#devotion

Hold fast to those things which seem best to you, as one appointed by God to this post.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in virtue; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.

Whether or not the beloved is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.

Look upon every man, woman, and everyone as God. You cannot help anyone; you can only serve.

Purity of heart is the condition for seeing God.

Prayer is not an asking. It is a longing of the soul.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Surrender is giving oneself up to the original cause of one's being.

True devotion is dissolving the separate self in love.

Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.

Let your daily actions be guided by supreme love.

In happiness no one remembers the Divine; in suffering everyone cries out. He who remembers in joy will never know sorrow.

When the weaver works with devotion, every thread is woven with the name of the Divine; ordinary cloth becomes a sacred garment.

The purest devotion is the continuous flow of attention toward one's own divine nature.

Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.

They do not love that do not show their love.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.

And what is it to work with love? It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.

When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

We have not come into this exquisite world to hold ourselves back from love.

When the musician touches the harp of devotion, even the angels in heaven lean down to listen.

The moth rushes to the flame not to be destroyed, but to be united with the light.

Do not worship the ashes of yesterday's fire; kindle the flame of devotion here and now.

Darling, I am here for you.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your soul.