Essential for an Abhyasi:- In the first place he must have full trust upon the Master and must fully co-operate with him in every respect. If it is so he will positively go on developing day by day and begin to feel himself changed and transformed, the state of waking consciousness of the lower type will get transformed and his journey through higher and higher types of consciousness will be started. Usually consciousness is spoken of as three times conscious, sub-conscious and super conscious. They are however the broader divisions, and there are still innumerable levels of it in each one. The effect of the activities of the lower consciousness settles down upon the sub-conscious mind forming fate. The first thing to be undertaken is there fore the correction of lower consciousness by right thinking and practice, so that it may itself be converted into force bring the sub-conscious mind into a state of splendour. This brings us to the state of super-consciousness. VR II41
Like my master I do not make compulsion for anything except meditation , but I am obliged to say that they do not feel even this incumbent upon them to follow it. Why do I do this thing ? It may be due to the fact that if I forbid anything and they do it , they are proving themselves undutiful which is a sin , if you minutely go into the real sense of the teaching. I do not want that they may enter into any sort of sin in any way. The abhyasis understand what I mean but they do not follow it. VR II 140
“Seek in you and you will find in yourself. The Master is there. But when? Only when you are not there” VR II 161
Even the intense craving for Goal may not alone be of much avail, unless one is attached to one of the highly elevated souls. Even then one thing remains wanting that is abhyas or practice. All these factors are helpful in the realization of the final object. VR I 14
An Abhyasi , while intensifying his craving (Lagan) must at the same time be at least as submissive to his guide as a school boy to his teacher, and it is also an essential part of his duty. VR I 24
Abhyasi must never do a thing which might bring bad name to himself or to sanstha he belongs to . His way of living and dealing with others should be simple, unassuming and cordial, inspired by a feeling of love and sympathy for others . One should lead a simple and pious life in constant Divine consciousness, discharging properly all his worldly responsibilities and duties. VR I 78.
Even a little sacrifice today may count much in bringing forth the greatest results. VR I 31.
A man can be real man only when his eye is diverted towards his inner self. Therein lies the real quest for Reality. VR I 82
He alone can climb up a height who has created in himself recognition of his lowliness VR 181
If a seeker on the path of spirituality wipes off the idea of highest potency of God, he shall never be able to push himself towards it. VR I 275
One may adhere to the worship of gods so long as proper means are not within his sight. But, when he discovers the right course, he must give them up for the better and higher one and take up the direct way to the realization of the absolute. VR I 236
An aspirant should necessarily form the will. “I shall certainly break away the network” and get busy in the attempt. TM 40
It is everyone’s own selfishness which gets entrenched in all , and makes all of them to be imagined as strangers. TM 45
Now, the practice to know a brother as brother means to break open the individual network and to get nearer to That Thing which is giving the feeling of the relationship of the brotherhood. TM 46
The nectar of real life is for him and him alone who brings himself up to the standard required for the purpose. RD 11
If our mind comes to a harmonious state, circumstances and environments will have no effect on it and there will be no disturbance within. RD 23.
A powerful will made at the very first step and maintained all through , shall never fail to achieve success. RD 31
Half the distance is crossed if a man enters the field with a firm mind. RD 31
We must march on the path of realization like a brave soldier with full faith and confidence, not minding the difficulties or reverses. Dejections and disappointments weaken our will and shatter our firmness. We should meet reverses with a brave heart and should never give way to the feeling of despondency, which is the worst drawback and the deadliest poison to spiritual life. RD 33
20. To cultivate moderation we have to pay special attention to external ways of life too, e.g., gentle and polite language, courteous dealing, sympathy and love with fellow beings, reverence to elders, unrevengeful nature and so on. RD 34
It is better to remain without a Guru all the life than to submit to the guidance of an unworthy Guru. RD 52
We must, as our duty, try our utmost to save him from unnecessary exertion on our account in as much as we can do ourselves for our advancement and should in no case neglect our part of the duty.
Will, faith and confidence are the elementary factors which contribute to an easy success on the path of realization. RD 66
To judge the real worth of the guide we must associate with him for some time trying and testing him by all means in our power. When we are thus convinced of his capabilities through reason and experience, we may accept him as our Master and submit to his guidance.
If we divert our attention towards god and feel realisation as the primary object if life , naturally we shall begin to look upon it as first and foremost thing in comparison to everything else in the world RD 72.
Service and sacrifice are the two main instruments with which we build the temple of spirituality , love of course being fundamental basis . Any kind of service , if done selflessly, is helpful. Service to fellow-beings is service to God in real sense, if it is not done , out of any selfish motive.
