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“The virtues of a man are nullified by a streak of pride”

“The virtues of a man are nullified by a streak of pride”

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center It is best if there is a balance between the head and the heart, but to combine them and keep them balanced is almost impossible. Even in small, petty matters, the intellect rules the heart and spoils its mood. Even as a little salt spoils an entire pail of fresh milk, so also the virtues of a man are nullified by a streak of pride in his character. -w... »

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: Transition from faith to conviction

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: Transition from faith to conviction

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Eventually, faith must give way to conviction, for after all, faith is only faith. There are two kinds of experience—external and internal. External experience can result through the gross media. What we actually see of the gross world with our gross eyes gives us conviction of a sort, but there are occasions when even this conviction is based on incor... »

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: In wholehearted faith relief will be found

Attitudes for aspirants – Faith: In wholehearted faith relief will be found

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center One of the greatest things to possess is faith, which ultimately leads to conviction; and from conviction one day arises realization. There are no two kinds of faith. Faith is the last thing to be labeled. The only question is whether one has strong faith or weak faith. Some manifest faith only to the point of acknowledging forms and ceremonies, while ... »

Attitudes for aspirants: Be resigned to His will

Attitudes for aspirants: Be resigned to His will

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Above all else, be content with your lot, rich or poor, happy or miserable. Understand that God has designed it for your own good, and be resigned to His will. Remember the present in the frame of the past and the future. You eternally were and always will be. You have had innumerable forms as man and woman, beautiful and ugly, strong and weak, healthy... »

Attitudes for aspirants: Be natural

Attitudes for aspirants: Be natural

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Simplicity and all it implies is another great aid in the development of human love. Simplicity springs from humility, and humility is often confused with modesty. Modesty is weakness, but humility is strength. Therefore a world of difference separates the two. The moment you say, “I say in all humility—” the very use of the expression betrays your ego... »

Attitudes for aspirants: Honesty – Relief from all kinds of suffering is within ourselves

Attitudes for aspirants: Honesty – Relief from all kinds of suffering is within ourselves

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center Honesty is not only a light on the inner path, it is also one of the most effective means for relief of the suffering which afflicts all—man or woman, rich or poor, great or small. Relief from all kinds of suffering is within ourselves if, in all circumstances and in every walk of life, we try to think honestly, act honestly, and live honestly. Infinit... »

Attitudes for aspirants: Honesty – The ready means to know the first outlines of the inner self

Attitudes for aspirants: Honesty – The ready means to know the first outlines of the inner self

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center There is no more ready means by which the first outlines of the inner self can be known than through complete honesty. Honesty with one’s fellow beings is the beginning step; from this there cannot help but come honesty with oneself. It is heartening to find that even the worst of one’s nature is not frightening, and that the very fact of having faced ... »

Attitudes for aspirants: The most practical thing is to be spiritually-minded

Attitudes for aspirants: The most practical thing is to be spiritually-minded

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center The most practical thing to do in the world is to be spiritually-minded. It needs no special time, place or circumstances. It is not necessarily concerned with anything out of the way of anyone’s daily life and day-to-day routine. It is never too late or too early to be spiritual. It is just a simple question of having a right attitude of mind toward l... »

Attitudes for aspirants: Correct reinterpretation of the ancient word “religion”

Attitudes for aspirants: Correct reinterpretation of the ancient word “religion”

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center What is wrong with the world today? Such questions are bound to arise in thinking minds, but often the answers given are not completely honest. Diagnoses given and remedies adopted have all been biased and so the situation remains vague and unresolved. The crux of the matter lies in the correct reinterpretation of the ancient word “religion”. The West ... »

Attitudes for aspirants: A desperate struggle

Attitudes for aspirants: A desperate struggle

Source: AvatarMeher.org, AMB Hyderabad Center All life is an effort to achieve freedom from self-created entanglement. It is a desperate struggle to undo what had been done in ignorance; to throw away the accumulated burden of the past; to seek rescue from the debris piled high from temporary achievements and failures. Life strives to unwind the limiting sanskaras and find release from the mazes o... »