The following section contains the collected quotes from Satguru Sirio Ji and earlier Masters of Surat Shabd Yoga.
“Masters always invite us to try to raise above the thinking process. The mind is a helping factor to a certain point then it becomes a great impediment. It’s a helping factor for understanding certain things, but when we get stuck into the mind and we don’t go beyond then it’s an impediment, it’s a great wall. And all the spiritual practices, all the traditions it’s all meant for this. Transcending the mind.”
“When we sing the praises of God, when we open our heart to the Holy presence of God then our vibratory level raises up. And we find ourselves feeling lighter, more expanded, more alive, more conscious, more present. This helps making silence within ourselves, silence in the mind.”
“When we are in the ordinary state of consciousness, we are the separated ones. We are in duality, we are stuck in time and space. When we become united by the grace of God then we become One. We overcome duality and step out of time and space. What does it mean to step out of time and space? We know what time is! Time is before now and after, so it means there is no before, there is no after, there is just being at all possible times at the same time, which is completely mind blowing. And what is to be out of space? Means that you are everywhere at the same time and this even more mind blowing. So, it’s difficult for we, ordinary human beings to understand what it is Divine Dimension, which is beyond all these limitations. We just have to experience it to know and understand it. And there are two ways to experience it. Either we die or we go deep into meditation and we experience the process of dying while living. That’s what meditation is all about. Learning how to die while we are alive. And that’s the greatest experience human beings may have. Transcending physical consciousness, transcending the thinking mind and going beyond.”
“How do we donate our life to our Master? By consecrating all of our life to our Master and to His work! So, how do we consecrate all of our life to our Master? By doing in our life whatever our destiny is, whatever position we are putting life, bringing His Light, His Love and His Service to whosoever we meet in our life.”
“When our heart, soul and mind will be saturated with Supreme Love then we are very near to Divinity, to Sach Khand, to the Supreme Truth.”
“It is very important to keep the sweet remembrance of the Master. Because this is a Path of love and go to God mainly because of the intense love, which we might develop.”
“Let’s try our best to find of our joy, peace of living within ourselves and not always into something else that comes from outside.”
“When the blessing comes then it is very easy to be at peace. It’s a gift, it is just given for free from the Supreme Being. But the blessing is not there always, so we have to generate it ourselves. So, how do we generate this blessing, this blissful state? When we take Initiation we are given a blessing, Initiation it’s a blessing and we are also taught how to generate this blessing within ourselves.”
“As you think so you become, that’s how it goes. Therefore it is so important to acquire self-control over our thoughts.”
“Swami Ji Maharaj has said that whoever became perfect in this world first of all had to go to the Master and surrender his body, mind, wealth and everything at the feet of the Master; and by doing the meditation according to the instructions of the Master and by sacrificing everything for the Master, then he became the Perfect One. Within such a disciple the Master also sits, carrying all the prosperities and riches. Kabir Sahib has also said that the difference between the philosopher’s stone and the Master is this: that the philosopher’s stone can only turn iron into gold, whereas the Master can make His disciple a Master.”
“Each man has to cast off the mortal raiment in a manner predestined and preordained by past karmas, viz. by disease or accident. Death cannot befall any one before it is due. Then why worry? We may not know as to how we will meet death, by disease or by accident, but one thing is certain, if the sweet remembrance of the Lord exists at the time, we will have a peaceful death, as the Master’s presence will be overhead. The only thing that is required is to have sweet remembrance of the Lord at all times.”
“Only those within whom the Naam has been manifested and who know the reality of the Naam, have the real appreciation for Naam; because they know what power the Naam is. I have often said that Naam is like a visa. You know that when you have to enter into some country other than the country to which you belong, you need some kind of visa. And the government of that country has authorized some representative in your country who will give you the visa, and you have to go and appear in front of them and then if they want the can give you the visa to go to their country. Naam is like that visa. Without getting Naam we cannot enter the Kingdom of God; and God has sent His beloved children, Saints, as His representatives who give us the visa of Naam; and on the passport of those who come to them they stamp that visa. One who has it is not stopped in any plane and he can easily go back to his Real Home because he has been given the visa by a Representative of Almighty Lord whom we call a Saint.”
“If your daily life is not under control, try to bring it in control, or give more time to meditation and you will be able to gain control quicker.”
“If we want to control the mind, first of all we have to know the habit of the mind and the things which our mind likes. The thing which our mind likes the most is company; because it can be easily affected by the company he keeps. If we keep our mind in the company of gamblers, it is very easy for him to adopt that quality; he will also become a gambler. If we keep him in the company of drunkards, he will easily learn how to drink and get involved in that. In the same way, if we keep him in the company of those who do the devotion of Naam, it is possible that he may learn and adopt the quality of doing the meditation of Naam. If, instead of giving him the taste of pleasures of the world, and instead of making him intoxicated in the things of the world, we give him the real pleasure of Naam, it is possible that he may give up all other pleasures and remain intoxicated in the pleasure of Naam. Because the pleasure of Naam is the highest of all pleasures; no worldly pleasure can be compared, or can compete, with the pleasure of Naam.”
“What an unspeakable blessing! The time has come to realize Him at last. It is thy turn to meet God.”
“So one who is desirous of kam, krodh, or one who is greedy, he can never do meditation. Meditation is done only by the brave people. In meditation we have to give up all our mind and our heart to Master. We have to wander in search of Master. And if you have given up your heart or your mind to Master then why do you think about karn or krodh? Or why do you give your mind to karn or krodh?”
“All that has blemished your pure life in the past can be left in the hands of the Master, and in the future you should live a clean and chaste life and be regular in your spiritual practices. You will come very close to the Master, and His love will just envelop you.”
“The sacred charged Words carry the life impulse of the Master and their repetition with deep faith and single-minded devotion, feed the soul with gradual consciousness, and leave behind indelible impressions over it.”
“Through the practice of listening to this Music, all sins, impurities and afflictions are removed. The pains of many births are eliminated and one gains bliss. Doubts and fears are destroyed. One enjoys heavenly bliss and dwells in his original Home.”
“In this world there are two paths for us to follow. One is the path of the mind, the other is the path of the Masters. By following the path of the mind, we get stuck in the pleasures of the organs of senses, and we create difficulties for our own selves. By following the path of our mind, we do such deeds, to suffer the consequences of which, we have to come back into this world of suffering again and again. On the path of the Masters, we have to improve ourselves; and, by following the instructions of the Saints and Masters, and vacating our attention from all the nine openings of the body, we have to come to the eye center and connect ourselves with the Shabd Naam. Saints and Mahatmas tell us that Sant Mat is sweet, loving, wonderful, unique, and no path can compete with it.”