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PEACE

 

The peace must be immense, the quietness deep and still, the calm unshakable, and the trust in the Divine ever – increasing.

 

It is by a quiet, strong and persistent peace that the true victories can be won.

 

It is only in tranquillity and peace that one can know what is the best thing to do.

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Truly peace is badly needed without peace the simplest thing makes at once a big fuss.

 

Nowhere will you be able to find peace unless you have peace in your heart.

 

If you ask from within for peace, it will come.

16 April 1935

When the heart and the mind are at peace, the rest naturally follows.

 26 July 1936

 

 

 

There is no greater peace than that of a pure mind.

 

Solace in the mind: a silent peace.  

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The vast peace and the calm are there, ready for you to open to them and receive them.

 11 September 1937

Let the vast peace of the Divine penetrate you entirely and initiate all your movements.

 

Let the Peace be manifested in you more and more constantly and integrally.

 

Let the Divine’s peace always reign in your heart and mind.

 8 May 1954

In peace and inner silence you will more and more become conscious of the constant Presence.

 

In peace and silence the Eternal manifests. Let nothing trouble you and the Eternal will manifest.

 12 May 1954

It is in an unshakable peace that can be found the true power.

                 13 June 1954

It is in peace that knowledge and power are truly effective.

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The Divine’s Peace must dwell constantly in our hearts.

                                 11 September 1954

It is in the most complete peace, serenity and equality that all is the Divine even as the Divine is all.

                 26 September 1954

Peace of mind must be acquired not through favourable circumstances but through inner transformation.

 18 March 1960

It is from the Divine that a sadhak receives peace, a peace quite independent from outward circumstances. Turn more towards the Divine, aspire for the real inner peace and you will get enough peace to carry on your work without disturbance.

Blessings.

 

Be peaceful, confident in the divine working.

 14 November 1969

SILENCE

 

Silence: the ideal condition for progress.  

 

It is in Silence that true progress can be made.

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It is only in silence that a true progress can be made; it is only in silence that one can rectify a wrong movement; it is only in silence that one can be of help to somebody else.

If you have found out a truth, or rectified a mistake in yourself, or made a progress, to speak or to write about it to anybody else than the Guru is to lose at once the truth or the progress.

 

A silent help seems to be more effective and sure, more constant and detailed.

 

In silence is the greatest respect.

 

In the silence of the heart, you will receive the command.

 

In the silence of our heart there is always peace and joy.

 27 May 1954

In a quiet silence strength is restored.

 18 June 1954

Let us adore in silence and listen to the Divine in a deep concentration.

 15 October 1954

In the perfect silence of the contemplation all widens to infinity, and in the perfect peace of that silence the Divine  

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appears in the resplendent glory of His light.

 27 October 1954

In concentration and silence we must gather strength for the right action.

 8 November 1954

Certain silences are revelations and are more expressive than words.

 

Meditation

 

We sat together in silence for a few minutes, enjoying the company of our soul, and we witnessed the gates of Eternity opening wide before us.

5 January 1955

It is in silence that the soul best expresses itself.

 7 June 1958

It is in the silence of complete identification with the Divine that true understanding is obtained.

 October 1969

With words one can at times understand, but only in silence one knows.

 

Silence: the condition of the being when it listens to the Divine.

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