"I belong to no nation, no civilization, no society, no race, but to the Divine. I obey no master, no ruler, no law, no social convention, but the Divine. To Him I have surrendered all, will, life and self; for Him I am ready to give all my blood, drop by drop, if such is His will, with complete joy, and nothing in His service can be sacrifice, for all is perfect delight."
React to this quote
More by Mirra Alfassa
See allResonant Thoughts
"Probably Athens had needed, after Solon, just such a man as Peisistratus: one with sufficient iron in his blood to beat the disorder of Athenian life into a strong and steady form, and to establish by…"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, b…"
— Abraham Lincoln"Tradition is the crown of the tyrant."
— Pierce Brown"We now know how to produce, how to fight, how to administer social affairs, public or private, on a massive…"
— Charles Edward Merriam"A culture where a) little girls are gang raped b) raped little girls are murdered in order to protect the c…"
— Jussi Halla-aho"This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theory of the network society. The network soci…"
— Manuel Castells"To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by…"
— James Fitzjames Stephen
Related Thinkers
Related Topics
Deep Dives
- Daniel Bell on society
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on life
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on truth
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on knowledge
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on freedom
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on mind
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on philosophy
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on love
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on time
- Nisargadatta Maharaj on nature
- knowledge & Beauty
- knowledge & Change


