Daily Messages Archive

“They are mostly dogmatic instead of Godmatic.”

— EH 439

“Renunciation truly means non-attachment with worldly objects and not the non-possession of things.”

— BWS 189

“The real form of Viveka is that when a man begins to realize his own defects and shortcomings and the bottom of his heart feels repentant for them..”

— BWS 261

“It (Vairagya) is simply an inner feeling which turns our heart away from all that is superfluous for our normal living.”

— BWS 31

“I do not agree with those who hold the view that the only means of cultivating non-attachment is to get away from home and family and retire to a solitary …”

— BWS 188

“Begin your puja with a prayer for spiritual elevation with a heart full of love (devotion).”

— Commandment 2

“The reason why prayer should be offered with a heart full of love and devotion is that one should create within himself a state of vacuity so that the flow …”

— BWS 123

“By prayer, we come nearer to our goal because we come in contact with the Being.”

— SDG 67

“In prayer we stand before Him as an humble supplicant presenting to Him our true state and completely resigning ourselves to His will.”

— BWS 199

“Constant practice brings a man to a state in which he begins to feel himself in prayer all through.”

— BWS 123

“The state of prayer is that of a devotee and it is strengthened by love and devotion.”

— BWS 124

“At the time of prayer we adopt supplicant mood and becomes very near to surrender.”

— SDG 52

“No particular time is fixed for the prayer. One can do it when he feels inclined to it or else he should try to create a disposition for it when …”

— BWS 125

“When a man creates in himself a strong craving for the Absolute, he is indeed in a state of prayer and it is for everyone to strive for it.”

— BWS 132

“It is also sheer folly to pray to the Great Master for worldly gains except in most special cases.”

— BWS 125

“Swimming is the part of swimmer and to teach swimming is the part of master.”

— SDG 33

“While doing a thing, think that you are not doing it for yourself, but for your Master, or rather think that your Master himself is doing it for himself.”

— BWS 243

“Love is the inner awakening to Reality.”

— SDG 159

“Devotion makes our passage smooth and creates a channel for the Godly current to flow into our heart.”

— BWS 242

“Through thinking of the Divine, devotion and love develop.”

— SDG 128

“By devotion to the Highest, we make a channel from us to Him that serves as a path to Him.”

— SDG 161

“Love makes every task easy and paves the way for the shower of Master's grace to smoothen the way to the Ultimate Goal.”

— SDG 159

“The remembrance of everything should merge into the remembrance of One - the Ultimate.”

— BWS 125

“Under Natural Path the master, by the application of his inner powers, awakens to action and accelerates the dormant forces in the abhyasi and diverts the flow of Divine current …”

— SS 34

“Under our system of spiritual training, the teacher at the very outset weakens the downward tendency of the Abhyasi by the effect of his own power, so that it may …”

— BWS 120

“The real spiritual training is that which makes our mind disciplined and regulated, restores moderation in senses and faculties and creates lightness of spirit.”

— BWS 229

“Having attained the state of realisation one develops an unfailing will in the spiritual sphere.”

— SS 358

“Under the system of 'Natural Path' it (inner cleaning) is accomplished by easy mental practices, aided by the power transmitted by the teacher.”

— BWS 225

“Under the system, though the spiritual training is imparted through transmission, still the most important and indispensable thing remains for the abhyasi to develop in himself. It is love and …”

— SS 37

“'We are and we are not' as also 'we are not and we are'”

— SDG - 156

“Transmission gives a new life to the sleeping condition of man, and prepares for the highest approach reserved for human beings.”

— SDG 104