At the time of God-realisation, nothing new is realised; on the contrary, the yogi feels that this state of God-consciousness which he is experiencing was already known to him.
Quotations
A Spiritual Leader
There’s nothing more advanced than relating with others. There’s nothing more advanced than communication – compassionate communication.
Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; this whole world is your own.
A fasting person is in a state of worship even if asleep in bed. Every breath he takes while asleep is ‘tasbih’, and his sleep itself is worship.
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible
Compassion: I don’t think that there is another world as important in marking a person’s inner growth. No other word completely conveys what this single word conveys.
When we see everything in life as a game, we will be equally joyous when falling as we are when rising. If we can fully understand this – if we can see life as swinging on a swing – we will never fall apart when failure comes our way.
The ornament of the night is the moon, that of the day is the sun. The ornament of the devotee is devotion, that of devotion knowledge. The ornament of knowledge is meditation, and that of meditation is renunciation. The ornament of renunciation, says Tulsi, is pure, unalloyed peace.
Begin with yourself. There is no time to waste. It is your duty to do your part to bring God’s kingdom on earth.
