Spiritual Quotes

For how long is there a superior? For as long as one makes mistakes. When mistakes cease to happen, there will be no superior thereafter.

When one does not like to have ‘underhand’, then automatically, he will not have a superior. That is its result.

The one, who likes to have an ‘underhand’, will inevitably come across a ‘boss’!

If we protect the ‘underhand’ [those working under us], then the ‘boss’ will protect us. If we constantly reprimand the ‘underhand’, then the boss will constantly reprimand us.

Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani [the enlightened one], one can become a Gnani [the enlightened one].

If you keep the burden on your head, God (Bhagwan) will move away.

Lava oozed up from the centre of the crater like blood from a wound. As the flaming lava touched the water it hissed and groaned. She feared she would be boiled alive.

Instead of living together (in a joint family) with a difference of opinions, it is better to live separately and live with unity.

In this world, the mistake is in where one says he has objections. There should be no objection to anything.

There is no need to slander the nimit (one who is instrumental), it is only necessary to distance yourself from that nimit.

Where there is contempt/scornful rejection and slander, there wealth will not remain.

What do the vitarags [the enlightended one] say? If you want to be beaten up, then beat others. If you want to be slandered, then slander someone.

Vitarags [the enlightened one] do not have a desire for giving or receiving charity. They are in the state of ‘shuddh upyog’ [pure awareness of pure soul].

If we like a person, all his attributes will manifest within us. If we like a pickpocket, even his attributes will manifest within us.

To become a leader through one’s merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].

Merit karma is a credit amount and demerit karma is a debit amount [owe the amount to repay]. One is free to spend his accumulated amount wherever he wants.

Speech’ is such a thing that if handled [used] correctly, it encompasses all the major vows (mahavrats).

(Spoken) words are considered an ‘expense’. ‘Speech’ should not be spent away. Speech is wealth. It should be 'counted' upon spending. Does anyone ever give out money without counting it?

Don’t calculate the world." This world is untruthful. Don’t stop to do calculation, just keep on moving.

It is possible for one to receive all the glory of the world provided there is absolutely no ill intent, within him.

The worldly life means a puzzle of ‘wrong beliefs’.

The whole world is immersed in ‘wrong belief’. Even though ‘belief’ is wrong, one truly believes it is his own, doesn't he? He believes it to be completely true, doesn't he?

The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.

How many troubles (oopadhi) should you keep? Do not invite those that do not come and don't stop the ones that are leaving.

The worldly life (sansar) is the thing created through delusion [wrong belief]. Therefore when you come to know about this wrong belief, it will go away.

Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.

If you want to attain moksha (ultimate liberation), then you cannot give unsolicited advice. Give advice only when it is asked for. In order to give advice, you have to become the chief!

Answer only when asked, otherwise do not say anything. Don't say a thing in this world. To tell [give advice] is the biggest disease. Your beard grows without you saying anything, doesn't it?

Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed.

Accept only as much ‘cleanliness’ that it won't cause you to worry if it became dirty. Maintain ‘cleanliness’ such that and only to the point that it does not burden you into bondage.

Eternal joy arises by living in the 'permanent room'. Living in the 'temporary room' gives temporary joy.

This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one’s causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen.

Don’t speak of action [effect]. Don’t serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause.

The path of the vitarags [the enlightened ones] is not one of ‘objection’. It is a path of giving ‘no objection’. They remain indifferent if circumstances for objection arises.

When you maintain silence, you would have said to have understood the world.

In this world, there is no such sternness like that of maintaining silence. Verbal sternness will be wasted.

However much silence you behold, that amount of intellect will stop.

There is nothing wrong in saying something, but there should be no protection [insistence] that we are right.

All the words thrown on to others will eventually fall on you, so speak such pure words so that pure words will indeed fall on you.

In this world, no word is being uselessly spoken.

Become 'tested' in such a way that not a single word in this world can shake you up.

What does syadvad (speech that does not hurt the ego of any living being) speech say? Speak in such a way that 5 people benefit from it and that it does not interfere [conflict] with anyone.

How can the power of speech remain when you lie for your own ‘safeside’?

What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight].

Man (human life form) is a 'second-hand' quality of the absolute supreme Self (Parmatma, Lord). Man is close to the Lord [absolute supreme Self].

One becomes Parmatma (absolute supreme self) if he comes into the True Self even for a fraction of time.

Do not instigate or treat any of your employees, working at your place, with contempt. Treat everyone with respect. You never know what benefit a person will bring.

The ego destroys the world as well it is the ego which grows the world.

Bitterness and sweetness, are both fruits of egoism. Doing egosim of good deeds brings sweetness. Doing egosim of bad deeds brings bitterness.

You cannot indeed say anything to anyone in this world. Whatever we ‘say’, it is ‘egoism’. The whole world is in order [in control].