Perceiving the Existence

When you become very peaceful and quiet, you perceive the Existence. You say, "Oh, this is my nature, this is my true Self. What was I doing---being agitated, yelling, shouting, doing all that stuff?"

Renunciation

God himself has not renounced this world. How can you renounce it? It's an insult to God if you want to renounce this world.

The company that one keeps

that you are not a computer. But we have been given the understanding that being emotional is not good, that it is not normal.

Feel Oneness

When you feel so much oneness with the Master that you don't feel, "The Master is separate, I am separate; the Divine is separate, I am separate," that is Divine Love.

Let me share

Attaining the highest, one never feels, "Oh, I have attained, let me sit back." No, the very nature of the highest joy is to share, is to bring it to everyone.

Attraction

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.

Divity and Beauty

There is no Divinity without beauty; there simply cannot [be]. Divinity is nothing but energy, divine energy, and [the] expression of beauty.

God is not

God is not the object of sight; you can never see God. God is not an object of hearing. God is not an object of smelling or tasting. God cannot be perceived through your senses, nor through the mind.

Giving

When you give things to people, it brings back something to you---that is some good vibrations. And that makes you happy. If you are very unhappy, and that day you give something, give some gifts to somebody who is needy, you will see your consciousness will change, shift.

No gain, no loss

The mere presence of the sun brings all the activity in the world. In the same way, your mere presence is a service, is the goal. There is no gain, no loss, no purpose, no defeat.

Beyond Proof

The existence of God is impossible to prove---it is beyond proof.

mindless violence

Mindless violence is prevalent in the world. In the name of country, in the name of religion, in the name of race. This is absolute nonsense! This is total lack of viveka, total lack of wisdom.

Nearness and Distance

Love cannot tolerate distance, and hatred cannot tolerate nearness.

Different Kinds of Tears

Devotion is very beautiful. A student comes to a master, a teacher, a guru, with tears in his eyes, there is so much problems. And when he leaves he carries the same tears, but the quality of the tear is different; it's of gratitude. Still tears flow, but they are of gratitude, of love.

Faith and Doubt

Faith means what? Purity of the intellect is called "faith." Doubt means what? Split in the mind is called "doubt." What is doubt? Mind is not complete, one whole, it is divided.

Walls of Concepts

Your own concepts have created "walls" and so you need a "door." But when there are no concepts, there are no walls.

Transforming Pain

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.

Connected to the Present Moment

Dispassion does not divide you; in fact, it connects you. It connects you to the present moment so totally, so you can be 100% in anything you do.

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.

The Secret of Joy

You are the source of joy.

Bhajan

This word "bhajan" is very precious. "Bhaj" means "to share." Sharing what? Sharing all that the Divine is.

Angels

They are very jealous of human beings, the angels, because as human being you can experience Divine Love. So they have to be born as human beings in order to become a devotee, in order to experience Divine Love.

Meditation

A mind without agitation is meditation.

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.

Celebration

Spirituality is a celebration, a continuous celebration.

Slaps in life

In life, any time you become stiff---and there you get a slap! Become soft; smile there. Any stiffness, life just smoothens it out, evens it out, in you.