- Man is insignificant. He cannot perform the difficult duty of a religious teacher without receiving direct power from God.
- Brahman and Shakti (His power) are inseparable. He who is Brahman is Himself Shakti. So long as there is body consciousness, you are conscious of duality.
- Getting only a single ray from the goddess of learning (Saraswati), one attains such strength that even the most learned become like earthworms before him.
- God is present in every being as the all-pervading Spirit, so He is in everything. Just as He is in me, He is in an ant, too. But there is special manifestation of God’s power in some.
- The Gita says: ‘If a person is considered great by many, whether it is because of his learning, his ability to sing and play musical instruments, his oratory, or anything else, know it for certain that he has within him a special power of God.’ (BG 10.41)
- He is everywhere. But this is also true, that there is a difference in manifestation of the divine power. He manifests Himself in some as ignorance and in some as knowledge. In some ‘receptacles’ there is greater power, and in others less. So all men are not equal.
- The fact is that a mere man can do nothing. Only God makes one respect another. Before God’s power, man is a mere straw.
- What can a man do before the will of God? Arjuna said in the battle of Kurukshetra, ‘I won’t fight this battle, I won’t kill my relatives.’ Sri Krishna said, ‘Arjuna, you will have to fight. Your nature will compel you.’ Sri Krishna revealed everything to him – that everyone had already been slain.
Primeval Power
- The Primordial Divine Energy creates, preserves, and dissolves. She is known as Kali (the Mother of the Universe). Kali is Brahman and Brahman is Kali, one and the same substance.
- In the dilapidated house, I saw the face of Simhavahini beaming with glory. You have to believe in the divine presence in an image of the Deity.
- The fact is, Brahman and Shakti are inseparable. For example, take a jewel and its lustre. When you talk of the lustre of a jewel, you think of the jewel – and when you talk of the jewel, you think of its lustre.
- Brahman is the same as Kali, the Primal Power. When inactive, I call It Brahman. When creating, preserving, and dissolving, I call It Shakti (Power).
- The One who is Brahman is Kali. Kali is the Primal Power. When It is inactive, I call it Brahman. When It creates, preserves, and dissolves, I call It Shakti, I call It Kali. Whom you call Brahman, I call Kali.
Power of Attorney
- Give God the power of attorney. If you give your burden to a good person, can he ever do you wrong? Give Him your entire burden with a sincere heart, and then be at peace.
- When a person is overwhelmed with spiritual knowledge, he is left with no duties to perform. God takes charge when you are no longer able to do so. When a zemindar dies, leaving behind a minor son, a guardian takes the entire responsibility for the boy.
- Give your general power of attorney to God. Lay the whole burden on Him. If you give responsibility to an honest fellow, will he deceive you?