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Words are very powerful! If somebody doesn’t know the language, they won’t understand a word, they won’t know what you are saying. The moment they know the language, they will react according to th...
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Words are very powerful! If somebody doesn’t know the language, they won’t understand a word, they won’t know what you are saying. The moment they know the language, they will react according to th...
The first step of what we call self-realization is to realize what we actually are. This can only be found out in daily life. We cannot find it in a cave. You can sit in a cave for fifteen years, m...
The only way to study yourself, the only way to know yourself, the only way to realize yourself, to understand yourself as you are and not as you imagine you are, is by being a part of the society....
This (examination to know thyself) is possible only in the midst of society. You cannot really study your mind—that is ‘to know your Self’—in isolation. Sitting in a cave, there is no one with whom...
One has to carefully and vigilantly watch one’s self as one actually is, before proceeding to explore the possibilities of finding the Truth. This also means one needs a great deal of attention, wh...
The Peepal Grove School requires teachers for the following disciplines: 1. Yoga Asanas 2. Sanskrit The residential school is affiliated to the ICSE Board and was founded by Sri M in June, 2006. He...
My Master said, “The first step is to understand yourself—your strengths, your weaknesses, what you actually are and not start with super-imposing the idea that I am great, I am blissful, I am this...
Amongst the Sufis, there is a saying, which they attribute to Prophet Mohammed: ‘man arafa nafsahu faqad arafa rabbahu’ which means, he who knoweth his Self, knoweth his Lord.
I am talking about what we think and how we act. If these two things can go together, then meditation begins. To not bring about this dichotomy in one’s life, one has to be eternally watchful. It m...
An old proverb says: Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths, for thou have little understanding.
When a spiritual teacher puts his disciples to the test, even the most exalted amongst them can fail. It is very difficult for a disciple to pass the master’s test. Therefore, be prepared to examin...
I am saying, deep down in our minds if we would only be ready to peel off the outer layers of dust that have gathered; if only we are ready to reframe our thinking; if only we are ready to look at ...