The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does not want things to be different from what they are; he knows that, considering all factors, they are unavoidable. He is friendly with the inevitable and, therefore, does not suffer. Pain he may know, but it does not shatter him. If he can, he does the needful to restore the lost balance - or lets things take their course.
-Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"...In the same way, a person who poses as a saint, without really being one, starts to behave in an unworthy manner after years of indulgence in addiction to overdoses of homage. With him, contrary to the opium addict, his unworthy behavior is accounted as Perfection by his followers. When he abuses others, his words are accepted as blessings. When he beats someone, his beating is accepted as the descent of his grace. When he indulges in lovemaking with the opposite sex, it is accepted as pure love."
"To recognise a saint, you must first be a saint."
MEHER BABA
http://www.meherbabadnyana.net/life_eternal/Book_One/Saints.htm
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