Discrimination says eat the good side and discard the bad. There is another force in you through which God works, and that is discrimination. That force must be used to put aside wrong action. The power of discrimination knows what is right and what is wrong. The wrong desire is God overshadowed by Maya, whereas discrimination is God not overshadowed by Maya. (CWBSSB, p. 115)

Man is endowed with the special instrument of discrimination, of judgement, of analysis and synthesis, that among all animals he alone possesses. He has to develop this and utilise it to the best purpose. Through this instrument, he can realise the Immanent Divinity. (UV, p. 4)

It is necessary to derive wisdom from experience but it is equally essential to develop the faculty of discrimination which enables us to employ it for the well-being of the country. Education is one thing and discrimination is quite another. Discrimination is the faculty that enables us to distinguish good from bad and confers upon us the ability to decide how much importance is to be given to various aspects in a given situation. Discrimination is a component of wisdom. Without discrimination one cannot pursue the right path. It is a mark of sagacity to display discrimination in all actions. (SV, p. 167)

There is no distinction between Bhakti and Jnana. Just as Saguna becomes Nirguna, Bhakti too becomes Jnana. I will not agree that Karma, Bhakti and Jnana are separate. So too the Jiva, the Atma, and the Paramatma are not separate; they are one and the same. Therefore each individual deed must be full of the spirit of sever, of prema and of Jnana. (Prema Vahini, pp. 8-9)

Discriminate and decide; dive and declare the depth; eat and judge the taste. (SSS Vol.8, p. 18)

Discrimination, Nityaanitya Vastu Viveka is an important instrument of spiritual progress. (SSS Vol.5, p. 77)

One day Buddha entered a village, accompanied by his disciples. A lady in the village invited him to partake lunch in her house, along with his disciples. He agreed. The lady was very happy. Immediately she rushed to her house and prepared several dishes and was eagerly waiting for Buddha’s arrival. The news spread in the village and several people including the village headman approached Buddha and tried to dissuade him from taking lunch in her house. They told Buddha, Swami! That lady is of loose character, she committed several sins. There is no male in this village who did not visit her house. It does not behove of a total renunciant like you to visit her house. You should not partake the food tainted by her sins. Buddha laughed at them and called the village headman to come near him. He held one of his hands and told him, ‘Sir! You please clap with the other hand.’ He expressed his inability saying, ‘How is it possible Sir! You are holding one of my hands . How can I clap with one hand?’ Immediately, Buddha explained, ‘Yes! It is only when both hands join that one can clap. On the same analogy, it is because you are bad that you turned her into a woman of bad character. If you are not bad, there can be no possibility of that woman alone becoming a bad character. Hence, I will visit her house.’ Thus, Buddha instilled a sense of discrimination in those people and developed purity and divinity in them. (Beacons of Divine Wisdom Part 2, pp. 144-145)