Speak less and only speak about what is to be spoken of. Control of the tongue is very important. The tongue does two things: tasting and talking. Have limitations in both. Speak less, speak softly and speak the truth. Occasionally stay away from talking completely and experience silence. By talking we expose our ignorance and…
The aspirant should separate himself also from the sad-urmis (six waves in the ocean of sarhsara (worldly life), viz, birth and death, hunger and thirst, exhilaration and grief). Birth and death, belong to the physical body; hunger and thirst belong to the prana (life); exhilaration and grief are the attributes of the mind. The soul…
Question: I feel a strong desire to be a mother and part of a family unit, yet I haven’t met a man to begin this family with. I sometimes become impatient and anxious, begin to lack faith and trust and feel pressured because of my age. Do you have any suggestions? Answer: God has a…
The atman (self) is most ancient, hard to perceive and abides secretly in the innermost cave of the heart or intellect. This atman or supreme soul fills all with his radiance. This atman is incorporeal, pure, invulnerable. He is untouched by evil. The atman is the supreme seer and thinker, immanent and transcendental. This atman…
Whatever has a beginning or an end is unreal. That which exists in the past, the present and the future is real. Only Brahman exists in these three periods of time. Hence Brahman alone is real. The reality underlying all names and forms, the primal one from which everything originates is Brahman, the absolute. Brahman…
The origin of thought is the Cosmic Mind itself, which we call God. It is God who thought of creating. Since then, thoughts are here. As long as there is mind, there will be thoughts. The mind is nothing but a bundle of thoughts. Even the idea of working toward the thoughtless state itself is…
Like the pot and clay, waves and the sea, ornaments of gold and gold, the universe is non-different from Brahman. The cause does not lose its being by appearing as the effect. The world is not an illusion, but it is non-different from Brahman. Like heat is inseparable from fire and identical with it, so…
Question: You have said that God is neutral. You have also said God can approve or disapprove of our plans and intentions. Please explain how both can be true. Answer: When I said that God is neutral, that was true. And when I said that God approves and disapproves, that was also true. The sun’s…
The mind is a creation of avidya (ignorance) and it is the effect of avidya. The mind is filled with delusion this is why it tempts you and makes you go astray. If you can destroy the cause of the mind by getting knowledge of the supreme self, the mind is nowhere; it dwindles into…
If you want God, what should you do? Simply sit and cry? No. You should serve God. If you really want to attract somebody, if you want to get somebody’s love, you must serve that person. You must do all that you can to attract that person so he or she will love you. You…
The universe is a mirror in which is reflected the being and beauty of God. God’s universe is ruled by his eternal laws. In the East, the law of cause and effect is called the law of karma. In the New Testament it is expressed in the words: “Whatever a man sows, that he will…
Everything is empty without God. Marriage, an ashram, even sannyas (monkhood) is empty if there’s no God. Each one is trying to find that joy through different ways. To find God, you don’t need to do anything. Neither taking sannyas, nor having a family, nor living in an ashram, nor having anything is going to…