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The
edicts below were comunicated to active premies (pwks)
via "First Class" the Elan Vital private communication
system.
ADVISORY NOTE ON
USE OF QUOTES, TO ALL RELEVANT TEAMS.
FEBRUARY 2003
There has been some
discussion lately about the use of quotes to promote
Maharaji's teachings, looking at the rationale behind
this practice, and considering whether his message is
being served in the most effective way by the widespread
use of quotes.
Some of the issues
raised were, how does a quote improve the material in
question, does it help or hinder Maharaji’s message,
and does the tendency to try and capture the essence in a
headline quote perhaps distract from the totality and
depth of his message?
There is a possibility
that people promoting Maharaji's message can become
over-dependent on quotes. It might be more appropriate to
take responsibility for that promotion, and not make it
seem as if he is promoting his own message through the
excessive use of quotes.
It is therefore
recommended that quotes be used more sparingly and
thoughtfully.
A selection of new
approved quotes is planned to be released shortly by tprf
to facilitate this endeavor.
Approved
Quotes
Introductory
Events
- There is another
e-mail, and it's not on our computer. It’s not
just electronic mail; this e-mail is about our
existence. This e-mail is about being content, being
happy. It's a wonderful e-mail. As long as there have
been human beings, there has been the passion to be
fulfilled, and as long as there has been that passion
to be fulfilled, this e-mail has been around. Open
this one. Nottingham 16 June 01
- Of all the things I
can do, there is one that is the most precious---I can
appreciate the gift of this existence. When I begin to
see that this life is a gift, then that is the day I
have prepared myself for peace. And the day I start
accepting this existence, that is the day I will find
myself in peace. Bangkok, Thailand 12 September
02
Aspirant
Events
- Self-Knowledge,
like love, is the subtlest of gifts. Someone can come
and say, 'Give me love; I want it." But somehow, it is
when the "I want, I want, I want" is gone that what we
have always wanted comes rolling through and is poured
upon us. Nottingham 16 June 01
- The possibility is
that every day, with every breath, we can appreciate a
joy unparalleled. This is about as personal as it
gets&---this is not about somebody else's
breath. To witness this breath come in, and have a
means to be able to appreciate that. A gratitude that
is a hundred percent real because it comes from the
deepest place within. This is the human possibility.
Portland 19 March 01
- Everyone may have
two eyes, a nose, and ears, but in the most incredible
way, we are unique. We exist. There is consciousness.
There is the power that has been bestowed upon us to
gather joy in our lives, to gather this wonderful
beauty in our existence---to fall in love, to have
that passion. To be alive. Amaroo 25 April
01
- To receive the gift
of Self-Knowledge in our lives is the greatest honor.
It is the greatest reward, the greatest medal. To
accept Self-Knowledge and to practice it in our lives
is the greatest achievement that a human being can
ever have. Nottingham 17 June 01
- In my life, I have
seen so many people. I have seen people in incredible
pain, and I have seen people who have been so lost
they don't even know they're lost. But wherever I go,
I see that in each human being, always, there is a
potential to be able to connect to joy. This is
something that we have been given, and it is the most
profound gift there is. Nottingham 17 June
01
- Self-Knowledge is
something you will find within your heart, not with
your intellect. It is not an issue for debate. It is
something that you will be able to understand only by
feeling—just like drinking a glass of water. You
don't drink a glass of water and then ask someone if
your thirst has been quenched. You know. Nottingham 17
June 01
- We see the world,
but cannot see ourselves; we recognize another
person’s existence but forget our own. To know
oneself is to be a friend with the friend within. It
is to understand that one simple reality that was
there when we were born, is there as we are alive
today, and will continue to be there until our very
last breath. There can be no greater friend than that.
When we become friends with ourselves, we are at peace
with the very thing that wants peace in this life.
Lisbon 10 June 01
- It is possible to
be fulfilled---to be at peace within. Yes, it is
possible to understand the value of each breath, to
acknowledge the yearning of this life. It is possible
to turn pain into gratitude, confusion and doubt into
knowing, and the questions into one answer. What kind
of an answer would that be? It is the one answer that
doesn't have a question---the answer that comes not
from our heads, but from our hearts. Lisbon 10 June
01
Resources/Fundraising/Participation
Events (PWK, ASP)
- When Self-Knowledge
is given to a person who is ready, it is a gift that
is given with no expectation of anything in return
because nothing can be given in return. But when a
person who has experienced that beauty, that joy, in
their life realizes that love is the greatest gift
they can give, and then gives that; they will receive
that love tenfold more than they ever imagined.
