Blessings

Having thus acquired the rare gift of Devotion the sage prepared a funeral pile and discarding all attachment from his heart ascended it.

Bhakti is the path to salvation. Souls achieve salvation through God's grace.

Blessed are those who have pure hearts, for they will see God.

All the blessed regions that belong to the gods can be obtained through penance. Penance is the root of great happiness. Those who practice severe penance and give up their bodies can attain the status of gods.

The syllable 'gu' is that which transcends all qualities; 'ru' is that which is beyond all form. The one who bestows the state that is beyond qualities and beyond form is recognized as the Guru.

Offer one's body, senses, and vital breath to the true Guru. Offer everything — one's very self, one's closest relationships, all that one calls one's own — to the Guru.

O Lord, by what path can this embodied soul come to be fully absorbed in Brahman? Bestow your compassionate grace upon me, my Lord — I bow at your feet.

There is no gift greater than the gift of land.

The gods, with Brahma at their head, worship your benevolent self, O sinless one. You are everything. You are the creator of the gods and it was you who caused them to be created. Through your grace, the gods pass their time in joy and perfect fearlessness.

There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.

Complete self-knowledge at all times is a gift of supramental gnosis, leading to complete self-mastery and perfect self-expression in nature.

Lord Jesus says, "Blessed are those who show mercy, for they will receive mercy."

Oh, revered sir, I haven't yet achieved devotion to Krishna. This life is wasted without it. Please tell me, where is Krishna? How can I find him? Bless me with the dust of your feet so that I can realize the divine one with the garland of wildflowers around his neck.

All the knots of ignorance come undone in the twinkling of an eye, through the guru's grace.

Divine grace removes bondage

God's grace is the ultimate help. You may try thousands of times, but nothing can be achieved without God's grace. One cannot see God without His grace. It's not easy to receive God's grace; one must renounce egotism completely, as one cannot see God as long as they feel they are the doer.

All that brings happiness in life is achieved through the grace of the company of saints. The more we attend congregations, the more our life becomes enriched with saintly qualities. Our heart begins to absorb love and humility, which are the sources of all kinds of happiness.

The Bible says, 'Blessed are the peacemakers.' Those who work towards establishing peace on earth are truly blessed, not those who spread hate and sow seeds of discord.

Saints know that wealth, body, and soul are gifts from God and belong to Him.

One should meditate upon that which is beyond the beyond, ever the bestower of bliss, dwelling at the center of the heart-space, pure and luminous as crystal.