It is at the mother's lap that the child learns the art of living; so also it is Prakriti (Nature) that teaches man how to succeed in the hard struggle and win Prashanti (supreme peace). Break the laws of Nature and she boxes you in the ear; obey her commands and listen to Her warnings and She will pass on to you your heritage of immortality. That is to say, have the Lord as your Guide and Guardian and adhere to the rules of dharma (righetousness). Let the dull-witted man hug his delusion that happiness and peace can be secured through slavery to the senses. Those who know that the world is a mixture of truth and falsehood, and therefore a big conundrum or mithya (false), will leave off the outer attractions and concentrate on the inner joy of attachment to God.

- Divine Discourse, March 6, 1962.

 

There is no greater example of selfless love than Nature. - Baba