Wisdom of the Ages

Here are some of the verities of life which are eternally true. Let us take one for cogitation each day and try to reflect the truth of it in our life. We have, of course, to guard against making an alloy of it by a subtle admixture, traducing it to suit our own commonplace convenience.

March:

  1. Eyes are the windows of the soul.

  2. There is no cure for the mind except Satsang.

  3. Self-knowledge precedes God-Knowledge.

  4. Learn to die while living.

  5. Kingdom of God cannot be got by observation.

  6. The pursuit of Truth is True Bhakti – devotion. It is the Path that leads to God.

  7. Awake, arise and stop not until the goal is reached.

  8. Perfection is the exclusive attribute of God and it is undescribable, untranslatable.

  9. Righteousness, foresight, good thoughts, good words and good deeds are essential for Spirituality.

  10. Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life.

  11. Procrastination is the thief of time.

  12. God first and world next.

  13. You must do your duty, but leave the result to God.

  14. Without God or Naam, there cannot be peace.

  15. To the ignorant children, Father giveth the Light.

  16. Satguru is my Master-Friend, kindly grant me His contact.

  17. God manifests Himself in the form of a Sadh.

  18. The first step towards God is to control mind.

  19. If you begin to like God, all worldly worries will disappear.

  20. This is the fundamental law of God that no one can reach Him except through Satguru.

  21. The first step is to be grateful to God.

  22. All work is useless without His mediation.

  23. Hypocrisy cannot take you anywhere.

  24. On Spiritual Health depends the health of mind and body both.

  25. Good and bad karmas both keep you in bondage.

  26. All mankind is one.

  27. This body is delusion. We have forgotten the Controlling Power-the Giver of this life.

  28. Saints come to unite all mankind.

  29. Mind cannot come to rest unless it is over-shadowed by the Power of the Master.

  30. A sleeping person cannot wake up another sleeping person.

  31. Only a Sadhu (Saint) – a wide awake person – has a cure for all the world’s ills.