The mind is necessary, but it requires refinement to experience the real essence of Divinity. The mind can only accept a principle when it is in a calm state. It is only when the glass of the mind is clear that the light of Divinity can shine through. God plus mind makes man. Man minus […]
19 agosto, 2014
Expectation is the root cause of suffering
One of the means the mind uses to project itself into the future is expectation. The expectation of the future is lived now in the present. Expectation is the root cause of suffering. The past can be relived in the present, and that is what human beings do. They make themselves miserable by filling their […]
19 agosto, 2014
The mind invents the satans and gods
It is the mind that invents the satans and gods. The entire universe is nothing but mind and all problems in life are created by the mind. Tutoring that mind, we learn through meditational practices how we can overcome the mind and go beyond it, and there truth is found. The mind, being a finite […]
19 agosto, 2014
Controlling the mind
The more you exercise effort in controlling the mind, or controlling thought, the more will thoughts come. Thoughts are like monkeys in a tree. If you want to quiet the monkeys, it does not help to shake the tree; they will jump even more. If the thoughts are left to themselves, they will settle down […]
19 agosto, 2014
«I think»
People say they think. They only think that they think. They do not really think. The slightest bit of experience in the present triggers off a memory in the past through the law of association. Many people say, “I think,” but they do not think thoughts in their purity. Thoughts are always mixed with some […]
18 agosto, 2014
Game of Life
ROOPA: My mother asked that this question be asked. So, for her I’m asking the question‑‑for Nirmala. It’s a typical… never mind. If life was supposed to be the play of the Gods, why are so many people so miserable? When I am compassionate I can feel sorry for everyone, king or commoner, old or […]
18 agosto, 2014
Talking to God
The best way to review our talking is by not talking. Now what does that mean? It means that talk is nothing else but the verbalization of thought. And when thoughts become steady, silent, and find an equilibrium, then the real talk begins, the real review begins between you and Him. So words has its […]
18 agosto, 2014
The Essence of Non-Duality
This is a blend of several quotes and satsangs about Non-Duality. I include here also a text transcription of a satsang about the topic. Equal to All Equal to all. Now here is a conflict of feeling. At one moment you’d feel that you are non‑existent and at the next moment you feel that you […]
