- Self-Realisation
Self-Realisation is inevitable. All the instincts are ultimately meant to enable man to express himself, to realise his latent powers, and to manifest them.
- Ignorance.
A blind man walks past a treasure.
- Murderers and Proselytisers
The murderer is as near to God as the proselytiser who murders the spirit of Religion.
The former is the more innocent for he kills only the body.
- Guru
Choose your Guru as you choose your bride.
If you like him, follow him - if you do not, leave him alone.
We are not here to tell Him what He should be.
How would you like a young man if he wanted to alter the shape of your daughter's nose?
The disciple's foremost duty is to strive to be a good disciple, and not to judge or to improve his Guru.
If someone points out a defect in Him, ignore it - and even if your mind assures you that the defect is there, ignore it - you do not want it.
We do not search for a huge fire to light a candle.
But a huge fire can be started by a candle.
The disciple can be greater than the Guru.
- Purity
However hard you try, you cannot see your face in the mirror unless it is clean and steady.
Likewise in Yoga, purity is important.