“…but unless and until you get your spiritual awakening, unless and until you get your self knowledge, all other knowledge is absolutely nothing. With this self knowledge only, you become powerful. The real power — the real power is of love and compassion.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @tanya_st

“That purpose is to protect Her bhaktas, Her disciples, Her children. This was a binding love. She could not escape it. Mother’s love is binding. She cannot escape it. And She has to manifest it, work it out and give that protection to all her children. This protection in the modern times has taken another form. In those days the evil was trying to harm, to destroy the people who were righteous, who were bhaktas, who were doing good things, who wanted to lead a very religious life. So, to save them, She incarnated. To protect them, She incarnated.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

“Also we have to look after our children with great care. But we go to two extremes, I have seen. Some people are only worried about their own children. If anything happens to them, just get upset. That means you are respecting your child because he’s your child. But if you are respecting him because he carries innocence with him, then you have to respect every child and understand every child — what they talk, what they say, how they behave.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo by @sy_way

“It’s a rare occasion sometimes that you feel oneness with the whole universe, absolutely oneness with the whole universe, when you feel the love that exists between all of you. It’s the love between you, oneness between you, the way you all have opened your heart to each other as good human beings, as realized souls, as saints – it’s the most fulfilling and satisfying thing for Me.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @sahajbeaven

“This is what happens to you when you get realization, that you get the cool breeze in your hands. All your fingers get enlightened. Your palm gets enlightened, and your base of the palm. All of them are centres. Seven centres are there, these five, six and seven, and they all get enlightened, by which you know what it’s for. Also, you know if this is the truth or not, because if it is the truth the vibration comes very muкch more.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo by Oleg Dyachenko

“When you start seeing through your Self you become a witness. The whole thing becomes like a drama.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @satya_dv