We Should Be Able to Offer Ourselves
Not everyone can go out and serve physically. Those who have that capacity should do so. Those without that capacity can project their positive thoughts. In fact, thoughts are more powerful than actions. Many great sages and saints who live in caves an…
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See Good in All Healing Agents
Brahman, or the eternal, is infinite. His expressions are also infinite. Allopathy, homeopathy, hydropathy, chromopathy, electropathy, naturopathy, ayurveda, unani all are his manifestations. All these systems differ. Temperaments also are different, s…
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The Highest Realization Is That
Everything is happening according to God’s Will. Everything. God is behind everything. We are all puppets. God pulls a string, I raise my hand this way; another string, I raise my hand another way. God drops the string, my arm drops. So we are all pupp…
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Secret of Living
Disease is not a condition that ought to frighten you. It is not brought about by agencies outside yourself. Disease is the result of the kickings of life. Health alone exists. It is life alone that makes a man live. Disease is only a sign of health. I…
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Not Every Hole Has a Snake
We have to correct our vision. It’s not only the eye that sees, but the “I” sees also. Sit in meditation and think, “Am I seeing things and people without any prejudice, or do I project my image?” We see not just the person, but our own prefixed notion…
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Way to Radiant Health
Health is joy. Health is wealth. Health is the elixir of life. Without health life becomes a burden. Nature tries to keep us healthy but we bring or sickness by continuous violation of the laws of nature. Natural laws are relentless. There is no mercy.…
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Your Whole Mind Should Be on It
When you do a thing, your whole mind should be on it. Success depends on your application of the mind. Without that concentration, it’s a half-hearted job. Part of your mind will be here, part of it will be somewhere else. You cannot achieve success in…
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The Temple of God
This mysterious human body, the temple of God, the nine-gated city of Brahman, is a marvellous palace for the immortal indweller, or soul. The body is a product of the prarabdha karma (the karma that determines this present life for this individual sou…
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You Learn Even Faster
If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter. Make mistakes and learn. The best teachers are your own mistakes. You learn even faster by your mistakes. Once I was at a conference with the great modern scientist Buckminster Fuller. He stood up and said, “Frie…
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A Saint
God dwells in those who have no lust, anger, pride, arrogance, delusion, greed, hatred and deceit. A sage realises his unity, his spiritual oneness with others. He sees their suffering and out of compassion, devotion and love, he stays on the earth pla…
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The Essence of Yoga
Let us talk a little about samadhi. In the yogic sense, we are talking about the transcendental state of enlightenment. But in India, normally if you say, “He has attained Samadhi,” that means he has died and is buried. That is the normal connotation f…
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How To Eradicate Hatred
No samadhi (union with God) is possible when hatred, prejudice, jealousy, anger, lust, etc., exist in the mind. Remove these defects by love, endurance, contemplation of the infinite, vision of the self, good company, and enquiry. Love is the greatest…
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