Question: I am in a very important transition period in my life: recently divorced, moved out of my husband’s home, and I’m out on my own. All this is new to me, and I am feeling lost. How do I find a direction? Answer: Come to Yogaville. You are here to serve others. Maybe, who…
Viveka (wisdom) gives inner strength and mental peace. A viveki (wise one) gets no troubles. He is always on the alert. He never gets entangled in anything. He has far-sightedness. He knows the true value of the objects of this universe. He is fully aware of the worthlessness of these shallow toys. Nothing, nothing can…
Question: I try and have loving and peaceful thoughts all the time but still find time for negative and unloving thoughts. How can I move past these negative thoughts? Answer: Put more emphasis on the positive thoughts. With all that, if negative thoughts come, wait a minute and find out where are they coming from.…
The essential qualification for a sadhu (man of renunciation) is that he should adapt himself to all conditions and circumstances, causing no inconvenience to others. His is the duty to serve – not to worry others. Very few sadhus know what they are and what they should be. This morning an old sadhu from Swarg…
Evil should not have time to dwell in your mind. What if some one refuses to give you milk, to give you food? What if some one scolds you? Always repeat: “I am not this body; I am not this mind; I am the eternal immortal satcidananda atman.” Bear insult and injury. If some one…
Know that you are being guided by God. Whatever situation is presented to you is presented by God. You should realize that. You may have a parent, a boss, someone who is in charge of you, but the true Chief Administrator is God and no other authority. Don’t worry about administrators or outside authorities. Just…
Question: We have been very busy lately and we haven’t been able to meditate or do pujas anymore. Even while at school or while playing we seem to forget about God. What can we do to bring God back into our lives? Answer: The easiest way is to know that whatever you do is worship.…
Where there is light, certainly there is darkness also. What is darkness? Absence of light. When you don’t recognize the light, you see darkness. What is dark to you is bright to a cat or a tiger or a bat. It’s all relative. And when you have one, you have the other also. You can’t…
Put yourself in the hands of the higher force. You cannot do everything by yourself. If you believe in God, if you trust God wholeheartedly, even your sickness will go away because you are putting yourself into the hands of a more powerful doctor. Difficult situations come to give us a chance to prove that…
Years ago you had an abortion. At that time, you didn’t know the outcome of it and you made a mistake. So, gone is gone, like spilled milk. What would you do by brooding over it? There is no point in brooding. We all make mistakes, there is no benefit in brooding over the past…
Question: A written contract exists between two parties that includes specific duties and reimbursement for those services. Without notice, the reimbursement is withheld, yet the duties must be performed. We have learned to bear insult and bear injury. In the face of breach of contract, does the yogi pursue a legal course of action or…
Peace is not just in the hands of a few individuals. Every one of us can do something. When there are more peaceful individuals, the world becomes more peaceful. So let it begin within oneself. In one sense, it’s almost impossible to make the whole world peaceful. The world is not created that way. It…