Author: Patanga

“Each failure
Has a special significance
Behind it.”

“How can the sunlit path
Have darkness-difficulties?
No, the sunlit path always remains sunlit.
But the seeker must be ready,
Willing and eager
To walk only on the sunlit path.”

“Without loving the world,
We shall never be able
To free ourselves
From the sadness and sorrow
Of the world.”

“Prayer and meditation,
Aspiration and dedication
Are their own immediate rewards.”

“There are many defeats
In our outer life
That are definitely more fruitful
Than victories,
Especially in the inner world.”

“O seeker,
If patience is not
One of your strong points in life,
You will never succeed.”

“Every day I lose
In the battlefield of life
In my fight against ignorance-night.
Again, every night I watch
The rising of hope-moon
Inside my heart.”

“My spirituality
Has settled all my problems
With the one and only solution:
An unconditional surrender
To God’s Will
Once and for all.”

“Not the doubting mind
But the faithful heart
Is always ready
For changes and improvements.”

“For God to take human form
Is, indeed, a reality
That is far beyond
Even our sweetest dreams.”

“His heart’s constant inner occupation
Is to offer purity-sanctified thoughts
To the four corners of the world.”

“God’s final Decision:
He will never end the world,
No matter how bad the world becomes.”

“Tolerance
Is a secret and sacred way
To enrich our human life.”

“A vice does not remain a vice
When I am absolutely determined
To transform it into a virtue.”

“O humanity,
I do not want to be
Even one step above you.
I want to be
On the same footing,
Not only to make you happy
But also to make myself really happy.”

“What you need is
Determination-fire.
Uneasiness, unwillingness and unreadiness
Will all surrender
To the beauty and fragrance
Of determination.”

“What do we gain
By interfering?
We gain nothing.
We just become a victim
Of our own stupidity.”

“Be wise!
You must overcome
All your difficulties,
Not try to escape from them,
For there is no such thing
As escape.”

“Do not complain;
Do not complain.
Just train your mind
To look at the world
With a compassion-eye.”

“Be brave, sleeplessly brave.
Do not surrender
To the inevitable.
The strength of your soul
Can silence the buffets of fate.”

“Although I stumble,
I shall not fail.
Even though I fail,
I shall not give up,
Never!”

“What can God’s Grace
Do for us?
It can do in a minute
What would take a lifetime
Otherwise.”

“Your heart-offering
Must be for all.
There is nobody
Who does not deserve it.”

“Your half-hearted attempts
Are not only delaying you
But also robbing you
Of your own inner strength.”

“You will drown
In the sea of tears
If you daily,
Consciously and deliberately
Disobey the illumination-whispers
Of your soul.”

“I protest popularity contests,
I protest supremacy contests,
For these contests interfere with
My inner oneness-life.”

“O let my heart sow!
Let others’ lives reap!”

“One life for each to give —
Therefore,
Each can smilingly choose
To give his own life to God.”

“Take all activities
Not as obligations,
But as opportunities
To arrive at the destined shore.”

“We must prayerfully accomplish
Everything
That we are supposed to accomplish
As soon as possible,
For we are endowed
Only with brief and flickering
Life-flames.”