Kindle Notes & Highlights
His gracefulness was an outward expression of his inward harmony of soul.
A good heart, benevolent feelings and a balanced mind lie as the foundation of character. It must be capable of standing firm in the world of daily work, temptation and trial, and be able to bear the wear and tear of actual life. Lalaji was an illustrious example of this.
Discipline corrects the baseness of worldly passion, fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, enlightens the mind with useful knowledge, and furnishes enjoyment from within itself. Hence Lalaji never failed to enforce stern discipline with love.
He used to transmit, clean and transform them, saying that his work was that of a sweeper or washerman. Whoever came to him would be cleaned through and through. After a person’s manas (mind) was cleaned, they would be guided according to their samskaras.
“Never offer advice unless invited, otherwise it is likely to yield bad results. If you find any fault with anybody, pray for his freedom from it.
“If you sit by a fire, you feel warm; if you sit by ice, you feel cold. Why, then, will you not get transformed if you sit with a person who is perfect in discipline and etiquette?”
“Do not purchase a new thing if you can manage to carry on with your old belongings.
God has hidden himself inside your hearts and exposed you. Hide yourselves and expose God! This is the real sadhana.
“The greatest man is he who chooses the Right with invincible resolution, who resists the sorest temptations from within and without, who bears the heaviest burdens cheerfully, who is calmest in storms and most fearless under menace and frowns, whose reliance on truth, on virtue, and on God, is most unfaltering.”