Nottingham 17 June 01
- This breath is
simple, and even simpler is to sit down, be still, and
let it come and dance. And it is not so much the
dance, but what it does, what it leaves behind. Let
this breath weave its magic, and with every one that
comes and every one that goes, it leaves a little bit
behind---like filling a bucket with joy. Pasadena 15
June 01
- When I turn within
and start to understand the preciousness of this
existence, then I can dance. And the dance is so
simple. It is the most private of dances. Nobody
watches. This dance is real. This dance is for me. It
is my expression---my expression---and my
gratitude, feeling thankful for this life. Nottingham
16 June 01
- We can be like that
little tiny flower that is able to touch the air and
perfume it. For the few hours, for the few days that
it has, it glows. It opens and fills the air with
fragrance. It cannot live forever, and yet in that
moment it is not insignificant. To perfume the
vastness of the air with its scent---that has to be an
incredible miracle. Little flower, bloom---with your
might. Do your thing. Do your thing. Nottingham 16
June 01
- We are each an
instrument, and uniquely made. Our tone is just ours.
It doesn't matter what we look like. We may look like
somebody else, but our tone is uniquely ours. So,
don't hide in this orchestra of life and say, "Nobody
will hear me." We need to play because it is our tone
and that expression of gratitude that makes this
symphony complete. Amaroo 26 April 01
Special events with
M (Amaroo, Birthday, Anniversary, etc.)
- To me, the greatest
gift you can have is truly to be alive, and a greater
gift still is to recognize that. Then, it's
beautiful---then, you understand. That's when
gratitude begins. Enjoy this time, because you can.
There is a reason to celebrate---and let it be a real
celebration. It's not just that we come to celebrate,
we need to celebrate. Amaroo 25 April 01
- There is a very
joyful, happy story, a story about a life in which
fulfillment happens, in which joy is embraced. This is
the ultimate story in which consciousness and the
truest love are embraced. And there is a storyteller
who not only tells the story, but makes the story come
true. Miami Beach 12 May 01
- Don't wander in the
desert. Come home to the oasis. Home has always been
inside. Trust in yourself that you will always have
the ability for unparalleled joy. Yes, there is
sorrow. But then, after that sorrow, let there be joy
again. Don't let your heart sit in a corner, or in a
shack somewhere---it belongs within, dancing and
shining. Come home and rejoice. Versailles 27 May
01
- I am not talking
about wandering, but about coming home. Not about
questions, but answers. The day this life is truly
accepted, something changes---it becomes home. Accept
the gift, and make it your home. Versailles 27 May
01
- My prayer is:
please gather me. Gather me and keep me in this
miracle, in this magic. Gather me and keep me in that
world where there is joy, where my heart can be
content. Where I can be who I am. There is a reality
so perfect that I don't have to dream it---I can feel
it. Gather me and take me close to that heart, where I
belong. Barcelona 2 June 01
- Our center in this
world is within us. This is from where we come, and
this is where we will go. From here is the welcoming
of each breath. This is our portal, our door. This is
our home. This is the place where we have that
wonderful swing to lie down on and be swung in the
beautiful, gentle motion of each breath. This is the
place where the lamp burns. There is no electricity,
no fuel, no coal, no wood, no wick, but the lamp
burns. And there is light. Barcelona 2 June
01
- Any day that you
have been given is a day you can visit the wonderful
city of the heart. Open your eyes. See the beautiful
avenues of the heart and see peace coming towards you.
Stand still. Stand very, very still, so the peace can
find you. Don’t budge. Let it come; let it touch
you; let it envelop you. Be obvious, not hiding in the
corner of some idea or dream. Let that beautiful love
from within come and hold you. Pasadena 15 June
02
- We have been given
this life, which is the most incredibly tuned,
beautiful instrument there is. And when we hear a
beautiful melody coming out of this instrument, it is
not an accident---that is how it is supposed to be.
When the instrument is in tune, and is being played
with rhythm and passion, then the sound is beautiful.
Lisbon 10 June 01
- There is a universe
within each of us. This gift is the telescope---look
at the stars within. An ocean is within us. Dive. This
gift is the scuba tank. Our skies are
within---Self-Knowledge, the wings. Put them on and
fly. Laval, Canada 14 June 99
- In our book, we
don't get to turn the pages prematurely. Every page
auto-turns for us each day. It's turned again and we
get the next day---and then the next day. A page
turns, and what do we find? After each one of our
days, do we find that the page is empty? We could
write something. We could write from the sincerest
part of our being a "thank you" because we feel
gratitude. Nottingham 15 June 01
- Don't try to figure
out tomorrow. Tomorrow is so far away. Yesterday has
already left us. It wants to sail on---let it go. In
this moment called now, the sun is shining and
everything has turned bright and vibrant. In every
breath, we can find our sunshine. Be in that breath,
be in that existence, be in that beauty, be in that
reality. Nottingham 16 June 01
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