Your Virtue is your shield - Bhagawan
What was the fate of Jaraasandha, Kamsa, Shishupaala? Shishupaala
ridiculed Krishna and his hatred reacted on him alone. The Lord is not affected
by either praise or blame. He is above and beyond the dualities that agitate
man. He has neither favourites nor foes. Your goodness yields good to you; your
badness brings about bad for you. Your virtue is your shield; your vice is the
weapon that inflicts wounds on you. Happiness and misery are but the
reflections of the good and bad which fill your heart and shape your activities.
- From Bhagawan's Divine Discourse on 14th January 1973.
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A good mind will never change - Bhagawan
Sometimes deeds done with good mind may yield bad results. The result may
appear adverse but there is goodness latent in it. A good mind will never
change because of such results. Man is essentially good. So, he ought to lead a
life of goodness.
- From Bhagawan's 2001 New Year Divine Discourse
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When you forget bad, goodness will develop in you in full measure - Bhagawan
Good and bad coexist. It is not possible for anyone to separate them. When you
cultivate more of goodness, the bad in you will become absolutely
insignificant. There is no need to use any force to drive all that is bad. When
you forget bad, goodness will develop in you in full measure.
- From Bhagawan's 2006 Ugadi Divine Discourse.
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The Path to Divinity
Believe that God resides in all beings; speak such words as would spread
goodness, truth and beauty; perform such acts as would promote the happiness
and prosperity of all; pray that the entire world enjoys peace. Expand
yourselves; do not contract into your own tiny individuality. Expand into
universal love, unshaken equanimity, and ever active virtue. That is the path
which will bring out the Divinity in you to the fullest.
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Develop strong conviction and consider Him as your sole refuge - Bhagawan
All relationships come and go just like moving pictures on a cinema screen. Do
not be deluded by the pictures that appear on the screen. Have the picture of
God imprinted on your heart. Develop strong conviction and consider Him as your
sole refuge. Only then can you have the vision of God ".
- From Bhagawan's 2004 Dasara Divine Discourse.
