“But He (God) made us so separate and different because we bring beauty in this world. That life is interesting. One leaf of a tree is not just the same as another leaf. Just see the tremendous work of art. In the same artistic way He has created human beings in different manners.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @galina_lutaeva

“First you discover yourself and then discover me.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

“Once you start growing in your self-realization, you develop such a personality that you see the whole world as one.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @nickiwells

“…there are human laws which one should understand. The relationships between each other, the sublimity of their relationship, the purity of their relationship must be understood, and then only you can have a very, very happy married life, which is the basis.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @loveamerica_tour

“The sisters tie this bondage to the wrist of the brothers, and when we do that, they’re putting all their love around the wrist, that it is the day for giving all their love, everything to their brother, as a protection, as a symbol of their protection through that thread.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @2masala

“Lotus is a sign of beauty and they being pink, is love. So what does it symbolize? That a person who has Lakshmi, who has money, who has wealth should be extremely generous, like a lotus which allows a horrible gnat-like, black, porky, poking type, little beetle also to come into it and to sleep. And She provides in the lotus a beautiful bed of comfort to such a person.” © Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, photo @ari_sterkh