Try to analyze what sort of fear you come across, what sort of doubt. Even to analyze and find out you should have a strong and clear mind. Because you are trying to penetrate through the mind with another part of clear mind which is very hard. So, in a way, it is better even…
In a way the founding fathers wanted the entire America to be a Yogaville. That’s what their intention was. And of course the founding fathers here wanted that. The founding sages and saints of all the great religions wanted this kind of freedom and independence or liberation throughout the universe. They didn’t even bother to…
Don’t give room for temporary depressions. Things come and go. Nothing is permanent in this world. Even our bodies come and go. You once had a young body; now you have an adult body. Someday you will have an old body, and one day you will even have a dead body. But still, you have…
When you cannot avoid certain things, the easiest way to bring peace into your heart is to immediately accept them. “Kita dayin, vetana mara” is a beautiful Tamil saying that means, “If you cannot get it, immediately forget it.” Remembering this will save you from a lot of problems. If you deserve something, let it…
Even if you achieve the whole world by your selfishness, you are not going to be happy. You cannot be. Selfishness can never make you happy. Sometimes you may get what you want, but your own selfishness will spoil it. In a way, that is what we learn from all these disappointments in life. Every…
Never be afraid of anything. A person with fear dies every minute. Remember that. Know that change is a part of nature. Things will always come and go, join and separate, make again and break again. Daily you see that. The sun rises and sets. Day turns into night, night turns into day. Remember, even…
Question: Are great catastrophes, possibly even a nuclear war, in store for the world; and if so, what will happen to each of our individual evolving souls? Answer: First of all, “Are there catastrophes in store?” The answer is “Maybe.” Oh, you wanted a year and date. Okay, “Maybe tomorrow.” Remember: what God created can…
So, by seeing nice things you will have faith in God? That’s why you don’t have faith, because you see terrible things. As I said just a minute back, all the terrible things are good. Not only for individuals, even for the world. Now, three eyes of storms are watching us attacking the east coast…
Training the mind is worth doing at any cost. It’s extremely difficult. That’s why we don’t see very many saints. If it were that easy, there would be thousands. How many saints have there been like that? You can easily count them. Don’t be discouraged; don’t think that you shouldn’t try for it. How do…
Never give up. Know that your spiritual goal is something great. You have fallen down from the summit, and you are on your way back up. It is greater even than climbing Mount Everest. As soon as the climbers get to the peak of Everest, they have to go down again. They never rest. But…
Life is a sport. Everything that you do is a game. Play each game well. Don’t worry about competing; just play your best. And don’t always look to win. Constantly winning is boring. Treat everything as equal—victory and failure, profit and loss. Enjoy them both. If you win a thousand dollars, say, “Great! I won…
Life must be a challenge. Only then is it exciting. In an obstacle race, you are forced to surmount all the obstacles: to jump over the hurdles, go through barrels, crawl under rugs, climb over walls. What would happen if, to avoid all that, you went around all the obstacles and asked for the winner’s…