Maharishi Aurobindo

In this world, everything disheartens human beings. Only the almighty does not dishearten or disappoint them. The person who moves towards God gets peace forever.

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"YAH TAN KANCHA KUMBH THA, LYE PHIRE THA SATH.

TAPKA LAGA PHOOTIYA, KACHHU NA AYA HATH."

This body is like a brittle pitcher which breaks by even a little tap. Then, nothing is left in the hand.

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"YAH TAN VISH KI BELARI, GURU AMRIT KI KHAN.

SHEESH DIYE JO GURU MILEN, TO BHI SASTA JAN."

This body is a poisonous creeper, whereas the Master is the well of nectar. So if you have to surrender your head to get the true Master, consider it a bargain.

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"BHAKTI SUTANTRA SAKAL SUKH KHANI,

BINU SATSANG NA PAWAHI PRANI.

KAHAHU BHAGTI PATH KAWAN PRAYASA,

JOG NA MAKH JAP TAP UPWASA."

Devotion to God is independent and is the treasure house of all pleasures and happiness but one cannot get it without satsang.

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"PAW PALAK KI AS NAHIN, KARE KAL KE SAJ.

KAL ACHANAK MARASI, JYON TEETAR KO BAJ."

No one knows what will happen in the next moment but they talk about tomorrow. Death takes away one's life as suddenly as a hawk kills a partridge. The partridge does not even have time to feel afraid.

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"PRATHAM BHAGARI SANTAN KAR SANGA

DOOSARI RATI MAM KATHA PRASANGA."

The first step of devotion is to have the company of saints and the second step is to develop a fondness for listening to God's glory.

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"AB MOHI BHA BHAROSH HANUMANTA.

BINU HARIKRIPA MILAHIN NAHIN SANTA."

Now I believe that one cannot meet a true saint unless God's grace showers on him.

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"SUT DHARA AUR LAXMI, PAPI GHAR BHI HOY.

SANT SAMAGAM HARI KATHA, TULSI DURLABH DOY."

Even in the house of a sinner, son, wife and wealth may be found but satsang and company of saints is rare to find.

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Mahatma Gandhi

The art which does not inspire a vision of the Self is not an art. The true devotee is he who, though seeing the external things with physical eyes, does not see, but sees his inner self with the divine eye.

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"MAN JEETA TIN JAG JEETA"

If you win over your mind, then you will be victorious in this world.

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"BHAJAN BIN BAIL BIRANE HOIYO.

PANW CHAR SIR SING GOONG MUKH,

TAB GUN KAISE GAIYO.

TOOTE KANDH SUFATI NAKANI,

KODHON LON BHUS KHAIYO 

UTHAT BAITHAT  LAKUT BAJIHAIN,

TAB KAHAN MUND DURAIYO

SHEET GHAM GHAN VIPAT GHANERI,

BHAR TARE MAR JAIYO.

HARIDASAN KO KAHA NA MANAT, KIYO APNO PAIYO.

'SOORDAS' BHAGWANT BHAJAN BIN,

VRITHA JANMA GANWAIYO."

Without meditation on God, you will have to become an ox. You will have four legs and horns on your head. You will be speechless, so how will you sing the glory of God? People will beat you and blood will be oozing from your shoulders. You will have to eat dry straw. They will beat you with sticks to make you stand up, then where will you hide your head? You will have to put up with the cold of winter and heat of summer under the open sky and even then they will put heavy loads on your back which you will have to carry. After you are born, humans will drink your mother's milk while you will be given dry husks to eat. You will have to put up with various troubles and then none of your relatives will come to help you. Now, you occupy yourself with your family, your wife, children and all but you do not listen to the saints and Divine Persons who tell you time and again to attend satsang and to acquire Spiritual Knowledge. You do not believe in the words of the saints that, without doing devotion, one becomes an ox, or camel or a pig and is put to various troubles. Surdas says, O brother, without devotion your human life is going to waste. So, put laziness aside, think about the pros and cons and take to the devotional path.

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"JYON TIL MAHIN TEL HAI, JYON CHAKMAK MEN AAG.

TERA SAIN TUJH MEIN HAI, JAG SAKE TO JAG."

As there is oil within a sesame seed and spark within flint, similarly, your Lord is within you, so wake up, if you can.

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"MRIG NAVI KUNDAL BASE,

MRIG DHOONDHE BAN MAHIN.

AISE GHAT GHAT BRAHMA HAIN,

DUNIYA JANAT NAHIN."

The musk deer roams in the forest looking for the source of the fragrance that actually comes from its own navel. In the same way, Almighty is present within everyone's heart, but nobody knows.

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"KOTI NAM SANSAR MEIN, TATE MUKTI NA HOY.

ADI NAM JO GUPTA JAP, BOOJHE BIRLA KOY."

There are thousands of descriptive names for God but they cannot bestow salvation. Only a rare person knows the Eternal Name which is remembered secretly within.

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"GYAN ANJAN SATGURU DIYA,

AGYAN ANDHER VINASH.

HARI KIRPA TE SANT BHETIYAN,

NANAK MAN PRAKASH."

The Master gave me the eyebalm of Spiritual Knowledge which wiped away the darkness of ignorance. One meets a true saint by the Grace of God and then it becomes all light within.

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"SAAT SAMUNDRA KI MASI KARUN, LEKHANI SAB BAN RAI,

 SAB DHARTI KAAGAD KARUN, GURU GUN LIKHA NA JAYE."

Even if the oceans were to be turned into ink and paper to be made of the earth and if a pen were to be prepared of the woods, it would be impossible to describe enough the glory of the Master.

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"JEY SOU CHANDA UGAVAHIN, SURAJ CHADHAHIN HAZAAR,

AITA CHANDAN HONDIYAN, GURU BIN GHOR ANDHIYAR."