If the disciple enters the mental sphere of the Guru, surrendering all his belongings to him, it takes only seven months to deliver him into the brighter world. But the process is generally delayed for a considerable time because while in the Guru’s mental sphere the disciple retains the consciousness of his own thoughts and feelings. RD 81
Repeated association with Guru for some time brings us in closer touch with great soul and his supremacy begins to established in our heart. RD 82
When we are perfectly convinced of Guru’s superior capabilities, only then our submission in true sense begins. RD 82
For an abhyasi the only important thing is to seek his goal within his own self. Many people are striving hard for vairagya or renunciation. How easily it is gained ! He has no idea but of his own goal and due to that he has lost all that is not worth having.You have gained vairagya or renunciation by elementary practice of Raj Yoga.ERY 9
A Capable Master is one who can bring about the full transformation of an abhyasi by means of transmission. A Master must himself be merged in the Divine. He is really the Master. Years are saved if we get such a Master. People will say that it is very difficult to get such a Master. But I can say it is equally difficult to get a deserving disciple. AB I P24
It is disciple’s competence to draw the Master towards him /her; and this competence develops in that disciple , who has crossed many stages earlier . Masters become helpless then , that if they want to have someone else in place of such disciple they are unable to do that . This competence is God-given. There is no control of an individual(Master) in this regard. AB II VOL I P 54.
The master has no positive or negative attachment to anybody. It is disciple’s ability to make the Master one’s own ABII VOL I P 98
But power is not spirituality , for that spirituality the crux of the matter is that there can be no advance so long as the rules and regulations concerning that are not adhered to. AB II Vol II P 101.
There are so many processes prevalent in India and they may be correct. But what is correctness? The process which may put you in the undisturbed state. Vibrations should become all Divine. How does it happen? When heaviness is gone, then only the Thing behind the scene opens to the mind. If any of the methods brings about the desired result, it is genuine, right and natural. Out of so many methods you have to seek one for yourself, which may bring out this state. If you are really trying for that and have got a real Master, the things become very easy and a good deal of time and effort is saved. People can ask “How to get such a Master?” As an answer to it, I can safely say, “How can one get such a disciple who may follow what is said above?” I must say for entering the vast ocean, swimmers and swimming, both, are needed. So, swimming is the part of swimmer and to teach swimming is the part of Master. ME P 69
We all desire for Realisation but have no yearning for it. I pray that we all return to our original condition and see difference between the earthly and heavenly life. ME P 70
The general idea that fills abhyasis is the items of practice taught to them are all, that is needed to take them up to the final state of evolution. Their thought does not run beyond this at all. We indicate Raj Yog as our foundation and it is so, in fact, their ideation does not reach down to its depths and it just stops short with the observance of the rules. But it is certain that in Sahaj Marg, the Fragrance of Pranahuti dwells in, but still the factors that get left behind are love and devotion. Along with the act of meditation, it is essential that these should also be therein. It has been necessary for me to stress the mingling of the facets together, since by doing this a sadhak may be able to reach his goal very soon. It is your responsibility to engender these factors in yourselves. ME P 80
“God has no mind and requires human mind for connecting with Reality as it is evolved”. In this connection I may add that if God (Brahma) be supposed as possessing the mind, then the function of the mind must also be there. Then he too must be subject to the effect of His own actions. But He is universally accepted to be free from all such effects. That means the functioning of mind is not there. This finally amounts to non-existence of mind. I think this complexity of thought arises only because of the numerous conceptions of God. But when speaking of God in this conception I mean God as Brahama, in His absolute state beyond even power, activity or consciousness not to speak of the mind. Now the human mind through which it works, having been completely negativated, has no individual functioning of its own and all that comes into action through its medium is Divine. Hence, it serves as an instrument of God. VR II 216.
Great personalities of caliber , though very rare indeed, have been in existence at all times and shall ever be . But to trace them out is the real difficulty, which depends upon to some extent upon ones sanskars. There is still another difficulty; Even if we somehow happen to come in contact with such a great soul most of us may not feel inclined to accept him as such, because he seems to offer no charm. This is all due to Mayavic effect they are encircled in, which keeps them confined only to the things of similar nature. VR II 16
Laziness is surrender to self which is suicidal for spiritual growth and it can also breed cancer. VR II 215
We must cultivate the habit of forebearance and tolerance , putting up cooly with taunts and rebkes of others , feeling ourselves as fault. VR II 201
Happiness consists in the due discharge of one’s duty. It is in fact the very life and soul of spirituality. Duty towards World and Divine. VR II 200
My real desire is to sell myself away. But no customer seems to be forthcoming . It is because I have fixed no price for myself. And such are the times that none wants to have me even free. VR II 239
God helps those who help themselves , is a common saying which is literally true. RD 85
If every satsanghi feels the mission to be his own , the difficulties that the Mission is now facing may disappear. When we feel our children are our own we are prepared to undergo any hardship for the comfort. VR II 273
anything done with full self-confidence will be correct, provided that one is oblivious of the fact as to whom the word ‘self’ refers. In your words ‘self’ should completely disappear. VR II 262
How is it that a man is given four punishments for a single wrong ? Man is a complex being. Whenever he does good or bad thing , the mind thinks and the heart decides and human organs begin their function. In both these, there has been help form mind and heart. The sense organs which functioned also remained guilty. And as this is a part of the body, the body is also responsible. Whenever we think of bad things we leave impressions of the bad thoughts in atmosphere. Nature will punish for it separately. One would get bad life or hell according to the bad he has done. He will be punished in hell to the extent to which he ought to be; the rest will have to be undergone by taking a birth in this world. Mind which felt the action to be bad, underwent the punishment. Its effect was bad and this was the punishment to the heart. Society also hooted him out. He got hell because he has spoiled the atmosphere. The third punishment was that which the body and its associates got. Thus all those that helped in doing wrong, got punished. VR II 262-263
One has to labour in bringing the inner faculties in conformity with Nature and this verily is called “making” this is very strenuous task. VR II 251.
