When you climb the stairs you have the railing to hold on to. You might be strong enough to climb the stairs without the railing, yet the railing is there as a protection to grip on to if your foot slips. All true teachers live their teachings first, and then teach. Otherwise, their teachings carry […]
11 julio, 2014
I do my duty
I do my duty; and my mission in life is to give off what I have gained. If I have gained joy, I impart that joy. If I have gained wisdom through the power of Divinity, it is my dharma to impart that wisdom. If I am filled with love, it is my duty to […]
11 julio, 2014
Devotion to your teacher
To be uncritical does not involve any worship whatsoever. You don’t need to worship gurus—no! That is wrong! Why should you worship gurus? But you can be devoted to a guru if you wish, and that devotion is experienced every day; it’s a very natural thing. You’re devoted to your children; you’re devoted to your […]
11 julio, 2014
A real teacher
A real teacher, in the class of Buddha, Christ, and Krishna, feels the pain of your clinging. That is why the scriptures say, “He died for your sins; he suffered for your sins.” Devotion and love are felt within. The true master immediately feels and sees it, and not even a word needs to be […]
11 julio, 2014
First deserve, and then demand
If a guru gives you a practice which is needed by you, specifically tailor-made for you, practice it with sincerity and truthfulness. And if you practice it with sincerity and it does you no good, change the guru! The teacher shows you the path, but you have to walk it with your own feet. There […]
11 julio, 2014
Spiritual Pride
Teachers sometimes develop a spiritual pride, which is not good at all—it is devolutionary instead of evolutionary. The greatest thing to be watched for is pride. A person can reach a very high evolutionary spiritual standard, but if he assumes any form of pride, then he is not a spiritual teacher because he, with his […]
11 julio, 2014
The message of truth
The message of truth will eternally remain the same. But as times change, the message has to be given out in a different manner, so that people can understand, accept, and practice it. When they practice they benefit. When they benefit by unfolding themselves, all joy of the universe is theirs, and that is, as […]
11 julio, 2014
More ordinary than ordinary
The unfolded man has to be a humble man. He must know the true value of humility. He can identify himself with a highly evolved being and at the same time identify himself with the merest worm that crawls on the floor. This identification takes place because he has recognized the Divinity existent everywhere: he […]
