If a man wants to cultivate human values, he has to apply the manure of spirituality to his heart, water it with love so that human values will grow. |
If a person desires to understand clearly the sacred books and scriptural texts of India, to imbibe their message, he must learn the Sanskrit language; he cannot avoid that responsibility and that duty. |
If a smoker blows air on a white handkerchief, he will find yellow spots on it. This is a sign of disease. Smoking leads to cancer. Drinking is a demonic quality. It makes you intoxicated and to forget yourself. Consuming non-vegetarian food is also a bad quality. |
If a wave of service sweeps over the land, catching everyone in its enthusiasm, it will be able to wipe off the mounds of hatred, malice and greed that infest the World. Attune your hearts so that it will vibrate in sympathy with the woes and joys of your fellow-men. Fill the World with Love. Love will warn you against advising another to do something which you yourself are unwilling to do; your conscience will tell you that you are living in a lie! |
If anyone gets angry with another, they wound me to the quick. |
If anyone offends you do not return tit for tat. |
If character is lost, all is lost. |
If every man on Earth could take with him on death even a handful of mud from the Earth, there would have been nothing much left and mud would have been rationed at so many ounces per head! |
If formless meditation is difficult, then think of my form just as you see it here. With such meditation, the difference between subject and object is lost and the mind dissolves in unity. |
If God is a flower, you should feel yourself a bee that sucks its honey; |
If it is good and will harm no one, go ahead. If it is not good, put it aside. If not sure, do nothing until sure. |
If one loses wealth, he may regain it by some means or other. If he loses health, some doctor might prescribe a tonic to win it back. If one loses status and authority he may, by sheer luck, gain them back. If Virtue is lost, it is lost forever; nothing can restore the pristine purity. So one has to be ever vigilant and should never slacken. |
If one student is bad, only that student is affected. But if one teacher is bad, hundreds of students get spoiled. |
If one' s conduct is to be right and proper, one should carefully observe the disciplines regarding diet. |
If others must serve you, serve them first; love begets love; trust engenders trust. |