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…
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…
Every bit of work is yoga for you when you are sincere. Think that the Lord is working through your hands, eating through your mouth. In the beginning some of your actions may be unselfish. But in the long run you can do all actions in an unselfish manner. Always scrutinize your motives. Every act…
There are people who have not been able to serve their preceptors, who have not done any selfless service, or any devotional practices, who have not had the heart to treat other children with the affection they show to their own, who may not have had the heart to help others who were in severe…
Yoga is the supreme gift of India to the world at large. Yoga does not quarrel with science; it supplements it. Yoga is a methodical way to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature – both physical and psychical. Yoga is the supreme science of contacting reality. It is perfection…
Answer: The prayer should go on 24 hours a day, even when I am speaking to you, I should be praying.
Question: Is it okay that don’t do any rituals, I simply come and pour out my prayers at sacred samadhi? Answer: It all depends on the intensity of love which you pour out when you come to the sacred samadhi. At the same time, you should see within your heart: You should not feel superior…
Answer: It depends upon the intensity of the aspiration. A stage will come automatically when you will not be able to attend to family matters and will think of the Guru.
Answer: The Guru can take our karma but he usually does not do it. Problems do not occur in our life accidentally. Problem is derived from the words pro balo, which means that which is deliberately thrown in our way. The measure in which we face these problems, our Shakti, will unfold, and hence the…
Answer: Reverence is a feeling of the heart: the more you are in contact with the Guru, it will happen automatically. It is a matter of the heart.
Answer: The Guru has to do some work alone, He would not wish to do before the public eye. If you you living away from the Guru, close your eyes and ask the Guru: Gurdev this is the problem, what should I do? The answer will come to you. The Guru is never away from…
Learn the yoga under a guru (preceptor). Then only will you be able to understand the subtle points. Get practical lessons also from him. Then alone you will grow rapidly. He will remove your doubts and show you the right path, because he has already trodden the path himself. He will point out the pitfalls,…