We should bathe our spirits in the deep, pure feeling that stirs within us when we gaze on the glories of His creation. This is the way to know God as beauty.
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
God made us angels of energy, encased in solids – currents of life dazzling through a material bulb of flesh.
The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.
Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.
Beginning with the early dawn of each day, I will radiate joy to everyone I meet. I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path. Before the unfailing light of my cheer, darkness will take flight.
Sincerity is a soul quality that God has given to every human being, but not all express it.
I don’t want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.
You had to fight to get into the womb. Not only you but many souls rushed to enter, and the ones that won are you, and you and I. It was not an easy victory.
Truths are more than imagination; they are real. Yet their origin is a thought in the mind of God.
As God is omnipresent in the cosmos but is undisturbed by its variety, so man, who as a soul is individualized Spirit, must learn to participate in this cosmic drama with a perfectly poised and equilibrated mind.
It is blessedness for yourself and others if you are happy.
Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits.
Harmony with nature will bring you a happiness known to few city dwellers. In the company of other truth seekers it will be easier for you to meditate and think of God.
Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation.
You don’t know what is going to come to you in this world; you have to go on living and worrying. Those who die are pitying us; they are blessing us. Why should you grieve for them?
To face death itself should not daunt you. Fear of death is ridiculous, because as long as you are not dead you are alive, and when you are dead there is noting more to worry about!
From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul of all pain springing from body identification. It is the cessation of pain and sorrow.