So many people have come to me and said, ‘Why did I find your teaching so late in life? I have spent my whole life in doubt and error, and now not only is it too late to undo my mistakes, but it is too late to really start a new life.' It is true ...
Life* is a long voyage of discovery in the course of which we explore unknown regions of the world and, above all, the unknown regions of our own inner world. Some of the regions we visit are hospitable and we can linger in them at least for a ...
Novices in the spiritual life often plunge headlong into schemes that are too ambitious, and this inevitably leads to accidents or disillusionment. If at your first attempt you try to jump a chasm that is too wide, you will fall in and by the time ...
In both work and play, human beings spend their energies without heed, and while they are busy acquiring a few trinkets or enjoying some little pleasures here and there, their life drains away because they are not mindful of it. Many people think ...
When you are able to move an object harmoniously, you activate beneficial forces within yourself that will eventually act favourably upon others as well. So if you are interested in magic, do not go looking for it in rituals or spellbooks – it is ...
Nature does not tolerate lazy people. Each of us must be engaged and mobilized in work; a particle that wanders about idly is not tolerated, it must be part of a whole, of a system. Those who wander around aimlessly, without direction, end up ...
You have not yet given priority to the spiritual life. You are like children, always so fascinated by the people and events around you that you just stand and gape, oblivious to everything else. Your experience of the inner life has been too meagre ...
...infinity.
Rare are those who break free and reach beyond all limitations, those whose desires, thoughts and interests all converge on the collectivity, the universal dimension of life; but it is towards this that we must endeavour to work. *...
Life is a faithful reflection of yourself. If you say that life is beautiful it is because you are beautiful.* And if you think that it is absurd or hideous, is it not because you are catching a glimpse of yourself in a mirror?Life is in our image: ...
To find the meaning of life is to find an element that only the divine world can give;* and it gives it only to those who persevere for years and years in their efforts to reach it. For the meaning of life is the reward given for the patient, ...
Existence is nothing but a never-ending struggle between two antagonistic forces: life and death.* If we observe the creatures around us, we see that these two powerful adversaries are perpetually facing off, and it is always the weakness of one ...
Study the two pillars of the Tree of Life: mercy and severity.* In order to succeed and be useful, a teacher must know how to work with both – sometimes with leniency, sometimes with severity.A Master must be capable of showing a great deal of love ...
When an instructor, a Master, sees that he is unable to make human beings wiser, he does not fuss or worry, for he knows that he has a great helper and ally: life. Since there is nothing the Master can do, life takes charge and gives those who are ...
...is. They think that however they go about it, whatever the circumstances, whatever the elements (thoughts, feelings and desires) they introduce into themselves, they will still get what they want.
No, thoughts, feelings and desires are like ch...
When you want to light the fire in a fireplace, first you prepare some paper, then some dry twigs, and last of all some bigger pieces of wood. You strike a match and set fire to the paper; the paper communicates the fire to the twigs and the twigs ...
You say that among the people you see around you, there are no examples of morality and spiritual elevation for you to follow. Are you sure of that? Well, even if you are right, let me tell you that it is not absolutely necessary to meet living ...
The principles of life and death manifest themselves both in human beings and throughout the universe. As soon as life shows signs of unfolding, opposing forces arise to subjugate and destroy it. Life must always defend itself. Knowing this, you ...
... giving their soul or spirit a say, lose their most subtle quintessences. As they have no higher thoughts or altruistic feelings to counteract or improve their way of life, their energies are drawn exclusively from the physical plane, which is ...
Few people understand how important it is to keep themselves free for an enterprise, for work of a heavenly nature. They are always in a hurry to commit themselves, to become wedded to the world, and as the world is very heavy and terribly demanding,...
People sometimes complain, ‘Since I decided to change my way of life and follow a spiritual teaching, I have been miserable.' But were they really happy before? No, I do not think so. On the face of it, yes, perhaps, because those who never exert ...
Life on earth is like a ball that has lost some of its air, and it has been like that ever since it was punctured by the first sin. Many people have tried to reflate that ball, but as soon as they manage to correct the dent on one side, it appears ...
...g only one thing: dominion over oneself, seeking to be a monarch in perfect control of their thoughts, feelings and actions. Those who are truly masters of their own kingdom are always preceded by invisible entities who prepare the best conditi...
It is good to get into the habit of periodically taking stock of our lives. Why? Because, all too often the lives we lead, day in, day out become weighed down and clouded by all kinds of concerns and activities that contribute nothing spiritual to ...