How to live

Live as though you are nobody. Live as though you are a glow of light. And you will see, that bliss that comes out of it, you cannot even compare to any other joy through any senses.

Dig Deep

The Divine is only waiting for you to dig a little deeper into yourself, that is all.

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.

Purpose of Life

Make the whole life a game. There is no purpose, there is no aim, nothing. Just take it lightly, easily. Play the game. That is worship, that is celebration.

Sacred Secret

Sacredness is the secret of the universe. In the womb of sacredness, creation happens. Consciousness is sacred.

Quick - Meditate

When doubts arise in you: fast, meditate, do pranayam, and do prayers, and see whether the doubt will remain.

Too Much

The same thing which gave you pleasure is now making you suffer. If you are forced to eat twenty apple pies you will hold your head and say, "Oh my God! I want relief from this. I want to get away from this! Enough is enough!"

Life is a vast Ocean

Observe that there is something much more than your "doership." It is like a vast ocean. Life is not just in your body. It is between you and me and everybody else.

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.

When we sing

In every little mind, different, different thoughts come; and different, different moods are there. But, when we sing, what happens? All the minds have the same rythym, the same song, same waves, same frequency, and there is so much more joy.

Seeing God

The future is very comfortable. Glorifying the past is very comfortable. Seeing God now, here, is difficult. Seeing God in yourself is even more difficult

Floating in the ocean

We are all floating bodies, like shells in the ocean of life.

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.

Limited Senses

Our senses have a limited capacity to enjoy, but the desire in the mind to enjoy is infinite. This is where opposition begins: the mind wants to enjoy, but your body is too tired to enjoy.

inseparable

You cannot separate the wave from the ocean.

Joy that nothing else can give

Dispassion does not take away joy from you. Dispassion gives the joy
that nothing else can give.

One Whole

The entire universe is one whole; and, when someone drops their
holding onto limited boundaries, then what they gain is the entire
universe.

Just Observe

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

Become free

Offering all the negativity, you become free. Offering all the
positive virtues you think you possess, you become free.

really live

To your very dear and loved ones, you say this: "If you need me, I am
here. I am here for you. I am here to make you comfortable." Those are
the moments that you have really lived your life.

You are not the body

You are not the body/mind complex. You are the eternity.

Bubbles on the Surface of the Ocean

Rise above the dualities, the opposites. See this whole world as the bubbles on the surface of water. See people as bubbles on the surface of the Brahman, of the Infinity...Water bubbles up, rises up. Like that, everybody is rising and having their own games and plays and dissolving back into the Infinite.

Life Begins

Life begins when we step out of the mind. How do we step out of the small mind? Through samadhi.

Like a child

When you are established in your Self, you are not holding on to concepts. You are loose, free, easy, and open---just like a child.

Ego

As long as there is ego, there is no divine love; and when there is Divine Love, the ego -  there is no sign of it.

Heart and Head

When heart speaks and heart listens, harmony is produced. It is always so. When head talks and head listens, argument is produced.

Freedom

Freedom is what? Lack of craving. Detachment from the objects of the senses.

Desires make you weak

Our energy is getting dissipated in the form of fears and desires, fears and desires. And it is the desire that makes you weak.

Enthusiasm

The sign of life is enthusiasm. The sign of success is smile and joy.

Small Mind

The moment you drop the small mind, you are free.

false promises

This is the nature of sense objects: they promise pleasure to begin with and even give you also a little taste, but then leave you with pain and suffering.

Linking Enthusiasm

When you link your enthusiasm to any thing, then when the object of enthusiasm changes or moves, your enthusiasm also dies. Do you see this?

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.

True Knowledge

You can stay with me, but you can pass out of this life without even knowing me---without knowing the "I," the big "I."

Fun Loving

Nature loves fun.

Power of Surrender

The greatest power is in surrender---surrender to the Divine.

A Glow of Light

When you go to bed, go to bed feeling you are just a glow of light, nothing else.

