Yamas and Niyamas – 2

The second rule is Satya. It means to be with what is right now, to be with something that is not changing. Satya does not mean just speaking the truth. It is total commitment for truth. It is not just words. Unfortunately people mistake satya to be just speaking words. Many people consider being blunt [...]

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Restraints and Observances – 1

Yamas (Restraints) and Niyamas (Observances) are the first two limbs of the Eight Limbed path laid out in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The first yama is Ahimsa – Non Violence. Non Violence unites you with the whole creation. Everything is part of yourself and since you do not harm yourself, how can you harm anything? [...]

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The Night of Shiva

Last Shivratri I was at Pune, watching Shivaratri celebrations in Kerala on Sanskar TV. This time, the thought was to go to Kolkatta to be in His presence, but wife had other plans – none of which materialized. And the cable connection does not have Sanskar TV in the basket, so here I am. What [...]

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This Diwali, let’s light the lamp of compassion to serve others

[Guruji's talk on Diwali] For an oil lamp to burn, the wick has to be in the oil yet out of the oil. If the wick is drowned in oil, it cannot bring light. Life is like the wick of the lamp, you have to be in the world yet remain untouched by it. If you [...]

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Seeing the world from the eyes of the Master

Last evening in the Satsang, someone asked Guruji, “You have said in Celebrating Silence to look at the world from the eyes of a Master. How does the world look from the eyes of a Master?” The question was in Hindi and the answer in Hindi too was instantaneous – अपना लगता है, अच्छा लगता है [...]

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Washing Machine

Your body is like a washing machine, your mind is like your clothing, each lifetime is like one washing cycle, pure water is like love, and knowledge is the detergent. The mind enters the body to get cleansed and purified. But instead of detergent you use dirt,  then you have dirty clothes, dirtier than before. [...]

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Shubh Deepawali!!

…..it was also today that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya, his kingdom, after his victory over Ravana, the demon king. Ayodhya means that which cannot be destroyed, or life. Ram means the Atma – the Self. When the Self rules in life, then knowledge lights up. There is life everywhere. But when the spirit is [...]

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Love

Starting a new category today – “From the Knowledge Sheet” – extracts from Guruji’ talks.  “Our human body is made to bring heaven on this earth, it is meant to bring sweetness into this world, not to spill venom, It is easy to disparage someone, but it takes some guts, some intelligence, some courage to [...]

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