Do what you feel like doing – Nisargadatta Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Q: I seem to have a clear idea of what needs be done, but I find myself getting tired and depressed and seeking human company and thus wasting time that should be given to solitude and meditation. M: Do what you feel like doing. […]
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Control of the Mind – Sarada Devi
Control of the Mind – Sarada Devi Teachings of Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother Control of the Mind (Part 1) 1. “Everything depends on one’s mind. Nothing can be achieved without purity of mind. It is said, ‘The aspirant may have received the grace of the Guru, the Lord, and the Vaishnava; but he […]
Turn away from desire or fear – Nisargad
Turn away from desire or fear – Nisargadatta Maharaj: You are back in India! Where have you been, what have you seen? Questioner: I come from Switzerland. I stayed there with a remarkable man who claims to have realized. He has done many Yogas in his past and had many experiences that passed away. Now […]
Work Without Getting Caught – Vivekanand
Work Without Getting Caught One of the greatest lessons I have learnt in my life is to pay as much attention to the means of work as to its end. He was a great man from whom I learnt it, and his own life was a practical demonstration of this great principle. I have […]
Mind runs about too much – Chinmayananda
Mind runs about too much Question: My mind runs about too much. I do not seem to get it under control! Answer: You describe a situation which every sincere seeker experiences at one time or another. This is mainly because you despair unncesessarily at the direction in which your mind is running at some point […]
Living One’s Values – Chinmayananda
Living One’s Values Self-Unfoldment Swami Chinmayananda Q: I have read a good deal. I also have convictions. Yet to put these values into practice is my problem. A: This was exactly Arjuna’s problem in the Bhagavad Gita. The Lord advised him: Recognize your real enemies; they are desire and anger, born of a passionate nature. […]
Breath Regulation helps Meditation – Ram
Breath Regulation helps Meditation In the absence of enquiry and devotion, the natural sedative pranayama (breath regulation) may be tried. This is known as Yoga Marga. If life is imperilled the whole interest centres round the one point, the saving of life. If the breath is held the mind cannot afford to (and does not) […]
Divine Grace is Essential for Meditation...
Divine Grace is a powerful aid for Meditation The conversation turned upon the question as to whether Iswara Prasad (Divine Grace) is necessary for the attaining of samrajya (universal dominion) or whether a jiva’s honest and strenuous efforts to attain it cannot of themselves lead him to That from whence is no return to life […]
What is Meditation ? Expulsion of Though...
What is Meditation ? Expulsion of Thoughts. How? D.: What should one think of when meditating? M.: What is meditation? It is expulsion of thoughts. You are perturbed by thoughts which rush one after another. Hold on to one thought so that others are expelled. Continuous practice gives the necessary strength of mind to engage […]
Meditation: Get rid of unnecessary thoug...
Get rid of thoughts D.: I am a business man. How shall I get on with business and get peace of mind also? M.: This is also a thought. Give up this thought also and remain as your true Self. D.: It is said: Do your duty without any expectation of results. How shall I […]
The Supreme is the easiest to reach – Ni
The Supreme is the easiest to reach – Nisargadatta Questioner: What is the link between the Self (Vyakta) and the Supreme (Avyakta)? Maharaj: From the self’s point of view the world is the known, the Supreme — the Unknown. The Unknown gives birth to the known, yet remains Unknown. The known is infinite, but […]
The Supreme is Beyond All – Nisargadatta
The Supreme is Beyond All – Nisargadatta Questioner: You say, reality is one. Oneness, unity, is the attribute of the person. Is then reality a person, with the universe as its body? Maharaj: Whatever you may say will be both true and false. Words do not reach beyond the mind. Q: I am just trying to […]
