It is easy to look at modern living and think we have accomplished much as humanity. Today, Man is able to fly into the sky and cross the globe in a few hours. Or dive into the deep seas and witness the wonderous abundance of oceanic life. We can pick up a small device in our hand and speak to…
A man goes to Mullah Nazaruddin, and says: “I have the worst stomach problem. I want this to go away at any cost.” The Mullah takes a big rock and hits the man’s his knee with it. The poor man starts to cry in agony and exclaims, “Why did you hit me on the knee?!” Says the Mullah to him,…
To the spiritual seeker, the control and mastery of the breath is everything. The Upanishads talk about the breath as the living presence and action of God. In fact, one of the simplest forms of meditation is to merely observe the breath. To understand the science behind this, we need to look into how the breath is linked across all…
Of all human emotions, fear is one that has a role in our survival: it told ancient cave men to run from the tiger. Yet, what was supposed to protect us has been the cause of our crippling. A lot has been said about how to handle this. ‘Conquer your fear’ is a common phrase. Battle it, overcome it and…
More money. More power. More material things. Modern society defines growth and success by all the things we’ll leave behind when we’re 6-feet under. These are yardsticks of the Ego (the Identity). It limits our true and eternal nature to a very small world view. When all of existence is within your reach and all of the cosmos is in…
A lot of us have made large investments in sorrow. It is something we have built very unconsciously. To this unconscious construct, we then apply logic that justifies our misery. ‘Get married to my wife and know how miserable life is.’ ‘Work for my boss and know what it’s like to be a slave.’ Each one of us has got…
Question: for many years now, I’ve been listening to talks and seeking transformation, but it doesn’t seem to have made any difference. Why am I not able to change? I feel as if I never want to listen to anything again. Answer: This is like a heartbroken youngster who was once in love saying he will never marry because of…
Why are our relationships so bad? Are you relating to your wife or husband? Ask yourself, are you really relating to your husband? Your wife? I would say that in today’s society, we are not relating to each other in the right way. You’re relating to an image of your wife or husband. Not who they actually are. If your…
Inner richness alone creates wealth. And our experiences are a large part of that wealth. If anything, we are here to learn and experience. If you say, “I fell in love Swamiji, what should I do?” I would say, “Why do you want to fall in love? Why not rise in love?” Experience what is. Experience an experience, unpolluted or…
Intelligence is when we learn to eliminate our ignorance. Knowledge destroys ignorance. In fact, there’s no doubt that knowledge is transformational, but we need to be careful how we use it. Is it destroying our foolishness or protecting it? Take for example, technology. Technology has grown tremendously in the past few years. But we must ask ourselves, has human consciousness…
