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“When calamity approaches, discrimination departs.”
“Whatever talent a person has should be dedicated to the rest of humanity – indeed to all living beings. Therein lies fulfillment. All men are kin. They are of the same likeness, the same build, molded out of the same material, with the same divine essence in each. Service to man will help your divinity to blossom, for it will gladden your heart and make you feel that life has been worth while. Service to man is service to God, for He is in every man, and every living being, in every stone and stump. Offer your talents at the feet of God. Let every act be a flower, free from the creeping worms of envy and egoism and full of the fragrance of love and sacrifice.”
“One who is humbler than a blade of grass, more forbearing than a tree, who gives due honour to others without desiring honour for himself, is qualified to always chant the Holy Name of Krishna.”
“Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one's real friend, relative.”
“The mind fixed in the awareness of the One is like a rock; unaffected by doubt, stable, secure.”
“God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why they suffer.”
“God is neither distant, nor distinct from you.”
“Do your best, then don't worry, be happy. Leave the rest to me.”
“When you accept serving humanity as your religion, you start to feel God within you, then you don't need to search God in any Temples or Mosques.”
“If anybody wants any money from you and you are not inclined to give, do not give, but do not bark at him like a dog.”
“The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.”
“Do not get attached to worldly things and pursuits. Be in the world, but do not let the world be in you.”
“It is on account of a past relationship that we have come together, thus let us love and serve each other and be happy.”
“Real happiness lies within you.”
“I insist on silence. Talk less, talk low when you must talk. Do not thrust your sorrows, your needs, your problems into the ears of those who have come here with their own bundle of such things. They are not interested in adding to their troubles. I am here to listen to you, to console you. Do not by loudness of voice disturb those who are meditating or reading or writing the Name of God.”
“Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O foolish mind! When the appointed time comes, the rules of grammar will not save you.”
“Reading books, the whole world died, and none became wise. One who learns the two and a half letters of the word 'love' becomes truly wise.”
“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. There are some who live in a perpetual hullabaloo, in a tornado of noise. Whether they are in an exhibition or a fair or in a hotel, or a temple or the Prasanthi Nilayam, they wag their tongues and will not stop. These will not proceed on the Godward road.”
“God is not to be spoken of as coming down or going up, since HE is everywhere.”
“Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker.”
“I have found the jewel of Rama's name, a treasure beyond price.”
“One of the first principles of straight living is the practice of silence. For 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.”
“Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?”
“The Supreme Reality is one; the Supreme Brahman is one.”
“Have constructive thoughts, consoling words, compassionate acts.”
“When the road ends and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has travelled only from himself to himself, that the way was long and lonesome, but the God that led him unto it was all the while in him, around him, with him, beside him!”
“Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the whipping up of sound.”
“God is One without a second.”
“It is My special characteristic, that I always look to, and provide, for the welfare of those devotees who worship Me whole-heartedly with their minds ever fixed on Me.”
