“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 @seveneyesofficial @pauloseveneyes

“In our evolutionary process, what has happened to us? Actually, our awareness has been enlightened in new dimensions that lead you up in our evolution.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @priyadg

“That’s the purity of love. Where there’s no expectation of any kind, except that I love and that love is the ocean of enjoyment and the ocean of bliss, finished. Is the easiest thing to do, is to love. Just love.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @tania.emerson

“Diwali word comes from two words: ‘dipa’ and ‘awali’. Dipa means, you know, lights, and awali means rows, rows and rows of lights. Seems it’s a very, very ancient idea and all over in the world, you see, whenever they have to celebrate something then they put lights. And lights because light gives joy, gives happiness…” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo from Nirmal Arts Academy

“…So to overcome the darkness of ignorance also we have to enlighten ourselves. And that is why is important that everybody should get Self-realization to feel the light within themselves. And you must have noticed that after realization the eyes also sparkle. There’s light in the eyes of every Sahaja yogi.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

“When you are enlightened and innocent then your innocence is a power, which gives you, first thing, is discretion.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @emmavanengel3n