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"I am everybody's guru." |
| "I don't want
anything. I exist only to serve others." |
| "I have no powers. I
don't know anything." |
| "I am the father of
the world. The whole world is my child."
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| "Ask God or Hanuman.
I'm just an ordinary being. I can do nothing." |
| "Love all men as God,
even if they hurt you or shame you. Be like Gandhi and Christ." |
| "The great sadhus
don't have a human body. They are omnipresent. If a saint changes
form, he doesn't necessarily have to take on a human body. The soul
is the small form and the human body is the huge form." |
If you want to see
God, kill desires. Desires are in the mind. When you have a desire
for something, don't act on it and it will go away. If you desire to
drink this cup of tea, don't, and the desire for it will fall away." |
| "In India, yoga flows
with the blood of the people." |
"It is entirely
against the traditions of the ashram that people should get away
without getting prasad." |
| "Often one goes for
one thing and finds another" |
"Love is the
strongest medicine. It is more powerful than electricity." |
| "Total truth is
necessary. You must live by what you say." |
"When a man has
reached the point where he can sit in meditation for six months,
there is no need of eating, no need of latrine or of rest. Only one
drop of amrit nectar from the top of the head to the body keeps him
alive. If a tiger eats that body there is no care, but only when the
life comes back to the body will there be pain." |
| "Lust, Greed, Anger,
Attachment - These are all paths to hell." |
| "Attachment is the
strongest block to realization." |
| "Serve as Hanuman
served" |
| "See all women as
mothers, serve them as your mother. When you see the entire world as
the mother, the ego falls away." |
"A pure woman is
better than a hundred yogis. Women are more open to love God." |
| "Women are higher
than yogis if they are loyal to their husbands." |
"A wife must serve
God by serving her husband." |
| "A woman is a snake;
you shouldn't even touch her." |
"If husband is happy,
God is happy" |
| "Marriage is more
attachment. You need more devotion and discipline to have union with
God when you are married." |
"If you desire a
mango at the moment of death, you'll be born an insect. If you even
desire the next breath, you will take birth again." |
| "It doesn't matter if you are
married or not, it only matters how much you love God." |
He chided: "This world is all
attachment. Yet you get worried because you are attached." |
Yad
karane se ham ajate hain
When you remember me I come to you
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| "Temples are but piles of stones.
Attachment holds you back." |
"Keep God in your heart like you
keep money in the bank." |
| "Work is worship" |
"If you do not make it empty, how
will you fill it up again?" |
| "When you loan money to a saint,
don't expect to get it back." |
"Money should be used to help
others." |
| "Whatever may be guru - he may be
a lunatic or a common person. Once you have accepted him, he is the
lord of lords." |
"The eyes of a saint are always
concentrated on the supreme self. The minute he is aware of himself,
sainthood is lost." |
| "The best service you can do is
to keep your thoughts on God. Keep God in mind every minute." |
"It is not necessary to meet your
guru on the physical plane. The guru is not external." |
| "To see God, you must have
special eyes. Otherwise you cannot bear the shock." |
"The eyes of a saint are always
concentrated on the supreme self. The minute he is aware of himself,
sainthood is lost." |
| When asked how the heart could be
purified, Maharaj-ji said, "Always speak the truth." |
"The guru must know everything
about you." |
| "You can leave me. I won't leave
you. Once I catch hold of you, I don't let go." |
"Serve the poor and remember God.
You become one with Christ." |
"Saints did Jap (japa)
and Sadhana for 10,000 years..., only then they could succeed in
Jap, Meditation and Yoga. But people want to be expert within 5-7
months only."
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| "Cleanse the mirror of your heart, and you
will see God." |
"Whoever works for God, his work will be done
by itself. " |
| "The best form to worship God is every form." |
"If you cannot love each other, you cannot
achieve your
goal." |
| "Attachment is the strongest block to
realization." |
"The heart never grows old." |
"Everything is impermanent, except the love of God." |
"It's
better to see God in everything than to try to figure it out."
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