Try to be as thirfty as possible. By thrift, I do not mean miserliness so as to inconvenience the children. VR II 249
If there is real love every particle of the body should get transformed within seven years. VR II 249
The meaning of faith is that one should firmly link up his thought with the courage of the teacher. VR II 248
I have to make divisions to explain will and desire;
a. Animal plane
b. Mental plane
c. Spiritual plane
These are the three kind of desires. Desires are good as well as bad. Bad desires are conned with passions, sex and greed etc also can be included only in this type.In desires of mental plane is hidden the secret of self aggrandizement, self progress and self ability etc. When these things are carried on to the spiritual plane, one is reminded of his duty, and is worried about getting bout of the snare. The tendency is diverted towards God realization. It is the same tendency which was once connected with the animal plane, but as duty is included in it, it would be wrong to call it desire. Will is connected with the mental plane because you begin to act mentally , thinking of the goal in view, and this continues till the end. It goes on getting new life in every region. It acts quickly to the extent it is pure and becomes free from doubts. That is, its potency goes on increasing. Now , its actions are effective in any of the wordly spheres called Mahamaya. Afterwards it is turned into the pure original form a jewel indeed. Reaching this level, it becomes very easy for a man to transport anyone from spiritual plane to other within no time. And when a man becomes “Brahma Nishta” i.e deeply immersed in Brahman, his will becomes unfailing. VR II 265-266.
It is really the state of self surrender in which one , as a true devotee , surrenders himself completely to the will of God, the Master , basking in the sunshine of His Grace. That is the relationship ,I.e of the Master and the devotee , which is to be maintained all through because that was the only relationship that had finally brought us upto that highest level of super consciousness. It is only here that the true character of being is revealed. VR II 43
The real craving of man keeps him in constant restlessness and he works only to gain his real goal. VR II 130
Think deeply, how much valuable these things have been which can be called as a form of gift. Thus , why one should not become happy and spontaneously explain such words which people generally express in the form thankfulness or gratefulness. TM 44
Everything is getting its share in accordance to what its ability and capacity is; as if she is dealing with them in this way maintaining her own form. We should just keep this very example in view in our dealings in every case. We should mould our dealings according to the needs. When this gets into harmony with Nature, it becomes effective; the result of which will be that people will begin to get attracted towards us.
To create the condition which I have denoted as helplessness, is called meekness, and to the share of whomsoever it came, he has really achieved all and everything. There is a state of innocence in it though it may not appear so outwardly. When this is the case, that mistake does not continue to remain really a mistake because this condition has washed it out entirely. Now, a part of devotion comes wherein we have to make ourselves so careful that we may not commit the mistake again. TM 58
The need of a Guru or Master , grows greater and greater as we go on advancing and securing higher stages RD 36
Unless the coverings of Mal,Vikshep and Avarn are removed and the mind is brought to a state of perfect poise and moderation , inspiration or guidance from the inner voice is meaningless. RD 57
When we deeply impressed by the great powers of a Master of higher attainment in spirituality, we feel inwardly inclined to follow his biddings. RD 82
Abhyasis adopt intricate methods for gaining the simple thing. That is the main difficulty in the way. ERY 30
People have no faith in God and I have no faith in my health. Having no faith in ones health is the sign of weakness , and having no faith in God is the sign of spiritual suicide. People say that the crops now-a-days are not good, which means that God has now grown old and so He does not remember certain things .But people do not understand what confusion they have created in His work with the power given by Him. Actions are proportionately continued. Now our actions went against nature and created a mess in the environment where by our throats are being cut. These things now require to be cleaned, which is being done to a certain extent and will be continued. It has all to be done by you people only, and unknowingly every saint does something. I have courage and by Master’s grace there is nothing lacking it will not require another second to do it. I have written all these things so that you people may also develop courage in yourselves. But I do not do this because those who have created all this mess by misuse of their powers may reap the fruits of their actions. Nature also wants the same thing. Destruction is bound to come and it has started also, and these are the causes. VR II 267-268.
Though thinking of Divine ,Devotion and love develops. I will certainly say this development of attachment is your job and your discharge very important duty . If you don’t do this you don’t carry out the duty imposed on every service minded Abhyasi, and the characteristic of a fakir and of man consists in this, that your duty discharge gets completed. ME P 80