“…to get to subtler things is to understand the subtler values of everything.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @anna_jalan

“And after Sahaja Yoga you have greater freedom, absolute freedom, because you cannot be bound by anything nonsensical, anything sinful, anything base. You are above that like a mountain.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo Erika Skinderyte

“After all, children get all the heritage of the mother, don’t they? So you have all the heritage available to you. But you have to be worthy, in the sense that you have to know that you are worthy, that’s all.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

“We have to discover that beauty within us which enjoys giving, which enjoys generosity, which enjoys fearlessness, which enjoys all the virtues of the world that resides within us. We have to just go deep down into ourselves.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @ricky_anupom_saikia

“You have seen how a flower shakes off all that is not needed, blooms out, pierces its head outwards, opens out just to give fragrance to others. If you want to give fragrance to others, how far is there fragrance within you? Is there fragrance within you that you are going to give fragrance to others?” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @kamalotus

“Then you have joy. Joy is something I cannot express in words but still joy, as I have told you many a times, it is singular. It is not happiness or unhappiness, it is just joy. Just you enjoy. You enjoy everything, enjoy every company, every incident, every scene, every happening in your life. You know how to enjoy everything. You see, just joy has a great capacity.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @angelinamaste