11-1:
Self stands as a wall between man and God.
11-2:
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.
11-3:
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.
11-4:
By the power of prayer man opens the door of the heart, in which
God, the ever-forgiving, the all-merciful, abides.
11-5:
To be really sorry for one's errors is like opening the door
of heaven.
11-6:
Our soul is blessed with the impression of the glory of God
whenever we praise Him.
11-7:
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.
11-8:
Self-denial is not renouncing things; it is denying the self;
and the first lesson of self-denial is humility.
11-9:
The more elevated the soul, the broader the outlook.
11-10:
Mastery lies not merely in stilling the mind, but in directing
it towards whatever point you desire.
11-11:
Our thoughts have prepared us for the happiness or unhappiness
we experience.
11-12:
When the mind and body are restless, nothing in life can be
accomplished. Success is the result of control.
11-13:
When speech is controlled, the eyes speak; the glance says what
words can never say.
11-14:
Words are but the shells of thoughts and feelings.
11-15:
Wisdom is not in words, it is in understanding.
11-16:
The message of God is like a spring of water: it rises and falls,
and makes its way by itself.
11-17:
If the eyes and ears are open, the leaves of the trees become
as pages of the Bible.
11-18:
The soul of all is one soul, and the truth is one truth under
whatever religion it is hidden.
11-19:
Narrowness is not necessarily devotion, but often appears so.
11-20:
It is the soul's light which is natural intelligence.
11-21:
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.
11-22:
It is not the solid wood that can become a flute; it is the
empty reed.
11-23:
Reason is learned from the ever changing world; but true knowledge
comes from the essence of life.
11-24:
God is within you; you are His instrument, and through you He
expresses Himself to the external world.
11-25:
It is according to the extent of our consciousness of prayer
that our prayer reaches God.
11-26:
The heart must be empty in order to receive the knowledge of
God.
11-27:
As long as in love there is " you" and "me", love is not fully
kindled.
11-28:
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.
11-29:
The deeper your prayers echo in your own consciousness, the
more audible they are to God.
11-30:
It is the depth of thought that is powerful, and sincerity of
feeling which creates atmosphere.