Questions and Answers 1929-1931
03/27/2026
In your meditation the first imperative need is a state of perfect and absolute sincerity in all the consciousness. It is indispensable that you should not […]
03/09/2026
It is interesting to note the insistence of the Dhammapada on self-control, for according to the Buddhist teaching, excess in all things is bad. The Buddha […]
02/28/2026
Live constantly in the presence of the Divine; live in the feeling that it is this presence which moves you and is doing everything you do. […]
02/13/2026
It is an inexpressible joy not to have any responsibility for oneself, no longer to think of oneself. It is so dull and monotonous and insipid […]
11/14/2025
One of the commonest demands of the vital is for praise. It hates to be criticised and treated as if it were of little importance. But […]
08/31/2025
People are so unwilling to recognise anything that expresses the Divine that they are ever on the alert to find fault, discover apparent defects and so […]
07/24/2025
The nature of your difficulty indicates the nature of the victory you will gain, the victory you will exemplify in Yoga. Thus, if there is persistent […]
06/06/2025
I suggest that every one of you should try—oh! not for long, just for one hour a day—to say nothing but the absolutely indispensable words. Not […]
03/25/2025
What do we understand by the term “chance”? Chance can only be the opposite of order and harmony. There is only one true harmony and that […]