Abiding in the Seer

Whenever you experience joy, ecstasy, bliss, happiness in life, knowingly or unknowingly you are abiding in the form of the Seer, in the nature of the Seer. Otherwise, at other times you are with different activities of the mind. You become one with different activities of the mind.

Mental Pain

Your concept in the mind that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind. The cause of distress is set concepts in the mind.

Repose

Desire is hustle and bustle. Desire is agitation, activity. When all that is dropped: peaceful reposing in the innermost core of your Being. Repose---as though you are finished, dead, gone.

Really Live

To your very dear and loved ones, you say this: "If you need me, I am here. I am here for you. I am here to make you comfortable." Those are the moments that you have really lived your life.

Small World

Your world is very small. Your world is bundle of your experiences. Have you observed this?

Every inch filled with Bliss

For one who has awakened in knowledge, there is no more suffering. The world appears completely different. For him every inch of this creation is filled with bliss, is a part of the Self.

Space

"See, ninety percent of this body is only space,and space, and space. And what is in this space? That is mind, that is consciousness, that is intelligence. Like a honeycomb. Honeycomb is all filled with honey. Like this in the body---all the holes in the body are filled with mind, or consciousness. And the nature of that is joy, is Love."

Memory

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.

Meditation

Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation, is meditation.

Even in the Highest

Even in the highest enlightened person, you can find some flaws.

Feverishness and Creativity

When feverishness clogs your head, your mind is not clear; a poetry cannot dawn on that. If there is feverishness, any creative thought will not come.

chance of losing

A game is where you win and you lose, and both are part of it. When there is more chance of losing, it is more charming. The game has value when it is tough. So some little problems that come in life are part of the whole game.

Meditation

Mind in the present moment is meditation.

The Way Out

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. Hm?

100% comfortable

A state in which you feel absolutely comfortable, 100% comfort, that is meditation.

Hollow and Empty #2

Creation is all anxious to fulfill your desire when you become hollow and empty.

Mysteries of the World

The mysteries of this world can never be fully unfolded. The more you unfold it, the more mysterious it becomes. And that is why it is beautiful.

Expand Your World

Expand your world and your vasanas (cravings) will drop away. The world is so big! Be open to new experiences.

Mental Pain

Your concept in the mind that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind. The cause of distress is set concepts in the mind.

Divine Nectar

In every breath there is Divine nectar. There is nectar that flows out of it. Or poison can flow.

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.

Craving Creates sadness

Why are you sad? Why are you sorrowful? It�s because of your craving. You�re holding on to the past. The sadness is a memory of the past; a memory of craving from the past creates sadness now."

Forgiveness

Forgiveness shields and protects your mind, your spirit, from being violent.

Consciousness is the Guru

Consciousness is the Master, is the Divinity, is the Guru, is your Self.

Beauty in wakefulness

Just one spark of beauty in wakefulness, in the awakened, manifests as knowledge, as wisdom. That is satwa (purity of consciousness).

Life and Death

Knowledge of death will improve the quality of your life.

The Secret of Joy

You are the source of joy.

Dissolving Desire

"Want" is always hanging on to the "I." When the "I" itself is dissolving, "want" also dissolves, disappears.

No rejects

A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily available. It does
not reject anybody.

Different degrees of expression

Beauty has three levels: indication, expression, and exposure.
Spirituality indicates, art expresses, and science exposes.

Purity dispels depression

The moment purity comes, depression cannot be there; it goes away.

coming back to source

A mind that has come back to the home, to the source, is meditation.

Remember your nature

You have just been overshadowed by the events in your mind---that is
all that has happened. A cloud has covered the sun. What can any cloud
do to the sun? Can it destroy it? Remember your nature. You are the
only Soul, only Being.

Life Begins

Life begins when we step out of the mind. How do we step out of the
small mind? Through samadhi.

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.

Free coupon

If we really look through the eyes of wisdom, there is not a bit in this creation that is devoid of pain. Pain is the tail of everything in the
world. It comes along with anything---you take it, you get a free coupon: you get pain.

The Whole Universe

The whole universe is one body.

Relationship

Relationship is what? Feeling no separation---I am you, you are me. You are part of me, I am part of you.