When you are unhappy, some tightness happens in your body, observe the
intensity of that sensation. That very thing which was so unhappy, sad
thing, flips over and you see, "Oh. It is just tantalizing,
stimulating, some sensation." One can even laugh at that painful
event.
Not by doing
If you ask, "Will doing these practices bring me enlightenment?" I
would simply say, no. Enlightenment cannot come to you by doing
anything. Impossible. Forget about it. And, if someone says it comes
by doing something, just pity them. They do not know.
would simply say, no. Enlightenment cannot come to you by doing
anything. Impossible. Forget about it. And, if someone says it comes
by doing something, just pity them. They do not know.
Center Focus
If the center focus of our life is spiritual growth, is peace, then
all other things will be around that. Your first and foremost
commitment in life is to be with the Truth, to evolve in Truth.
all other things will be around that. Your first and foremost
commitment in life is to be with the Truth, to evolve in Truth.
applause
If ten thousand people applaud you---so what? You think you will be in
their mind, in their attention, forever? No. You will get big
applause, and they clap, and they go away. And, the same people, some
other time may talk ill of you, too.
their mind, in their attention, forever? No. You will get big
applause, and they clap, and they go away. And, the same people, some
other time may talk ill of you, too.
meditation
When you sit for meditation, let go of everything. Best way is to
think, "Oh, the world is disappearing, dissolved, dead---I am dead."
Unless you are "dead" you cannot meditate.
think, "Oh, the world is disappearing, dissolved, dead---I am dead."
Unless you are "dead" you cannot meditate.
Hard to get
When an attraction becomes a little difficult to attain, then love
begins to happen more. And when it becomes a little difficult to
capture love, possess love, then devotion starts happening. Just
reflect on this.
begins to happen more. And when it becomes a little difficult to
capture love, possess love, then devotion starts happening. Just
reflect on this.
Every Storm
Every storm that has come into your life has widened your horizon, has
made you deep and more powerful. Every storm has destroyed some
smallness in you, something in you that has been very small.
made you deep and more powerful. Every storm has destroyed some
smallness in you, something in you that has been very small.
Truth
A person who is committed to truth---who is committed to what is, this
presence of Being---for him success comes easily, follows. Not that he
will not encounter failures. He may encounter failures, but he will
again act.
presence of Being---for him success comes easily, follows. Not that he
will not encounter failures. He may encounter failures, but he will
again act.
Stop resisting the storm
The storm is also part of Nature. Stop resisting the storm. Taking it,
gulping it in its totality, going deep into it, you see, it is
nothing: "It is just created out of myself, my mind, my
consciousness."
gulping it in its totality, going deep into it, you see, it is
nothing: "It is just created out of myself, my mind, my
consciousness."
All that you need
You are total. You are full. You have all that you need. Do not
underestimate yourself.
underestimate yourself.
Dissolving Desire
"Want" is always hanging on to the "I". When the "I" itself is
dissolving, "want" also dissolves, disappear
dissolving, "want" also dissolves, disappear
Being Emotional
You are not a computer. But we have been given the understanding that
being emotional is not good, that it is not normal.
being emotional is not good, that it is not normal.
Anything can change
Anything can change any time, in any manner. The whole world is the
field of all probabilities, possibilities.
field of all probabilities, possibilities.
Is there any end to desires?:
All these different desires for experiences, for living, for knowing,
they arise and they get fulfilled and they move. Is there anybody who
has not fulfilled any desire? Or is there anybody who has fulfilled
all the desires? Is there any end for it?
they arise and they get fulfilled and they move. Is there anybody who
has not fulfilled any desire? Or is there anybody who has fulfilled
all the desires? Is there any end for it?
Love and Faith
Love transcends logic. Love depends on faith. You cannot say, "I have
a lot of love, but I have no faith." It is impossible. Love carries
along with it, faith. And Divine Love [carries] infinite faith.
a lot of love, but I have no faith." It is impossible. Love carries
along with it, faith. And Divine Love [carries] infinite faith.
A point in us
There is a point in us that will remain ever pure, total joy, and
bliss---bliss that can never be taken away from us.
bliss---bliss that can never be taken away from us.
Hollow and Empty
Existing as though you are not, living as though you are not there at
all: hollow and empty - pure, empty space - that is when one says,
"Let Thy will be done. Let Thy will be done. Let Thy will be done."
That is true unity between the little small mind and the infinite
mind, the cosmic mind, the universal mind.
all: hollow and empty - pure, empty space - that is when one says,
"Let Thy will be done. Let Thy will be done. Let Thy will be done."
That is true unity between the little small mind and the infinite
mind, the cosmic mind, the universal mind.
When you are disturbed
Do you do this? Any day that you are disturbed, instead of yelling and
screaming and shouting at other people here and there, blaming other
people, have you ever said, "Oh, I want to do more chanting, and let
me sit. Today I feel disturbed so let me go and love more people
around me." Have you ever done that?
screaming and shouting at other people here and there, blaming other
people, have you ever said, "Oh, I want to do more chanting, and let
me sit. Today I feel disturbed so let me go and love more people
around me." Have you ever done that?
Way out of the cycle
This definite knowledge, that I am not the body, I am the Self, I am
the space, I am the Imperishable, untouched, untainted by the
"prakriti," by this world around me; this body is all hollow and
empty, and every particle in this body is changing, and changing, and
changing; the mind is changing and changing and changing---this
definite knowledge is *the* way out of the cycle.
the space, I am the Imperishable, untouched, untainted by the
"prakriti," by this world around me; this body is all hollow and
empty, and every particle in this body is changing, and changing, and
changing; the mind is changing and changing and changing---this
definite knowledge is *the* way out of the cycle.
The dilemma of ownership
When you see the beauty somewhere, when you fall in love with
something, the next impulse that comes in you is to possess it, have
it; and, when you have it, it looses all its significance.
something, the next impulse that comes in you is to possess it, have
it; and, when you have it, it looses all its significance.
Not Yourself
Life is found to be caught up in storms so very often, and you are not
yourself when you are in a storm.
yourself when you are in a storm.
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