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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.

Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.

All who have come to me must have enema each day.

Time in itself does not exist, there is only the totality of the results issuing from all the cosmic phenomena present in a given place.

As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.

What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.

Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.

To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.

Wish' is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.

Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.

Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.

With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.

Love without knowledge is demonic.

By teaching others you will learn yourself.

Common aim is stronger than blood.

If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Better to die than live in sleep.

Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.

The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.

man lies to himself a lot.

Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.

If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.

Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.

Begin with the possible; begin with one step.

Believe nothing, not even yourself.

Modern civilization is based on violence and slavery and fine words.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

Love of consciousness evokes the same in response
Love of feeling evokes the opposite
Love of body depends only on type and polarity.

That which is easy is bad for your inner life.

Live a life of friction. Let yourself be disturbed as much as possible, but observe.

The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.

Hope of consciousness is strength
Hope of feelings is slavery
Hope of body is disease.

The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.

Patience is the mother of will.

Never think of results, just do!

My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.

You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.

Consider everything belonging to another as if it were your own, and so treat it.

The one great art is that of making a complete human being of oneself.

You are here having realized the necessity of contending with yourself; then thank everyone who provides an opportunity.

Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.

Remember yourself always and everywhere.

Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.

Life is real only then, when "I am".

I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.

What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.

Only super-efforts count.

The first reason for people's slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.

It is very difficult also to sacrifice one's suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.

One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment.

A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.

The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.