& BAPA said... "A true seeker neither gets caught in the past nor does he oppose it.
Enriched by the past, accepting the new, he accomplishes his work.
An ignorant and dogmatic person always remains in the past, he is unable to accept the new.
A true seeker, enriched by the past, riding on its shoulders, makes his perception more subtle, perceives the same Truth in all individuals, and under their influence he rejuvenates himself..."
& BAPA said... "Maintaining awareness, memory of the Self, is right knowledge, and always being equanimous, remaining as a witness, is right conduct.
By leading a life based on the blending of right knowledge, right faith and right conduct, one progresses on the path of liberation and attains self-realisation..."
& BAPA said... "The Self is behind the body under attack.
The existence of the Self is distant and separate from the body that experiences pain and suffering.
The body we try to protect from pain and suffering is separate from the Self. Identification with the body, the belief that 'I am the body', is the root cause of all unhappiness.
Conversely, the cause of happiness is the belief that 'I am not the body'.
& BAPA said... "One who is busy dealing with one unhappy event after another is worldly; but one who aims at removing all suffering, to destroy the root cause of his suffering, is a spiritual aspirant.
One who is busy tackling symptoms is worldly, while one who is keen to remove illness in general, along with its root cause is a spiritual aspirant, a sanyasi...
& BAPA said... "The sadguru has nothing to do with what you desire.
The wealth that he wants to give you is not of this material world but of the Divine world, which accompanies you even beyond death.
He will not let you be content with anything less than the Divine.
He helps you, not in satisfying your desires, but in bringing about an awakening in you, by which the whole world seems illusory and desires worthless.
A sadguru, helps not by fulfilling your dreams, but shattering them..."
& BAPA said... "The Enlightened Ones say that the core teaching of all religion is contained in just one belief - I am not the body.
Every moment, in happiness or misery, in pain or pleasure, the constant underlying realisation that you are not the body must prevail.
Whilst sitting or standing, asleep or awake, eating or fasting, remain with the knowledge that you are not the body.
This is the path to realise your soul..."
& BAPA said... "Can the life I am leading be called a human life?" This is the beginning of spirituality.
This is the first ray of light, without which the sun of enlightenment cannot arise in your life.
Until this question arises, you are unconscious, or not even born.
With this question you have taken a new birth.
You have been blessed with a new life.
This is your real birth.
This is the beginning of your true life.
Blessed is the one to whom this question occurs, for, once this question has arisen, he will not be able to remain in the slumber of ignorance for long...
& BAPA said... "Remember, it is love that carries you to your destination, not the lover; your faith delivers you, not the object of your faith.
You achieve fulfilment not by the object you love, but by love itself.
When there is completeness in your love, you attain the state of completeness.
What is important is: love, faith and surrender.
Deepen your loyalty.
You have chosen one, but if your love is purified through that, then that pure love will make you complete..."
& BAPA said... "Life is merely an opportunity.
What you do with it is for you to decide.
Life is neither purposeful nor purposeless.
It is like a blank paper.
You have the freedom, the choice to write on it what you want.
You can write abusive words or you can write a beautiful song..."
& BAPA said... "The one who wears the body as a garment is separate from it.
The one who enters this body during birth is disconnected from it.
The one who leaves this body at the time of death is distinctly apart from it.
And the one who lives in this body throughout its life is also separate from it.
The day this understanding is firmly established is the day when true spiritual practice begins..."
