Because God is so great, he neither concerns himself with the mistakes and malice of human beings, nor does he vary according to their behaviour. Therefore, if you feel worried or rejected because you have behaved badly, do not claim that God has ...
Because there are so many machines, instruments and products that do everything for us and make our lives effortless, human beings are sinking deeper and deeper into laziness, both physical and mental. How much activity, how many exercises of ...
When the chemist pours a few drops of a reagent called ‘litmus' into a clear acid solution, the liquid turns red. Then, drop by drop, they add an alkaline solution. At first there is no change. But they continue slowly, drop by drop, and all of a ...
Even if you were offered all the treasures in the world, in order to really benefit from them you must know how to use them; otherwise you would remain inwardly as poor as if you had nothing. Imagine you are presented with a table laden with the ...
The idea many people have of spiritual life is that they will meet a magus, an initiate, who will lay their hand on them or reveal amazing secrets to them, thanks to which they will be instantly transformed. This is unfortunate, and this is not how ...
Whatever we undertake, on a material or spiritual level, it is only the effort we make that counts. Heaven never takes into account success, but only effort. It is heaven that decides on success, for everything we do is part of the greater picture ...
Whatever we undertake, in whatever sphere, material or spiritual, it is our efforts that count. Heaven never considers success, only the efforts we make. Heaven alone decides what or who will be successful, for everything we do is part of a whole ...
Those who succeed in offloading tasks onto others that they themselves should carry out may on the face of it gain something, but they lose a lot more. In every situation where they should be the ones making an effort, if they do not do so, ...
...uire light, peace, love and strength, we are required to make fresh efforts every day: there are thoughts to be nurtured, words to be said, gestures to be made. And then mother nature herself will say, ‘I recognize these thoughts, these words a...
Those who try to get others to serve their interests will certainly gain a great deal, but they will lose even more. In circumstances where it would be up to them to make the effort to obtain what they want, if they do not make that effort, ...
You have decided to undertake a work on yourself, and you strive and practise. But after a while you begin to grow weary, because in time it becomes boring and tiring. Yes, of course, persevering with our efforts is difficult, but stopping presents ...
There are benign entities with us, attentive to the efforts we make. When they see that we are sincerely trying to help, enlighten and support others, they come to help, enlighten and support us too, so that we may persevere with our task.Sometimes ...
It is natural that you would want to improve the conditions of your outer life, but endeavour above all to know and accept the truths that can improve your inner life. Whatever you gain externally, you will always feel dissatisfied, for you only ...
Whatever we undertake, on a material or spiritual level, it is the effort we make that counts. Heaven never considers success, only effort. It is heaven that decides on success, for everything we do is part of the greater picture and must therefore ...
The power of human beings lies in the small efforts they make each and every day. Unfortunately, this is precisely where they give up. From time to time, they are able to excel and achieve great things. But conquering inertia and laziness every day ...
When there is nothing obliging them to respond, to make an effort, human beings tend to let themselves go. They need difficulties and trials, and then they rally and mobilize their energies to put the situation right. And when they have succeeded, ...
Even if you were offered all the treasures in the world, in order to really benefit from them you would have to know how to use them; otherwise, you would remain inwardly as poor as if you had nothing. Imagine you are brought to a table covered with ...
Are you wondering what path to follow, what rule of life to accept? Well, this is very simple. If you have no other ambition than to lead an ordinary, mundane existence, you can let yourself go, because it will be useless to make great efforts to ...
Because God is great, He neither concerns Himself with the mistakes and malice of human beings, nor does He vary according to their attitudes. Therefore, if you feel anxious and rejected because you have behaved badly, do not claim that God has ...
Because there are so many machines, instruments and products that do everything for human beings and make their lives effortless, our contemporaries are sinking deeper and deeper into laziness, both physical and mental. How much activity, how many ...
None of your efforts are lost; even if, for now, you are not successful, everything you try to achieve remains an acquisition for later. One day all the efforts you have made will ask heaven to bring them to fruition, and heaven will agree, because ...
How often do you meet people who, without being forced by circumstances, decide to make an effort? It is an innate tendency of human beings to avoid effort and to unload their tasks onto others, be they humans, animals, or machines. Today, of course,...
Last night, as you left your friends, you wished them good night, saying, ‘I'll see you next year!' And now, only a few hours later, it is next year. You already speak of yesterday as ‘last year'. All day yesterday, until the very last second before ...
Even if science continues to invent more and more ways of making life easier – and indeed, it will – human beings must not stop making efforts. If it becomes easier for them to act upon exterior material, so much the better! However, they should ...
If you run away from the efforts or tasks imposed by life, you will never develop fully. Some people abandon their family or their job when life becomes too hard. Others flee all responsibility. But it is never a good thing to run away. Fate has ...
None of your efforts are ever wasted; even if you have not yet succeeded, your work remains an asset for the future. One day, all the efforts you have made will call to heaven to let them bear fruit and heaven will allow them to do so, for such is ...
Human beings have an innate tendency to avoid exerting themselves. They always try to get others – people, animals or machines – to do their work for them. In doing so, they weaken themselves and lose their own faculties.Those who want to be strong ...