You don’t have to think of the meaning to meditate on OM. Just simply repeat: “OM, OM, OM, OM.” When you repeat OM you hear your own sound. When you close your eyes and say, “OM, OM, OM, OM,” you’ll be hearing your own sound, is it not? So listen to that sound. Don’t think…
As spiritual seekers, we don’t need to be bound by our karma, bound by these planets, astrology, this and that. We should know, “I am seeking the help from the highest One. Day by day, I am coming closer and closer and closer to God. I completely trust in God. Nothing can happen to me.”…
On Thanksgiving Day, we thank God for providing us with all our needs. We should be thankful always; but if we forget, then at least this one day should be kept aside especially for that. All of the nicest things that we have come from God. God has provided us with everything. Even our bodies,…
If you really want to overcome any feelings of negativity, think of the people who are not as fortunate as you. Many, many others are facing more and greater challenges. When you see that, you will feel that you are very lucky in what you have. Remember that ultimately there is one source, one power.…
Question: Why do we want so much to be loved, instead of just being contented to love others? Why do we crave emotional comfort and want others to care about us? Answer: Because we still haven’t realized that there’s somebody in us, always, who is caring for us every minute, who is loving us every…
I’m sure you must have had at least a glimpse of God, otherwise you would not even be reading this. Unfortunately, we seldom see that reflection of God inside, which is in you as you. The duty of the spiritual teacher is to act as a mirror to show you the Light within. And it…
Still the mind. Listen. Enter the silence. In silence one becomes aware of his soul-consciousness. Silence is a pre-requisite for the apprehension of the reality. Enter the silence, realise the reality. Silence the tongue; silence the desires; silence the thoughts. You will now enjoy the bliss of the eternal. Love silence. Live in silence. Grow…
Question: As a child I learned a basic Jewish prayer, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” Please explain what this means? Answer: The meaning is very clear here. I don’t think it’s just the name of a country. Israel is what is real. And whoever thinks of that reality…
True freedom results from the dis-enthralment of the mind. He is a real potentate and ruler who has conquered the mind. He who has conquered desires, passions and the mind is the richest man. If the mind is under control, it matters little whether you stay in a palace, or a cave in the Himalayas;…
When you pray, you send out healing vibrations and good thoughts into the cosmos. They circulate there. If you pray for a particular individual, no matter where that individual is, your thought forms go there and reach that person. The person may not even know that you are praying for his or her welfare, but…
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…
The desire to attain knowledge of the self will dawn only in the person who is free from desires, who has a pure mind, and who is quite disgusted with this worldly life. Such a man only is competent to hear, meditate and attain Brahman, jnana, or knowledge of Brahman. When the knowledge of the…