“Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.”

“A real yogi is one who can maintain a peaceful mind in the midst of any crisis.”

“Spiritual knowledge is a burden if carried on the head, but beautiful if brought into the heart.”

“We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.”

“When there are no desires, there are no sorrows. We must be able to love without expecting anything in return, or without expecting anything from anyone else. We must always be thinking that we are the servants of all.”

“Do not imagine that sitting with eyes closed alone is meditation.”

“The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.”

“God’s power is not something outside. It is within us. We need to awaken that power.”

“The real meaning of the scriptures can only be known in the silence of the mind.”

“God is not a limited individual who sits alone up in the clouds on a golden throne. God is pure Consciousness that dwells within everything. Understanding this truth, learn to accept and love everyone equally.”

“What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader….Let us become a real servant instead.”

“We have to regain our original faces rather than wearing masks. … We go more and more after the external world and we miss the inner self.”

“Death of the ego leads to deathlessness. When the ego dies, you live eternally in bliss.”

“To awaken spiritual unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.”

“Spirituality is not a form of escapism; it is courage.”

“Stop identifying with the world created by your mind, and a new world will open up before you.”

“A truly spiritual person lives for the Truth, and breathes for Love.”