Desire

Every desire arises from the sleeping state. Desire is a product of sleep, unconsciousness. Just sleep itself cannot produce desire, but something along with sleep. A spark of beauty, just a spark of beauty in the unconsciousness, creates desire.

Unless you are dead

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.

When you give a space, the longing in you increases, whether it is for
your spouse, or for God, or for Guru---whatever. And when there is
longing, your love becomes really strong, powerful, unshakable.

Deep Inside

Meditation leads you into samadhi. In every meditation, you sit and you are definitely having a glimpse of samadhi, somewhere deep inside

You are

You are the consciousness

Intense Joy

When we get in touch with the source of life, then all of other tensions, worries which have been clouding this manifestation, fall off and we can sing, dance, and be happy. Life can become very intense, intense in the
sense of being joyful.

Expressing Love

When we express love too much, then also it disappears, dies out. It's like when you keep the seed on the surface of the soil, not a little deep inside, it doesn't grow.

Know Thought as Thought

Knowing a thought as thought brings the freedom. When you know a thought as a reality, that is when you are stuck.

Observtion is the key

Craving never dies by experience---craving or aversion goes only through observation.

Fame

This feverishness of fame, of pride, of social recognition is immaturity. Just wake up and see there is nothing much in it. It�s an empty bowl.

Effect of Asanas (yoga postures)

Anytime you are confused, your mind is in conflict, do asanas, sit in
asana. You will see, right away clarity comes. Effect of asana is
clearing out of all conflicts, duality.

Fun Loving

Nature loves fun.

Influencing All levels

When you meditate, you are not just bringing a harmony within yourself, but you are influencing the subtle layers of creation, the subtle bodies of all the different levels of existence in the creation.

Arrogance

The only thing that God doesn�t tolerate is arrogance.

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.

The Impersonal Made Personal

Infinity is available, but not tangible; the Guru is both infinite and tangible. The Divine is impersonal; the Guru is both personal and Divine---the impersonal personified for your benefit.

Innocence

When innocence is lost, beauty is lost, too.

Doing the practice

Just like you learn to speak a language. Just like you learn to punch on the computer. Just like you learn to drive a car or a plane, you have to learn to drive back to the Self. This is the saadhana, this is the practice---is something that comes to you not just by nature, but by your effort.

energy levels

Just the sound of a bell, that is enough to appreciate. But if your energy is low, you need really loud rock and roll to just make you feel good, high.

Innermost self

In your innermost Self---in its purity and clarity---you are not different from God.

There is no death for you

There is no death for you. Death is nothing but a long sleep. Death is nothing but just changing your jackets.

Little and Big

Within this small body, you are able to experience the infinite space.

Go deep into sadness

If some sadness arises---"oh, I feel a little sad"---go deep into the sadness, and you will see that very sadness is nothing but longing, and that very longing---the tears of longing---is nothing but love, and love is nothing but gratefulness, and gratefulness is nothing but your very Being.

Getting Baked

Everything is changing. And this is all there only to heat you up, to
bake you. You are baked in joy, and you are baked in sorrow. You are
baked in this event, and you are baked in that event. So everything in
the world bakes you, heats you up. And if you put your finger deeper
into it, you will get burned. So move lightly.

Meditation

Meditation is THE comfort in Life

Stop and Be

Burn the seed of craving, and then the Non-Doer---Brahman---is already available.

Everything is God

This entire universe is made up of God. There is nothing outside God.

Mysteries

This world is a mystery. Love is a mystery. Life is a mystery. Your sleep is a mystery. And mystery transcends reasoning.

Fountain of Joy

You are a fountain of joy at the center of your being.

Stop and Be

Burn the seed of craving, and then the Non-Doer---Brahman---is already
available.

One Pointedness

To achieve anything in the world your mind has to be one-pointed. The mind gets into some restlessness to achieve things. But to attain your Self Realization, your *heart* has to be one-pointed.

charming others

Much energy is wasted in trying to charm others. And in wanting to charm---I tell you, the opposite happens.

You are It

You are all that you are longing for.

Attend to the source

When the Source is attended to, all your other abilities flower automatically, spontaneously.

impermanence

Just observe the nature---how big this world is, how big the universe is. Nothing is permanent here.

The Cosmos

The transcendental principal, the fourth state of our consciousness, rules over all the other influences of all the planets or cosmic rays. So, if you could meditate, you nullify all the undesirable effects of the cosmic rays, the cosmos. Singing, chanting, meditating can eliminate all those undesirable effects.

Memories

What has happened in our memory, in our mind? A memory or an event getting connected to emotion, getting connected to a sensation---this becomes a cycle.

What do you believe in?

Do you believe this whole universe is made up of that consciousness? And your very body, this mind, these thoughts, feelings, everything is made up of this energy, this one consciousness, this one Self? Huh? Is this belief strong in your head?