How to enjoy
We want to enjoy, but we do not even know how to enjoy. This is the whole problem. There is a way to enjoy, also. The rishis are not against anyone living in the world.
Mysteries
This world is a mystery. Love is a mystery. Life is a mystery. Your sleep is a mystery. And mystery transcends reasoning.
Unseen Hand
How can we not see this? That everything in the body is happening by itself. Everything in creation is happening by itself. The flowers are blossoming, the leaves are becoming green, the petals are becoming yellow, the sun is rising, setting---how could one be so blind not to see an "unseen hand" behind this whole creation?
The unseen hand
How can we not see this? That everything in the body is happening by itself. Everything in creation is happening by itself. The flowers are blossoming, the leaves are becoming green, the petals are becoming yellow, the sun is rising, setting---how could one be so blind not to see an "unseen hand" behind this whole creation?
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
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
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.
Avoiding Bondage
You reject something, but if you reject it without anger it is not bondage; if you reject something with anger, then that is bondage. You receive some, and when you receive: "Oh, oh, oh!" you are excited about it, then that is bondage. Whatever is done with anger or excitement makes a strong impression in the mind and that becomes a bondage.
Like Attracts like
In the realm of mind, like attracts like. If the soul is peaceful, then it attracts peaceful environment and people around it.
Uncovering Divine Love
To uncover is enlightenment. Uncover what? Your true identify, your true nature. And what is your true nature? Divine Love.
A Wall of Pride
If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all of the artificial wall we build between ourselves and others. In the "wall" we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us
A wall of pride
If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all of the artificial wall we build between ourselves and others. In the "wall" we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us.
pain in love
There is pain in love because the pain is of the ego; the ego is disappearing, is being destroyed, crushed - and that crushing of ego is painful.
maturing intellect
When the intellect starts maturing, it starts questioning the source of creation.
sound of silence
When you listen, listen to something more. Not just to the sound, but to the silence, too.
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.
Inner connection with the Guru
Guru is inside you. Have an inner union with the guru. Inside, be with the guru. Krishna is inside you; God, the Divine is inside you---have an inner connection with the Divine.
Love also creates pain
Love also creates pain---tremendous amount of pain. Separation creates pain---tremendous amount of pain. A want, a wish creates a tremendous amount of pressure on the mind.
Niranjana
Events cannot stick on to you. You are like the pure crystal. Niranjanah---untouched, unstained by anything.
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.
Disagreement
Whether you agree with me or disagree with me, what does it matter to what is? What is, is
Doubt and Trust
The possibility of doubting shows you the strength of your trust. When you do not have a chance to doubt, then how do you know how deep is your trust? You do not know.
Future
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
harsh words
Do not speak any harsh word. Let not any harsh word come out of your
mouth to anyone, for the Divine dwells in every heart. Do not hurt
with your words, for the Divine dwells in every heart.
mouth to anyone, for the Divine dwells in every heart. Do not hurt
with your words, for the Divine dwells in every heart.
Transcendental Prayer
When you meditate or when you pray, when you are in the space of vastness, calmness and love, you emit certain vibrations, and these vibrations are not limited to you or your environment. They also touch all those minds or the balloons of souls which are outside your physical reality. Your prayer transcends physical reality and reaches the subtle levels of existence.
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.
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.
Committed to 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.
Highest Blossoming
What is the highest blossoming of consciousness? That consciousness which is neither in the past nor in the future nor in the present, but is a witness to all three. Or you can say, that consciousness which contains the infinite past, the infinite future, and is totally available in the present moment.
Arguing Mind
Look at this arguing mind. This is what you have been carrying all these years---and you want to continue carrying it?
Faith
Do anything---if there is no shradhaa (faith), nothing is going to benefit you. And if you do nothing and there is shradhaa, that itself becomes
saadhana for you, becomes a practice.
Beyond Birth and Death
There is something in you that is beyond death. And that is before birth, also.
Dissolving Desire
"Want" is always hanging on to the "I." When the "I" itself is dissolving, "want" also dissolves, disappears.
Desire
Desire means the present is not sufficient enough, it is not okay the way it is now, this moment. Desire means projection to the next moment. Desire simply means being unaware of the Infinity. Desire simply means you don't know yourself.
Become free
Offering all the negativity, you become free. Offering all the positive virtues you think you possess, you become free.
Meditation and Death
Meditation is very similar to this experience of void. In meditation you realize you are not just the body, but you are more than the body. That annihilates the fear of death
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.
Observation is the key
Craving never dies by experience---craving or aversion goes only through observation.
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.
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.
male and female
You are made up of both your father and mother; so, within you you have both the characteristics of mother and father, male and female. There are many men who have motherly qualities in them, feminine qualities in them. And then, there are many women who have more male qualities in them. Love is beyond the qualities; Love is beyond male or female. It is not just limited to body or emotions. It is something that transcends all these identifications.
Disagreement
Whether you agree with me or disagree with me, what does it matter to what is? What is, is
Guilt and Forgiveness
If you make someone feel guilty about their mistake, then you have not forgiven them. That guilt itself is a punishment.
Feverishness
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.
cannot dawn on that. If there is feverishness, any creative thought
will not come.
Unseen hand
How can we not see this? That everything in the body is happening by itself. Everything in creation is happening by itself. The flowers are blossoming, the leaves are becoming green, the petals are becoming yellow, the sun is rising, setting---how could one be so blind not to see an "unseen hand" behind this whole creation?
Love and Logic
Love is the realm of the unknown, the unknowable, the infinity. Logic pertains to the realm of limitations, observations.
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.
Unconditional Love
The breath moves into a saint as well as into a wicked person. The breath makes no distinction, it moves. Unconditionally it loves you, supports you, holds you in its arms, because it is all Shiva. The entire creation is "Shiva tatwa" -- innocence.
Spiritual Knowledge and Science
All possible advancements in any field you see today, either science or arts, originated as a thought, originated in that ocean of Intelligence.People talk about "science meeting spirituality" or "spirituality coming together with science" this is such an immature, childish statement. Spiritual knowledge *is* science. And science can never be away from spiritual knowledge. Because, spirit alone can bring the science up. They are two sides of the same coin.
Problems
Many problems have come, many problems have been solved, and each
problem has enriched life in some way, has brought up some strength in
you.
problem has enriched life in some way, has brought up some strength in
you.
Inner Connection
Krishna is inside you; God, the Divine is inside you---have an inner connection with the Divine.
Addictions or Vasanas
Limited attraction, small attractions here and there---smell, touch, taste, sight---these are called the "vasunas." The five senses draw you into small, limited awareness, and not only just enjoying that, but you get entangled in the mind, thinking about it all the time.
No Going Back
For every step, the previous phase has to be disolved. One phase
disolves to give space for another, and it is always evolutionary. So
there is no reverting back, no reversing---it is evolutionary. It can
stop for a while, but then it continues.
disolves to give space for another, and it is always evolutionary. So
there is no reverting back, no reversing---it is evolutionary. It can
stop for a while, but then it continues.
The formless
The formless is ruling your life. The formless is ruling the world. And there is a greater formlessness that is ruling the entire creation. And you are the center of that greater formlessness, whatever you call it---God, Consciousness, No-Mind, Nirvana, Spirit, anything you call it by name.
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.
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
Body is 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.
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.
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
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.
Joy that nothing else can give
Dispassion does not take away joy from you. Dispassion gives the joy
that nothing else can give.
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.
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.
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.
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.
here. I am here for you. I am here to make you comfortable." Those are
the moments that you have really lived your life.
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.
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.
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?
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