Meditation is not, and never could be a form of escape from reality. Drug taking is an escape from reality. Meditation is a way to make you face reality. The efforts of drug taking and meditation are directly opposite. One forms dependence, the other forms independence. Now because the entire body and the mind, the […]
Man is not born to suffer
Man is not born to suffer. The human being is born to enjoy. It is our inherent right, for joy is within us. We are children of light. We are the manifestation of that eternal essence which can only be called love. As we go deeper through our meditational and spiritual practices, the movements of […]
Love thy neighbor as thyself
Know that if you are happy (or unhappy) today, you will be unhappy (or happy) tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after. Love is beyond all happiness and all sorrow, because happiness and sorrow are transitory. If you want to become lovable, become loving first. For if you are loving, automatically you become […]
God is love and love is God
When a person can really experience, really appreciate love, then his life becomes worthwhile. The essence of our teaching is the development of this love; how to unfold the inner core of your being so that you will not only express, but live love. Love is to be lived. Religions differ at lower levels, but […]
The mind and the heart hold hands
Remember this, the moment I start analyzing my love, love ceases, because I have taken love to the mental level. The mind cannot love, it can only appreciate the mechanics of love. Love is the welling of the heart. The heart feels the closeness and oneness where your heartbeat spontaneously feels the heartbeat of your […]
The root of worship lies in the subject, not in the object.
There are various levels of love, ranging from the very grossest to the highest spiritual level. One can love in a very limited way by physical means only. One can love in a higher form where body and mind are involved. The highest level comes when mind, body and spirit are involved. That forms the […]
The secret of happiness is not in belongings, but in belonging.
When someone says, “I don’t love such-and-such a person,” the fault is not in the object. The fault lies in the subject, because the subject has failed to recognize what love is. Understanding does not require analysis. Analysis can only bring you acquired knowledge which is far different from inner knowledge. Inner knowledge is wisdom. […]
There is some truth in the saying that love is blind
As we do our best to live a good life, many things develop. Bhakti and love develop as we perform right action. In right action there is so much love that our very action becomes a dedication, and that dedication becomes an offering. That very offering is none else but devotion and love. There is […]