You Are Making It Shine More

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…

Your Faith in Jesus Washed Your Karma

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…

All Work is Yoga

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…

The Ladder of Yoga

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…

The Supreme Gift

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…

How to Express Devotion to the Guru

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…

A Guru to Guide

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,…