Going into one’s own mind is Adhyātma; enquiring into the nature of one’s self. Remember, one’s self, not the Self. And one’s self means the personal self, the mind. You are not enquiring into Ātmān or Brahm; no enquiry is possible into Ātmān or Brahm. Adhyātma is an honest exploration into the facts of one’s …
When Shri Krishna says, “Think of Me,” Shri Krishna is obviously not to be objectified. Is Shri Krishna a handkerchief, a piece of wood, some idol in a temple? Some stone, a fabulous piece of architecture? What is Shri Krishna? How will you think of Shri Krishna? He is beyond thought. Therefore, what does it …
Any kind of ascension, any kind of wisdom or liberation requires a concerted effort. Want to know the real status of a person’s life? Just ask him how much has he invested in his self-development, inner development. How many years has he given? How much of his resources has he put into his own liberation? …
What is Brahm? A reality? No, Brahm is not real. Brahm is our utmost need. Brahm is our utmost need. Now call Brahm unreal at your own peril. All our life, all we deal with and encounter is destructibles, and all destructibles betray us at some point or the other. That’s their name, that’s their …
Find true meditation Meditation is true when you can feel no difference between meditation and life. That’s the test. You should be able to see no difference between meditation and life. But quite the contrary happens. I have seen people crazily running after meditation—and why do they want meditation? Because there is a great difference …
Love is freedom! Love is not about trying to find love. Love is about letting yourself absolutely free! That is it! Love is not object based. Love is not about, “I love this person or I love this work or I love this book.” Love is your inner state of mind. Do you know what …
The Tyrant is no more sitting outside, the tyrant is sitting within. It is part of our ego, It’s controlling us from inside. If the tyrant is sitting within and if want freedom,then the real battle has to be internal rather than external.
Krishna is beautiful, but he is tremendously beautiful. Do you understand the word ‘tremendous’? Do you know the word ‘tremor’? That which makes you shake and shiver. Krishna is tremendous. We can very easily tolerate someone who is just beautiful. The problem with being with Krishna is that he would be tremendously beautiful. You need …
Refer to the scriptures. Go to them, listen to them, seek advice from them. Let them tell you what you should do and what you should not do. If you’ll not listen to them, then who is it that you are going to listen to? You’ll either listen to the scriptures or follow the commands …
Meditation is for those who have a taste for the mystical. Meditation is for those who have a knack for the unknowable. Unless you are a little crazy, unless you are a little off-center, a little mad by worldly standards, meditation is not for you. The world looks at something and says, “This is how …