Qn: I have come again. What makes me come?
Ans: Some forget, some do not, according to their destinies, which you may call chance, if you prefer.
Qn: Between chance and destiny, there is difference.
Ans: Only in your mind. Causes are infinite in numbers. Hence the great power of man in changing the world by changing himself.
Qn: I want to buy land in Himalayas, grow a garden and live quietly.
Ans: Better accept life as it shapes. Go home and look after your wife with love and care. Accept whatever comes from God unasked.
Qn: I may create an Ashram with rooms, meditation hall etc.
Ans: Ashrams are not made. If you are ignorant of your real being, whatever you do must turn to ashes. You cannot imitate a Guru. Hypocrisy will end in disaster.
Qn: What is the harm in behaving like a saint before being one?
Ans: Rehearsing saintliness is Sadhana. It is alright provided no merit is claimed. The value of regular meditation is that it takes you away from routine and reminds you that you are not what you believe yourself to be.
Don't be like the rich man who made a 'will' but refuses to die.
Qn: Is not gradualness the law of life?
Ans: Oh No. Preparation is gradual, change is sudden and complete. Conviction and action are inseparable. If action does not follow convictions, examine your convictions. Clarity is not enough.
You must live to act. Energy comes form love. Acting in the now is not helped by your preparation. you cannot see your self as independent of everything unless you drop everything and remain unsupported and undefined. To realize independence, test it by letting go all you were dependent on.
The realized man lives on the level of absolutes. His wisdom, love and courage are complete. There is nothing relative about him. Therefore he must prove himself by tests more stringent, undergo trials more demanding. The tester, the tested and the set up for testing are all within.
Qn: Crucifixion, death and resurrection — we are on familiar grounds! I have read, heard and talked about it endlessly, but to do it I find myself incapable.
Ans: Keep quiet, undisturbed. Wisdom and Power will come of their own. You need not hanker. Wait in Silence of heart and mind. Abandon every attempt, just be . Don't strive and struggle.
Refuse attention, let things come and go. Brush off the dust of event covering the mirror of mind.
Dispassion, detachment, freedom from desire and fear, mere awareness- free from memory and expectation — this is the state of mind to which discovery can happen. After all, liberation is but the freedom to discover.
Ans: Some forget, some do not, according to their destinies, which you may call chance, if you prefer.
Qn: Between chance and destiny, there is difference.
Ans: Only in your mind. Causes are infinite in numbers. Hence the great power of man in changing the world by changing himself.
Qn: I want to buy land in Himalayas, grow a garden and live quietly.
Ans: Better accept life as it shapes. Go home and look after your wife with love and care. Accept whatever comes from God unasked.
Qn: I may create an Ashram with rooms, meditation hall etc.
Ans: Ashrams are not made. If you are ignorant of your real being, whatever you do must turn to ashes. You cannot imitate a Guru. Hypocrisy will end in disaster.
Qn: What is the harm in behaving like a saint before being one?
Ans: Rehearsing saintliness is Sadhana. It is alright provided no merit is claimed. The value of regular meditation is that it takes you away from routine and reminds you that you are not what you believe yourself to be.
Don't be like the rich man who made a 'will' but refuses to die.
Qn: Is not gradualness the law of life?
Ans: Oh No. Preparation is gradual, change is sudden and complete. Conviction and action are inseparable. If action does not follow convictions, examine your convictions. Clarity is not enough.
You must live to act. Energy comes form love. Acting in the now is not helped by your preparation. you cannot see your self as independent of everything unless you drop everything and remain unsupported and undefined. To realize independence, test it by letting go all you were dependent on.
The realized man lives on the level of absolutes. His wisdom, love and courage are complete. There is nothing relative about him. Therefore he must prove himself by tests more stringent, undergo trials more demanding. The tester, the tested and the set up for testing are all within.
Qn: Crucifixion, death and resurrection — we are on familiar grounds! I have read, heard and talked about it endlessly, but to do it I find myself incapable.
Ans: Keep quiet, undisturbed. Wisdom and Power will come of their own. You need not hanker. Wait in Silence of heart and mind. Abandon every attempt, just be . Don't strive and struggle.
Refuse attention, let things come and go. Brush off the dust of event covering the mirror of mind.
Dispassion, detachment, freedom from desire and fear, mere awareness- free from memory and expectation — this is the state of mind to which discovery can happen. After all, liberation is but the freedom to discover.
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