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Saturday, September 12, 2020

Gayan #312 – Boula #271 - The more you make of your gifts, the less becomes

Gayan #312 – Boula #271 - The more you make of your gifts, the less becomes the value of something which is priceless. Man's greatest enemy is his ego which manifests itself in selfishness. Even in his doing good, in his kind actions, selfishness is sometimes at work. When he does good with the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 11, 2020

GAYAN 221 - BOULA -180 – All that produces longing in the heart deprives

GAYAN 221 - BOULA -180 – All that produces longing in the heart deprives it of its freedom. If one asks what kind of captivity it is, the answer is that for a spider the thin threads of the web are a captivity, and for an elephant iron chains are a captivity. The stronger a person is the greater the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

GAYAN 184 - BOULA -143 – You need not look for a saint or a master: a wise

GAYAN 184 - BOULA -143 – You need not look for a saint or a master: a wise [person] is sufficient to guide you on your path. No doubt there comes a time in a man's life when even if he were initiated a thousand times by nature he still seeks for a guide walking on earth. Many will say, 'Why is God... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

GAYAN 182 - BOULA -141 – Optimism comes from God, and pessimism is born of

GAYAN 182 - BOULA -141 – Optimism comes from God, and pessimism is born of the human mind. The psychological effect of optimism is such that it helps to bring success. For it is by the optimistic spirit that God has created the world. Therefore optimism comes from God and pessimism is born out of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 7, 2020

GAYAN 216 - BOULA -175 – Those guilty of the same fault unite in making a v

GAYAN 216 - BOULA -175 – Those guilty of the same fault unite in making a virtue out of their common sin. It must be remembered that one shows lack of nobleness of character by love of gossiping. It is so natural, and yet it is a great fault in the character to cherish the tendency to talk about... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 5, 2020

GAYAN 223 - BOULA -182 – It is the exaltation of the spirit which is pro

GAYAN 223 - BOULA -182 – It is the exaltation of the spirit which is productive of all beauty. Exaltation depends upon purity. The body cleansed gives an exaltation which is experienced by all living beings on the physical plane. The heart cleansed of all impurities gives a much greater exaltation,... Sign in to see full entry.

GAYAN 230 - BOULA -189 – There is nothing we take in this bazaar of life

GAYAN 230 - BOULA -189 – There is nothing we take in this bazaar of life that we shall not sooner or later have to pay for. We have many debts to pay in our lives, debts we do not always know of. We only know our money debts, but there are many others: of the husband to his wife and of the wife to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 4, 2020

Gayan #336 - Chala #15 - The God-ideal is the flower of creation, and the r

Gayan #336 - Chala #15 - The God-ideal is the flower of creation, and the realization of truth is its fragrance. The existence of God is a question which arises in every mind, whether in the mind of the believer in God or in the mind of the unbeliever. There are moments when the greatest believer in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Gayan #316 – Boula #275 - All that is from God is for all souls. T

Gayan #316 – Boula #275 - All that is from God is for all souls. The Message, whenever, at whatever period it came to the world, did not come to a certain section of humanity; it did not come to raise only some few people who perhaps accepted the faith, the Message, or a particular organized Church.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 31, 2020

Gayan #302 – Boula #261 - We give way to our faults by being passive toward

Gayan #302 – Boula #261 - We give way to our faults by being passive towards them. Often, when man does wrong, it is not that he likes to do wrong, but that he is not able to prevent himself from acting in that way. In the first place, wrongdoing is almost always the consequence of the appetites and... Sign in to see full entry.

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