India Reflections

God-Realization

God-realisation is not at all a difficult task provided one diverts his attention to it in the real sense with faith and confidence, resigning himself completely to His will. It can be very easily accomplished if one attends to the due discharge of one's worldly duties, taking everything in the sense of God's command.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 2", Chapter "The Light Burns On", pg. 24, by Babuji Maharaj

Bhakti

As regards bhakti [devotion], so far as my inner reading goes, I can safely say that what people generally think to be bhakti is only flattery in the real sense. In fact real bhakti is widely different from flattery. It is simple attachment, strong and irrevocable attachment, to the Divine.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 3 (1st Indian edn., 1999)", Chapter "Message of My Master", pg. 345, by Babuji Maharaj

Fix the Goal

It is very essential for everyone to fix his thought, at the very outset, upon the goal which he has to attain so that his thought and will may pave his way up to it.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1989; 1st Indian edn., 1989)", Chapter "Maxim 3", pg. 215, by Babuji Maharaj

Intense Longing

For the attainment of the objective, we have to create in us intense longing or extreme impatience, which forces our passage on to it, just as the latent motion did at the time of creation.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1st Indian edn., 1989)", Chapter "Maxim 3", pg. 217, by Babuji Maharaj

Thought

Thought is the rust of reality. The basis of words is thought alone. If thoughts are pure, the words will be pure and effective.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 3 (1st Indian edn., 1999)", Chapter "1929", pg. 34, by Babuji Maharaj

Family Life

Life in a family is a life worth having, because in it we learn how to love others. It is a school for training for real life. You have to remove only the brokenness and you will feel the love flowing equally to one and all, and it becomes universal.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 3 (1st Indian edn., 1999)", Chapter "Message at Bangalore", pg. 417, by Babuji Maharaj

Fear vs. Love

Fear is the production of the lower mind, and love the product of higher mind. Fear is also a mental fallacy. When love awakens, fear disappears. A stage comes to the spiritual aspirant where he fears for no cause. That means he is growing up to a state where the state of the lower mind begins to bid farewell.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 3 (1st Indian edn., 1999)", Chapter "1928", pg. 30, by Babuji Maharaj

Moulding

All our dealings must be moulded accordingly, with due regard to proper needs and fair right of everyone, and bring them in close conformity with those of Nature. This will add further force to its effectiveness, and the people will be attracted towards you. It will create a feeling of love in their hearts, and they will begin to behave with you in the manner which you duly deserve.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1st Indian edn., 1989)", Chapter "Maxim...

Uneasiness

Going beyond easiness is uneasiness. A man becomes conscious when similarity or sameness is disturbed. As long as easiness is there, there is no disturbance. The state we acquire by the help of the meditation causes a repulse. When the outgoing tendencies of the mind come in touch with it or, in other words, when the tendencies touch the field of easiness, its opposite is felt. So we should also try to calm down the outgoing tendencies of the mind.

Taken from the book "Complete Works...

Concentration

Concentration is the divine instrument for revelation. People are of the opinion that if there is no concentration, meditation is useless. I can emphatically say that a man can never 'get' God by concentration, because in concentration you are one-pointed and you are not waiting for anything, while in meditation you wait for something and that is God. Waiting produces a sort of attraction automatically on account of continuous effort.

Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra,...