Cast away the vice of egoism, the evil of greed and the poison of envy.  When you seek joy from something outside you, remember that a far greater joy lies in wait, within your own inner consciousness.  When you are afraid of someone or something outside you, remind yourself that fear is born, fed and fertilised in your own mind and that you can overcome it by denying it.  How can fear counter the path of a spiritual aspirant?  It can hide in no shadow; it can pester no Saadhaka (Spiritual aspirant), who has God in his heart.  Faith in God is the armour that the Saadhaka wears.  People of all lands are Saadhakas, whether they know it or not.  Be steady, do not waver, keep straight on, hold fast to the ideal without despair. Do not turn away sadly if God doesn't shower Grace when you expect.  Pray until God relents.

-Divine Discourse, October, 1976.

Genuine yearning for the Divine will make your heart pure. - Baba