The following section contains the collected quotes from Satguru Sirio Ji and earlier Masters of Surat Shabd Yoga.
“We must reform ourselves before we can reform others, but unfortunately we are always anxious to reform others.”
“There is no doubt we are weak and have neither faith nor love, but there is also one hope to sustain us – that he may take pity on us and forgive our sins. We have taken refuge at his holy feet and, deservedly or undeservedly, we are his children.”
“In order to cross over this ocean of life, and in order to remove all the diseases, all the pains which we have, especially the pain or the disease of birth and death, the Naam of the perfect Master is the only medicine. It works like an herb which renews life – it gives you the life again.”
“Yet another point, you must give up all your feelings of possession; karma may take from you the things which you like best – even the people whom you love most. Even then, you must be cheerful – ready to part with anything and everything.”
“The most important and most effective thing in human life is to turn away from all evil in order to refill one’s heart with all the good and positive things that this creation has to offer.”
„The blessing of God that we get through the Master stays with us forever.”
“In the Satsang Master tells the story of the lovers of God and of the Path that leads to union with the Beloved.”
„No matter what happens in our relation with the Master, no matter what He does for us and with us, if we are sincere and we are true and we know what He is doing, He is doing it for our best! A real seeker of Truth, whatever the Master does He will understand that it is for His good and He will never fight with the Master whatever He does!”
“Satsang is association with Truth. The Truth, which is expressed by the words of the Master. And what the Master talks is not something that He has learned because of reading and studying the scriptures, is not because He was taught a special system of preaching. Master is not bound by any scriptures, by any systems, He is a free man and He talks what He is experience!”
“Either we keep having desire after desire for worldly things, which will fill our mind, our senses and our all being or we begin yearning for God. We can’t do both things!”
“We have to be very smart going through life and choose what’s a helping factor for our spiritual growth and leave aside what’s an impediment.”
“If we decide that God and Truth are our priority in life then we have to life a kind of a lifestyle, which allows this realization to happen. And for this, spiritual practice is the most important factor, is the tool by which we actualize this in our life.”
“The dross of mind can be washed clean. The sovereign and the most potent remedy to wash the mind clean, say all the Masters, is by communion with the holy Word.”
“The priority in the life of a seeker of Truth should be God first and God last!”
“Keep the company of the Saints, do the meditation on Naam and try to have your own personal experience of the transformation from human into Divine. “
“With all the strength a man can have, he cannot fathom the love of God and of the Master which He has for a loving disciple. The Master stands by the initiates even in dreams. The disciple is guided by His mighty hand each fraction of a second.”
“Saints and Mahatmas do not come into this world to give us the training of fighting with other people or with each other. They do not come into this world to teach us criticism and backbiting or hating others, and they do not come into this world to make us obtain name and fame and the power of this world. They come into this world to teach us about God and to develop the love of God within us.”
“One has to outlive and forget one’s past whatever it be…”
“Remembrance of God is the main thing before us to find the way to Him. The purpose of all devotional exercises, places of worship and pilgrimages is the same. The human body is the veritable temple of God.”
“Just as one who is standing on a hill sees where the fire is burning, in the same way, God is also aware of our yearning, of the longing in our hearts. He knows who wants to meet Him.”