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Friday, December 6, 2019

Do not weep with the sad, but console them; if not, by your tears you will

GAYAN 057 - BOULA -016 - Do not weep with the sad, but console them; if not, by your tears you will but water the plant of their sorrow. That person is living whose heart is living, and that heart is living which has wakened to sympathy. The heart void of sympathy is worse than rock, for the rock is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Gayan-013, Alapa-13 - O peace-maker, before trying to make peace throughout

Gayan-013, Alapa-13 - O peace-maker, before trying to make peace throughout the world, first make peace within thyself! Life is a continual battle. Man struggles with things that are outside him, and so he gives a chance to the foes who exist in his own being. Therefore the first thing necessary in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 30, 2019

GAYAN 095 - BOULA -054 - The value of sacrifice is in willingness.

GAYAN 095 - BOULA -054 - The value of sacrifice is in willingness. He who wants anything becomes smaller than the thing he wants; he who gives away anything is greater than the thing he gives. Therefore to a mystic each act of renunciation becomes a step towards perfection. Forced renunciation,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 29, 2019

Put thy trust in God for support, and see His hidden hand working through a

Gayan-017, Alapa-17 - Put thy trust in God for support, and see His hidden hand working through all sources. It is for them that the Prophet has said, "Tie your camel and trust in God." It was not said to Daniel, "Take your sword and go among the lions." One imagines God, another realizes God; there... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 28, 2019

GAYAN 156 - BOULA -115 - The wise show their admiration by respect.

GAYAN 156 - BOULA -115 - The wise show their admiration by respect. He is really respectful who gives respect, but he who looks for respect from another is greedy, he will always be disappointed. Even to give respect in order to get respect in return is a kind of business. Those who reach a... Sign in to see full entry.

Gayan 585 – Sura 24 - Verily, the man who holds the world is greater than t

Gayan 585 – Sura 24 - Verily, the man who holds the world is greater than the world; he whom the world holds is smaller. (also see Gayan 617 – Tala 17 Each one has his circle of influence, large or small; within his sphere so many souls and minds are involved; with his rise, they rise; with his... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Truth is a divine inheritance found in the depth of every human heart.

GAYAN 049 - BOULA -008 - Truth is a divine inheritance found in the depth of every human heart. A child need not partake the attributes and qualities of his parents, because the soul has no father and no mother; no one can claim to be the parent of a soul. Among very worldly people without a thought... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Give all you have, and take all that is given to you.

GAYAN 010 - ALAPA-10 - Give all you have, and take all that is given to you. Q. What is the best way in education to develop that feeling in children? A. I think people at home are more responsible for it than at school. Because this is the first work of home. But if at home such education is given... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Give Us all you have, and We shall give you all We possess.

GAYAN 003 - ALAPA-03 - Give Us all you have, and We shall give you all We possess. There is another side to love, and that is selfishness, and the lover must escape from this. The true lover says, 'I will give everything, I will endure all things, all tortures, all torments that may have to be faced... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

GAYAN 032 - ALANKARA-15 - Time! I have never seen thee, but I have heard th

GAYAN 032 - ALANKARA-15 - Time! I have never seen thee, but I have heard thy steps. Every aspect of the life of an individual and of the life of the world has its cycle. In the life of an individual the period from his birth to his death is the first part, and from death to assimilation in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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