Do not get attached to worldly things and pursuits. Be in the world, but do not let the world be in you.


Have no desire to place before God. Whatever He does with you, however He treats you, is the gift that He likes best, to give you!


Work disinterestedly. Content to do one's duty as best as one can.


Aspire now
Adore now
Achieve now.


Blood has to circulate from head to foot;
Love has to circulate from high to low.


Campaign against the temptations of the senses;
Conquer inner foes;
Triumph over your ego.


Practice alone makes man perfect.


Have the Love of God filling and thrilling your heart; then, you cannot hate anyone.


God is not to be spoken of as coming down or going up, since He is everywhere.


The fulfillment of human life consists in the service that man renders, without any thought of return, in an attitude of selflessness.


Spiritual discipline grows only in a field fertilized by Love.




Be steady, have faith, and reach the Goal safe.




To rectify the world and put it on the proper path, we have to first rectify ourselves and our conduct.




Teachers are reservoirs from which, through the process of education, students draw the water of life.




Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.




Man can realize his mission on the earth only when he knows himself as Divine and when he reveres all others as Divine.




Real Peace of mind has no ups and downs; it cannot be partial in adversity and whole in prosperity.




Instead of making the senses which are at best very poor guides and informants his servants, man has made them his masters.




There may be differences among men, in physical strength, financial status, intellectual acumen - but, all are equal in the eye of God.




Discipline trains you to put up with disappointments, every rose has a thorn.




You say, "enjoy"; but it is when you "end joy", that you can really enjoy.




The day when passion is accepted as a mark of womanhood, it will mark the beginning of the end of femininity>




If you feel you are a hundred percent dependent on God, He will look after you and save you from harm and injury.




Love with no expectation of return.




Activity must be dedicated to God, the Highest Good. Then, it will provide health to body and mind.




God is omnipotent. All powerful


God is Omnipresent. Present everywhere.


God is Omniscient. All knowing.



God, first; the world next; myself last!




Live on your own earnings, your own resources.




Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.




Each man carries his own destiny in his own hands.




Dreams relating to God are real.




The easiest way to control sensuous desires is to practice altruistic love.




Our good conduct is our true wealth.




If some people say there is no God, it only means that they are at too great a distance to be aware of Him.




Men are born with a helpless lamenting cry; they should die with a smile of happy joy.




Do not belittle any religion or give predominance to any religion.




Love knows no fear and so love needs no falsehood to support it.




Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for, words wound more fatally than even arrows.




You must be a lotus unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!




Be loving, begin to perceive your inner voice and follow it.




The root is education and the fruit is virtue.




Of all the insanities that harass man, God-madness is the least harmful, and the most beneficial.




You may be able to pay back any debt; but the debt you owe your mother, you never can repay.




Love is the light that guides the feet of man in the wilderness.




Every experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.




Mine, not thine, this sense of greed is the root of all evil. This distinction is applied even to God! -- my God, not yours! Your God, not mine!




Discipline is the mark of intelligent living.




No one can judge another, for, when another is judged you are yourself condemned.




Love seeks no reward; Love is its own reward.




One without power does not mean lack of physical or mental strength.




Speak soft and sweet; sympathise with suffering and loss and ignorance: try your best to apply the salve of soothing words and timely succor.




The Lord is but a witness; He is above all hate and anger, of attachment derived from "mine" and "thine".




Nothing is to be used as itself, for itself.




"Seeing is believing: I will believe in God only if I see Him;" but are all things seen or heard or touched or tasted, as real as they seem?




Either the Government must have the capacity to educate and reform the people or the people must have the capacity to educate the Government.




Peace - It can come only from the Fountain of Peace within.




It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.




Every sense is an outlet for the energy of man in a direction that binds him to the objective world.




Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behaviour.




Do all acts as offerings to God; do not classify some as `my work' and some as `His work'.




The reasoning faculty must be employed to distinguish between the limited and the unlimited, the Temporary and the Eternal.




Life is a mirage;
It comes from no visible rain;
It falls into no recognizable sea.




When the magnet does not attract the needle, the fault lies in the dirt that covers up the needle.




Food should not be too salty, too hot, too bitter, too sweet, too sour.




There should not be any trace of dislike or distrust on the score of nationality, language, caste, economic status, scholarship, age or sex.




The end of knowledge is love.
The end of education is character.




Each country is but a room in the mansion of God.




The very joy derived from service reacts on the body and makes you free from disease.




The age period 16 - 30 is a crucial stage, when man achieves best and struggles hardest to achieve.




Man is a spark of the Divine.




All things in creation are subject to the law of change and man too is subject to this law.




Service is spiritual discipline, not a pastime of the rich and well-placed.




Too much food results in dullness of mind.




God alone is the giver of life, the guardian of life, and the goal of life.




All spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel.




The same current activates all.




Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!




The food that one eats has to be pure, free from the subtle evils radiated by the persons who collect the materials, who cook the dishes, and who serve them.




Whatever is to our advantage will appear right to us; We do not usually look upon a matter from the other fellow's standpoint.




However high a bird may soar, it has sooner or later to perch on a tree top, to enjoy quiet.




The purpose of living is to achieve the `living in God'




When you feel you cannot do good, at least desist from doing evil.




Condemn the wrong and extol the right as soon as you notice either in your children; that will settle them on the straight path.




Awake, Arise and Stop not until the goal is reached.




Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act is irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood.




The mind fixed in the awareness of the One is like a rock, unaffected by doubt, stable, secure.




Instead of making the senses which are at best very poor guides and informants his servants, man has made them his masters.