“Virtue is the prasad form of Ganesha. Means it is Ganesha only who gives us virtue. The wealth of virtue that we have is in our Kundalini and that accumulation is all of Ganesha, that is, the understanding of the Ganesha element that we have is where that wealth is.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @shanshanlim_

“You listen to music, you start thinking who is the musician, who is singing, what is he singing, is he correct or wrong. All the thoughts in between. But if you are listening to that music, absolutely in thoughtless awareness, in silence when there is not a ripple of thought in complete freedom. The artist is pouring his heart before you. All the joy that great artist is pouring through that, you feel a wave of enjoyment falling on to you from top. The bliss coming on to you. You don’t say anything. The silent, the silent joy of creation becomes one, identified with yourself. And you feel the joy.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @lada.rezanceva

“So when you start seeing yourself your heart opens out. Unless and until you learn how to open out your heart how can you enjoy? Open your heart.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @arina_sterkhova_

“So purify yourself with love, understanding. Try to purify and tell yourself that I have to purify myself as much as possible. With purification only you will have the proper strength. If you have not purified, then there won’t be any strength for you to bear the truth.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @sy_way

“This mind, I would say, is a myth. It is made by us through our ego and our conditionings. And when we use this mind to transcend or to go higher, it cannot work out because it is artificial. How will it work out? It will only work out when you take to the gifts that you have already within you. Now this is the gift of evolutionary process. You are a human being but you are not yet perfect. That’s why all these problems. Integrate religions through your mind. Integrate this by your mind. It will not work. I tell you, it will not work. The integration must take within, first of all.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @annette_hunt_

“Truth is not harsh, people think truth means harsh stuff, no it is not, it’s the most beautiful thing. It’s the most delicate thing, it’s a very subtle thing, and it’s the most joy-giving thing. It’s the truth that when it ripples, you see when it pulsates, then you get the joy. The pulsation of truth is joy. It’s not harsh, it’s extremely kind, compassion, love of God is truth.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @sy_way