“If you develop the wisdom in Sahaj Yoga, then you understand how far to go with materialism. Matter is for you, you’re not for the matter.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, ig photo @shansquared

“Absolute joy means that it does not have happiness and unhappiness like two sides of a coin. The person is in an absolute state and this state is the state of joy (anand). In this state he is like a witness who just sees the waves of happiness and unhappiness like a person sitting in a boat sees and enjoys the waves of the sea. Once you attain this state you understand what the waves of joy are, what is the comfort of joy and what is the kingdom of joy.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @rayheartphotography

“Meditation is for you to go deep down into yourself, to achieve all that your Sahastrara wants to give you, to achieve that height of detachment, of understanding. It’s only through meditation.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @sy_way

“Pure appreciation, purity is the message and once you have the purity within yourself you will love yourself. As I love you, you will love all. And then you will understand this word ‘love’ which comes out of the purity. The blossoming of your purity, the fragrance of your purity, you enjoy all the time and the love that you have flows, flows towards all those who are to be loved, who are to be looked after.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

“In the marriage one has to know, nobody should dominate anyone… that’s a wrong idea. But we have two wheels of the chariot, one is big and one is small, then the chariot will never move forward, it will go round and round. Both are equally the same, equal sized, but they are not similar. The left cannot be the right and the right cannot be the left. So men and women have to be men and women in Sahaja Yoga.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @sy_way

“Now one must understand the difference between the power of discretion, and discretion itself. So the power means – it acts. For example, you may not speak, but if you are standing somewhere the discretion itself will act in the situation.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, ig photo @clemencebreger