2012 Daily quotes: November
November-1
Self stands as a wall between man and God.
November-2
It is a patient pursuit to bring water from the depth of the ground; one has to deal with much mud in digging before one reaches the water of life.
November-3
In man’s search for truth, the first lesson and the last is love. There must be no separation, no I am, and Thou art not. Until man has arrived at that selfless consciousness, he cannot know life and truth.
November-4
By the power of prayer man opens the door of the heart, in which God, the ever-forgiving, the all-merciful, abides.
November-5
To be really sorry for one’s errors is like opening the door of heaven.
November-6
Our soul is blessed with the impression of the glory of God whenever we praise Him.
November-7
As a child learning to walk falls a thousand times before he can stand, and after that falls again and again until at last he can walk, so are we as little children before God.
November-8
Self-denial is not renouncing things; it is denying the self; and the first lesson of self-denial is humility.
November-9
The more elevated the soul, the broader the outlook.
November-10
Mastery lies not merely in stilling the mind, but in directing it towards whatever point you desire.
November-11
Our thoughts have prepared us for the happiness or unhappiness we experience.
November-12
When the mind and body are restless, nothing in life can be accomplished. Success is the result of control.
November-13
When speech is controlled, the eyes speak; the glance says what words can never say.
November-14
Words are but the shells of thoughts and feelings.
November-15
Wisdom is not in words, it is in understanding.
November-16
The message of God is like a spring of water: it rises and falls, and makes its way by itself.
November-17
If the eyes and ears are open, the leaves of the trees become as pages of the Bible.
November-18
The soul of all is one soul, and the truth is one truth under whatever religion it is hidden.
November-19
Narrowness is not necessarily devotion, but often appears so.
November-20
It is the soul’s light which is natural intelligence.
November-21
The wave is the sea itself; yet, when it rises in the form of a wave, it is the wave; and when you look at the whole of it, it is the sea.
November-22
It is not the solid wood that can become a flute; it is the empty reed.
November-23
Reason is learned from the ever changing world; but true knowledge comes from the essence of life.
November-24
God is within you; you are His instrument, and through you He expresses Himself to the external world.
November-25
It is according to the extent of our consciousness of prayer that our prayer reaches God.
November-26
The heart must be empty in order to receive the knowledge of God.
November-27
As long as in love there is ‘ you’ and ‘me,’ love is not fully kindled.
November-28
Once you have given up your limited self willingly to the Unlimited, you will rejoice so much in that consciousness that you will not care to be small again.
November-29
The deeper your prayers echo in your own consciousness, the more audible they are to God.
November-30
It is the depth of thought that is powerful, and sincerity of feeling which creates atmosphere.