Once
you attach yourself to some person, habits, or mannerism, it will be difficult
for you to shake it off… p 45
Know
the Atma to be your true Self and know your Self to be immortal… Make your own
spiritual progress your first priority… p 88
First
be (aware of God in your heart), then do… p 116
Hurt
and disappointment are really anger turned in upon yourself. P 158
Without
confidence, there is no love… p 171
Do
not spoil your mind with friendship. Friendship is not good. Have only
friendship with God. Your only friend is God. Worldly friends are not real… p 175
Sit
alone. Walk alone. You will be very happy. Wherever you sit, think of God. If
you cannot control your mind and contemplate God, then engage yourself in
selfless service… p 176
For
all that has occurred in the past, say "Thank you". To everything that
is taking place now or that will happen in the future, say "Yes"… p 185
Know
that you are neither right nor wrong. You are neither good nor bad. You are
Mine, and I am yours. We are God… p 37
Know
that You have always been God; You always will be God. We are One now. You have
never been separated from Me. You have never done anything wrong. You will never
do anything wrong… p 38
If
you develop Love toward our fellow-actor, that is more important than devotion
toward God… p 56
Never
give up love… Whatever the handicap, however you may be tempted to loosen your
grip, hold on to God. There is always a calm after the storm… Loves your self
for the God that it embodies; love others for the God that is enshrined in them-
that speaks and acts through them… p 57
Do not cultivate close friendship with anybody unless you know that the motives on the other side are pure, unselfish and spiritual… Genuine friendship can only be possible between one Atman and another; that is between two persons who have each realized that Atman (the God within) is the core of their being… p 71
The
pains precede the birth of new life… p 16
The
aspirant begins to see the favourite Form of God, which he likes to worship, in
all beings and all objects, wherever he turns, and so he develops an attitude of
reverence towards nature and all life… Established in this bent of mind, he
becomes the devoted servant of all, with no sense of superiority or inferiority.
Compassion
is the reflection of love… p 152
The
ochre robe signifies to everyone that the wearer has renounced his attachment to
all of the pleasures of the world and that his sole purpose is to help others
achieve a higher level of spiritual understanding… p 167
The whole secret lies in detachment… The mind must be unaffected by the experiences of success and failure, of gain and loss, of wellness and illness; it must be surrendered at the Feet of the Lord. Let His will prevail… p 188