Quotes from Meher Baba

I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.

Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.

Art when inspired with love leads to higher realms, and that art will open for you the inner life.

Love can attain what the intellect cannot fathom.

Love and forgiveness is not for the faint-hearted.

Love is nothing if it is not spontaneous. It cannot be a conclusion of reasoning.

Love God and find him within - the only treasure worth finding.

Love is the reflection of God's unity in the world of duality. It constitutes the entire significance of creation.

Love and understanding never condemn but always seek to help and encourage.

God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God.

Don't Worry Be Happy

Truth is simple, but Illusion makes it infinitely intricate. The person is rare who possesses an insatiable longing for Truth; the rest allow Illusion to bind them ever more and more.

Form is solidified energy, energy is an expression of the mind, the mind is the covered mirror of Eternity, and Eternity is the Truth, which has thrown off the mask of the mind.

In the world, there are countless Sadhus, Mahatmas, Mahapurushas, Saints, Yogis, and Walis, though the number of genuine ones is very, very limited. I am neither a Mahatma nor a Mahapurush, neither a Sadhu nor a Saint, neither a Yogi nor a Wali. I am the ancient One. The Highest of the High!

Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.

The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries.

I love everybody. Each one plays the role they have to play...

When the mind soars in pursuit of the things conceived in space...it pursues emptiness; but when man dives deep within himself, he experiences the fullness of existence.

Every good work has to face opposition, and the reaction of the opposition offered always helps the work.

Art is one of the sources through which the soul expresses itself and inspires others. But to express art thoroughly, one must have the inner emotions opened thoroughly.

It's a divine art to be cheerful.

What I want from my lovers is real, unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.

Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.

When nothing upsets you, you are at the beginning of the path. When you desire nothing, you are halfway on the path; when nothing becomes everything, you are perfected.