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When we fill the atmosphere with hatred we too have to perforce breathe the same air, and are hated in turn. When we saturate the air with sounds full of reverence, humility, love, courage, self-confidence and tolerance, we benefit from those qualities ourselves. The heart is the film and the mind is the lens; turn the lens towards the world and worldly pictures fall on the heart. Turn it towards God and it will transmit the pictures of the Divine. - Divine Discourse, Nov 14, 1976.

You must be ever engaged in the process of purifying the mind and clarifying the intellect. You have to free yourself from all prejudices and misunderstandings. You must speak softly and sweetly and give everyone the respect and attention due to them sincerely. Humility and tolerance must characterize your behaviour as a devotee. When the wind agitates the serene waters of a lake, wavelets dance all over its face and a thousand Suns sparkle. When calm descends and the waters are still, the shadow of the Sun within the lake is one full image. Divine Discourse, 29 March 1976.

Every object in nature, every incident in time, is really speaking, teaching you a lesson. Lord Dakshinamurthy was one morning walking in slow steps along the beach. He saw the waves slowly, but systematically, carrying towards the shore a bit of straw, passing it on from one crest to another, until it was deposited on land! The sea is a broad expanse, it is deep and mighty. But, yet, it is constantly engaged in purging itself from all extraneous things. You too must therefore not permit even a small desire to enter the mind. Force it out of your being, so that it can do you no harm. Eternal vigilance is the price of peace and happiness. - BABA

The importance of the mind in the process of transformation should be properly understood, because it is the mind that is the cause of both bondage and liberation. Your own actions are the cause of your happiness or sorrow. Do not blame others for your condition. Every thought, every word and every action has its reflection, resound and reaction. It is a sign of weakness to blame others for your troubles. You have to bear the consequences of your own actions. If they are unbearable, pray to God for relief. God alone can give relief in such cases. BABA

You have to make your love pure. To do so, you must develop Kshama (forbearance), which implies remaining serene, patient and observing self-restraint under all circumstances, doing good to all, even to those who may want to harm you. There is nothing greater than Kshama. Kshama is equivalent to truth itself. It is the heart of Dharma (righteousness). It is non-violence in practice. Kshama is contentment, compassion; truly, it is everything in all the worlds. Only when you have developed Kshama will you be able to attain the Lord. - BABA