Quotes from Meher Baba

Live a sincere life; be natural, and be honest with yourself.

The book that I shall make people read is the book of the heart, which holds the key to the mystery of life

Worry has never done anyone any good, and it is very much worse than mere dissipation of psychic energy, for it substantially curtails the joy and fullness of life.

No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.

One has to go beyond the mind to experience the spiritual bliss of desirelessness.

I love everybody. Each one plays the role they have to play, but in the spiritual arena there are people who are even closer to me than that.

The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much 'works' but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.

Only in the human form is it possible for life to attain its final goal, which is to realize the all-pervading and infinite Divinity.

Life becomes meaningful and all activities are purposeful only on the basis of faith in the enduring reality.

True love is no game of the faint-hearted and the weak; it is born of strength and understanding.

Sometimes our weakness is considered strength, and we take delight in borrowed greatness.

The purpose of life is to realize God within ourselves. This can be done even whilst attending to our worldly duties.

You must make bold experiments in life!

Long for what is real. You will then have no time for worrying over what may never happen.

There is no greater romance in life than this adventure in realization.

Live more and more in the Present, which is ever beautiful and stretches away beyond the limits of the past and the future.

Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.

Feelings and emotions are only the creation of mind and energy. Love is the creation of the soul.

According to the law that governs the universe,all sufferings are your labor of love to unveil your real self.

When love is not at its height, it always creates a mess.

God and love are identical, and one who has divine love has received God.

To love God in the most practical way is to love our fellow beings. If we feel for others in the same way as we feel for our own dear ones, we love God.

There is nothing that love cannot achieve, and there is nothing that love cannot sacrifice.

Joke I read somewhere: They say that God is the innermost dweller of all. Well I hope He likes enchiladas - cause that's what He's getting! Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.