“You have to be collectively meditative because I am a collective being of all and when you meditate collectively you are really very close to Me. So even if you have a program or something, you must do some meditation with it. Always have meditation as a priority for any program.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, artwork @giselemouraart

“Keep your attention within. How loving am I? Am I pure? Am I away from ego? Am I able to forgive others? What am I doing? Why am I thinking this? If a bad person comes to your house, and your gaze falls on him, he will run away from your presence. Even intruders will not attack and will go away. But all this, only if you meditate and introspect.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @kamalotus

“We have our own self-esteem and we live with our own dignity, and that’s how we should be pure, transparent, honest, within ourselves we should be honest, absolutely honest. Water is so honest with itself. We put anything to the water it will show. Put any color into it, it will show. Put any mud it will show. You have to be so honest, honest to yourself. And the whole thing should work out to be a personality which is very congenial, beautiful, permeating, no doubt but very beautifully enlightened because Mahalakshmi Tattwa itself is enlightenment in our awareness.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @irina_kuchumovaa

“God is not interested that how many children you have, that you get lands, houses, and the world’s pleasures and leisure. God is not interested in this at all. We have made a big mistake in understanding God. The Eternal Essence is only interested in giving the Eternal, please remember and write this down.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @ricky_anupom_saikia

“In everything, in your behaviour, in your language, in your speech, in your laughter, in your caress, in your crying, in everything you do, your heart should be seen, vastness should be seen, the sky should be seen. A glimpse of the purity of water should be seen inside you. The glow of the sun should be seen on your face, the coolness of the moon should flow from you. Like the air, you should be outgoing. Your life is pulsating in the lives of all, realise this and don’t play with your life. Be very reverent and devoted and accept it with humility, the new life which is being poured into us by Paramatma. Accept its love and compassion. Just there is no need for taking a bath, no need for washing hands, nothing is required. Only the cleanliness of the heart is required. Clean your heart. Pray, ‘God clean my heart’. Give up your deceit and guile. Clean your heart.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @kondratyev_al

“…after realization, after becoming a realized soul, you should be able to stand on your own feet. You should give up all these things, brush yourselves clean, and become absolutely pure. Then none of your problems will stick on to you. But above all, love is very great. Up to now we have not used it. Just recognize this. And when you begin to understand that you have been endowed with this power of love, when you start using it, you will be amazed, and you will begin to feel that the stars and planets are at your feet; all the Shaktis are around you; the Ganas are protecting you and raining flowers upon you. And you will find yourself on the stage which was created for you. This whole creation is for you, and the greatest thing created, is you.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @hollyfirth