‘Man, know thyself’

Man, know thyself

Faith

Some people are born with such deep faith in them, from the word go and to have that faith in them, they have at some time or another, perhaps in their previous lives who knows, worked hard for that faith.

I am

It all depends upon us and what awareness we have, how much our awareness has been unfolded. Remember the word «unfolded,» not expanded. Because man is born with all this [wisdom] in him. The awareness of the entire universe is within him. The entirety of Divinity is within man, so there is nothing to search […]

Thy will be done

Now people would say that, «Okay, I do spiritual practices. I find some peace. I find some betterment in life,» which is the experience of practically all people. «But how can we expedite it? How can we make it quicker?» The answer lies in the fact that you let go. Just let go of that which is called mind. Easier said than done. How does one let go?

Patternings

Our view is narrow because the conscious mind acts only as a vehicle for the upper strata of the subconscious to flow through it. In other words, the patternings that are there in the upper strata of the subconscious mind is being expressed through the conscious mind.

No time, no place, and no space

You’re sitting in this lovely room here, hmm. “Are you really sitting in this room?” I would like to ask, “or are you somewhere else beyond time, beyond space, and beyond causation?”

Attachment

AttachmentThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. The opposite of attachment is non attachment.

Thinking about Fear

You’ve got to neutralize the mind. And how do we neutralize the mind? By spiritual practices. If a fearful thought comes into your mind, let it be there. You can become an observer of that thought and the thought loses its power. Now to become an observer, it’s a long process, it just does not come overnight. There must be some easy way. So what do you do?