Truth, mercy, humility, self-control, purity, devotion, courage, dispassion, discrimination, serenity, equilibrium are the doors to liberation. Contentment is the greatest virtue – it makes a man richer than an emperor. It brings every blessing and everlasting peace. Bearing insult and injury is saintliness. Justice, mercy, compassion, honesty, selfless service, sacrifice, self-restraint, are the ingredients or…
Once, two children were talking to each other. One child said, “If you show me where God is, I’ll give you an apple.” The other child looked around and said, “I’ll give you two apples if you show me where God is not!” God, as holy vibration, is everywhere. It is not that you are…
Bhakti or devotion is indispensable for attaining jnana. Jnana is the condition necessary for bhakti to reach its fullest development in love. Knowledge without devotion is as futile as devotion without knowledge. Love follows from the basic oneness of all beings. God is being. World is becoming. The creation of the world does not in…
Make use of this precious human birth for the achievement of this supreme purpose – God-realisation. Pray to the Lord to make you desireless. But have one strong desire and let it be for attaining self-realisation. Through a life of devotion, service, purification, charity, sadhana (spiritual practice) and meditation attain the highest self- realisation and…
As you send your prayers to a sick person, you can think, “Get well,” but you are not asking God to make the person well. You are simply sending your good thoughts to the one in need. Thought forces are very powerful. They will go and help the person. Your good thoughts, your wishful thinking,…
Question: You often say, “Don’t do anything that would disturb your peace.” If someone has an irrational fear, should he or she try to get over it by doing the feared thing, even though this might disturb the person’s peace? Answer: In this situation you are consciously trying to get over a phobia. At first,…
Question: If someone prays for something that feels good and seems right but it doesn’t happen, should the person just forget it, or keep praying? Answer: Strictly speaking, your prayer should not be for getting something. It should not be a sort of, “I pray, You give.” That does not mean that you should not…
When the sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) has combined bhakti yoga and karma yoga, he feels that God does everything, that he is an instrument in the hands of God. Thus he slowly frees himself from the bonds of karma and attains freedom through action. When the sadhaka combines jnana yoga with karma yoga, he feels that…
Siddhis, or powers, can come with spiritual practice. But remember, they are the worst impediments. Who would want a siddhi? Your ego. “I want to do this. I want to get that. I want to have name, fame. I want to show my superiority. I want to perform miracles.” The biggest miracle is to become…
Don’t waste your time in thinking about the past or worrying about the future. Some of the astrologers might be a little unhappy with me for saying that. They have a job to do; fine, let them do it. They are also needed. But don’t get caught up in these things. You can rise above…
Some ignorant people say: “Karma does everything. It is all destiny. If I am destined by my karma to be like this or like that, why then should I exert? It is my destiny only.” This is fatalism. This will bring inertia, stagnation and misery. This is perfect misunderstanding of the laws of karma. This…
Question: Is it proper to say that Jesus took the karma of man upon himself? Is this the same as other masters assuming the karma of their disciples? Answer: The masters or prophets or sages don’t take away your karma. They can, but normally they don’t. Instead, they give you the strength to face your…