The meaning of spiritual practice
is to look upon every human being,
every object of this universe as one integral entity.

To jeopardise the unity of the human race by creating factions
is not the purpose of spirituality.

Spirituality is not a utopian ideal
but a practical philosophy
which can be practiced and realised
in every day life.

What is dogma?

Dogma is an idea with a rigid boundary line, which won’t allow you to go beyond the periphery of that boundary line. Thus dogma goes against the fundamental spirit of the human mind. The human mind won’t tolerate anything rigid. It wants movement – not only movement, but accelerated movement. Humans want unbarred psychic progress, intellectual progress, without obstacles.

What is sadhana (spiritual practice)?
Sadhana means an effort.

Effort for what?
It is an endless effort to become one with the Supreme Nucleus.
It is a ceaseless effort to obtain perfection from imperfection.

The meaning of spiritual practice is to look upon every human being, every object of this universe as one integral entity. To jeopardise the unity of the human race by creating factions is not the purpose of spirituality.

Spirituality knows no occupational barriers. It is universal. It is transcendental. It is not reserved for black people or white people or rich or poor. It is the divine gift of the supreme consciousness to all the earth’s children. Spirituality (dharma) is all-embracing. It is the birth-right of all people.

So many scriptures say so many things, and they are sometimes contradictory to one another. Now what to do? What is an ordinary man to do? Whom to follow and whom not to follow?

There are so many social codes in the world. And amongst intellectuals there are so many diversities of opinion. One intellectual doesn’t express, doesn’t recommend, doesn’t support, the views of others. And it is the greatest weakness of intellectuals that they always encourage disunity. They always support heterogeneity.

Then where lies the secret of Dharma? Dharma means spirituality – not spiritualism, but spirituality.

Now the Supreme Entity, the Controlling Entity, the final stance of Dharma, lies covert within one’s own ‘I’ feeling. That is, you are to search internally and not externally. Everything is within you, because the Parama Purus’a always remains with you, within the very core of your heart. So search within, O spiritual aspirant, not without, but within – within your very existence.

Your only object of ideation is that Parama Purus’a, and not any dogmas, not any scriptures.

- 13 May 1979, Fiesch, Switzerland

In the field of spirituality there must not be any complex – neither fear complex nor shyness complex nor any other complex. The scriptures say, “If you do not do this or that you will go to hell.” Due to this, the scriptures are the worst enemy of human society; because in this way, scriptures create fear complexes in the human mind, and those fear complex create disparity in human society.

This human society is one – it is a singular entity. It cannot be divided, it must not be divided. And we won’t allow any such persons to create any divisive tendencies in this human society.

Whatever people do in their spiritual life, they have to do – why? Because they are in love with the Supreme Entity. Love is the first word – Love is the starting point, and Love is the last point.

Scriptures have no moral right to create fear complexes in the human mind.

The Supreme Consciousness has concealed Himself within your mind. He is hidden behind the curtain of your “I-ness”. You need not go to the Himalayan mountains to find out the thing that is concealed in your own “I”. Does one need a mirror to see the bangle on one’s hand? The Supreme, therefore, is within you. There is need only of removing the veil of ego.

You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars, guides you too.

- from Baba’s Grace, 51