Even if hundreds of moons were to appear and thousands of suns were to rise in the sky, without the master immense darkness prevails.

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"BAHTA THA BAHEJAAT THA, LOK VED KE SAATH.

PAINDE MAY SATGURU MILE, DEEPAK DEENA HATH.

DEEPAK DEENA HAATH KAR, VASTU DAI LAKHAYE.

KOTI JANMA KA PANTH THA, PAL MEIN PAHUNCHA JAYE."

I was just drifting along the tide of this world when I met the Master, who imparted me the divine knowledge. Within seconds I could realize the self which, otherwise would have taken me innumerable lives.

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Shri Satpal Ji Maharaj

UNDERSTANDING LIFE BREATH, CAN WE KNOW THE REAL SELF

Each man is different from other at physical and mental level. He is unique in every respect and differs from others. His views are different, his genetic code is different, his way of thinking is different. His IQ is different. What could then be that single form of Allah in which all of us are created. In such a situation, our saints talked of understanding the life breath. The life breath is there in a Hindu also and in a Muslim too. It is there in a Christian, in a Jew and in a Buddhist also. The same life breath is there in a poor or a rich, in literate or an illiterate. The same life breath is there in a woman or a man too. Understand the life breath. Our saints said, "O Man! Go within, peep within. Why are you wandering outside?"

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"GURU KO KIJIYE DANDVAT, KOTI KOTI PRANAM.

KEET NA JANE BHRING KO, GURU KARLEN AP SAMAN."

I prostrate countless times at the feet of the Master, because he makes an ordinary disciple like himself.

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Sant Vachan

Religious conduct, melodious voice, charity giving, undeceitful behavior with friends, reverence towards the Spiritual master, serving attitude towards parents, gravity in thought, purity in conduct, benevolence in actions, exclusive devotion to the Almighty - These virtues make our life great and successful.

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Lord Budhha

No one is enemy to anyone, fruits of our bad actions are our enemies and having earned sins, we become recipient of misfortune. If you desire for pleasure, then treat everyone as your friend.

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"SATH SUDHARAHIN SATSANGATI PAYI,

PARAS PARAS KUDHATU SUHAI."

Even a foolish person gets transformed by listening to satsang, just as an iron piece is converted into gold when touched by the philosopher stone.

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"JAL PARMANE MACHHARI, KUL PARMANE BUDDHI.

JAISA JAKO GURU MILA, TAISI TAKI SUDDHI."

A fish's existence depends on the water it lives in. The family, one is born into, determines one's way of thinking. A devotee's understanding depends upon the Master he gets.

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"HEERA PARAKHE JOUHARI, SHABADA PARAKHE SADH.

JO JAN PARAKHE SADH KO, TAKA MATA AGADH."

Only a jeweller understands the value of a diamond. Only a true saint knows the value of the Word. He who understands the value of a true saint, is in fact, great.

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"CHINTA TO SATNAM KI, AUR NA CHITWE DAS,

JO KUCHH CHITAWE NAM BINU, SOI KAL KI PHANS."

A devotee only cares about remembering the True Name and nothing else. Remembrance of anything except the Name traps you in death.

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"TADWIDDHI PRANIPATEN PARIPRASHNEN SEWAYA.

UPDEKSHYANTI TE GYANAM GYANINASTATWADARSHINAH."

Take shelter in the Knower of the Truth and ask for Knowledge.

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"MANUWA RAM NAM RAS PEEJE. 

TAJ KUSANG SATSANG BAITH NIT, HARI CHARCHA SUN LEEJE.

KAM KRODH MAD LOBH MOH, KO BAHA CHITTA SE DEEJE.

MEERA KE PRABHU GIRDHAR NAGAR, WAHI KE RAND MEIN BHEEJE.

MANUWA RAM NAM RAS PEEJE."

O mind, drink the nectar of the Name. Give up bad company, sit regularly in satsang and listen to the glory of God. Wipe out desire, anger, ego, temptation from within yourself. Merge yourself in the Holy Name.

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"VIDHI HARI HARMAY VED PRAN SO. AGUN ANUPAM GUN NIDHAN SO.

VED PURAN SANT MAT EHU. SAKAL SUKRITI PHAL NAM SANEHU.

NAM PRABHAU JANI SIV NIKO. KALKOOT PHALU DINHA AMI KO.

MAHAMANTRA JOI JAPAT MAHESU. KASHI MUKTI HETU UPDESU."

Vedas, Puranas and all religious scriptures unanimously agree that the total fruits of all good deeds lie in the Name. Lord Shiva Himself remembered the Holy Name, which is indivisible and has neither beginning nor end, and revealed it in Benares for the sake of all mankind.

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"JIS WAKKHAR NOO LEN TU AYA,

RAM NAM SANTAN GHAR PAYA.

TAJ ABHIMAN LEHU MAN MOL,

RAM NAM HRIDAY MEIN TOL."

Only human beings can remember the Holy Name. So serve in the court of the Master, remember the Holy Name of god and meditate as much as possible.

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"BANDAUN GURUPAD KANJ, KRIPA SINDHU NAR ROOP HARI.

MAHAMOH TAM PUNJA, JASU VACHAN RAVI KAR NIKAR."

I prostrate at the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, who is an ocean of compassion and God in human form. His Word acts like the sun in eradicating the darkness of ignorance caused by desires and attachment.

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"NA TADBHASYATE SURYO NA SHASHANKO NA PAWAKAH.

YADGATWA NA NIVARTANTE TADDHAM PARAMAM MAM."

My heavenly abode is self-effulgent, where shines neither the light of sun, moon fire nor galaxies of stars. A being who reaches there does not come back in the cycle of birth and death.

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