Doing the Practice
Just like you learn to speak a language. Just like you learn to punch on the computer. Just like you learn to drive a car or a plane, you have to learn to drive back to the Self. This is the saadhana, this is the practice---is something that comes to you not just by nature, but by your effort.

"If the mind is not sweet, then the best of speeches can make one restless. If the mind is sweet, then the world is sweet. " Sri Sri

"Most of the sorrow in the world is because of this: speech -- what people say. If they kept their lips tight, ninety percent of the problems in the world would be over."
Sri Sri


Come Back to the Source
Bring the mind, which is all over the place, back to its source.

The Experiencer
Self is not object of senses. Self is the experiencer of the object of senses.

Again and Again
Again and again, withdraw your mind. If your mind is running all over the place, it is because of the objects of the senses. You want to look at something, or you want to hear about something.

Sattvic Intellect
The sattvic intellect is one that just does the job joyfully and is unmindful of the results. Let things happen or not happen---either way they don't lose their enthusiasm.

“Thinking about other's mistake, you get into another form of feverishness. It destroys the peace in you, it clouds the love in you.” SRI SRI...

Get Immersed
It's very important and very essential for everyone to at least take a week or two off in a whole year's time. And just be in this Presence, in this knowledge, get immersed in doing these exercises: pranayam and all that.

“Weigh your words before you speak them out. They are pearls of your life. Dont throw them; dont lose them for nothing.” SRI SRI...

Cause of Fear
The transcendental principal, the fourth state of our consciousness, rules over all the other influences of all the planets or cosmic rays. So, if you could meditate, you nullify all the undesirable effects of the cosmic rays, the cosmos. Singing, chanting, meditating can eliminate all those undesirable effects.

Loving Guidance
You need loving guidance, step by step.

“Our first & foremost commitment is to do seva (service) in the world. Seva is not something you do out of convenience or for pleasure. The ultimate purpose of life is to be of service.” SRI SRI...



Infinity is available, but not tangible
The Guru is both infinite and tangible. The Divine is impersonal

you could not love something which has no name or form. The guru embodies---Buddha embodies, Jesus


Love is there in the whole creation. Everything is Love. But you have never related in your life other than by name and form

The way Divine works is impossible to understand. Its so deep, so mysterious, & yet its very natural, its very new.” SRI SRI...

Take Your Pick
You can spend the whole life worrying, grumbling, brooding over things and being miserable, or the same energy could be used to uplift you to unimaginable heights.

The Blessing of Forgetfulness
"When you remember, then you are not in the moment; when you have forgotten,
then you are in the moment. So be forgetful. Thats's a blessing"

“You have lot of Love. If you don't add a presevative- which is dedication, then the love will go stale and become fear.” SRI SRI..

Observe the tendencies taht come up in you... and do not think you 'are' those tendencies.

“Behind anger is a desire. It's a desire that is the cause of anger. Unless you root out the desire, you can never be devoid of anger.” SRI SRI...

“A true leader is alert, and when challenges come, he is not distrubed.” SRI SRI..

Problems
Many problems have come, many problems have been solved, and each problem has enriched life by bringing forth some strength in you.

Love becomes devotion through dedication. Love dies if there is no dedication.” SRI SRI...

The best 'pooja' - the best form of worship - is to be happy, is to be grateful.

“Be happy! this is an order as well as a blessing. You can be happy right now, wherever you are & you can still do all that you want to do.” SRI SRI...

Life is Infinite
Life is infinite. Though life is in every moment, it is also infinite. Your life has been here since thousands of years - for centuries - and your life will continue to be here for centuries.

No activity can happen in this world without the element of faith. The entire world works on faith.” SRI SRI...

Sometimes on a dark night, if there is lightening, then for a second, you see the whole town. Everything becomes visible, even though its's just for a few moments. Like that, surrender happens in deep meditation.

SHIVA
"Your true nature is Shiva. And Shiva is peace, infinity, beauty and the non-dual One. Ratri means "to take refuge." Shivaratri is taking refuge in Shiva"

A state in which you feel absolutely comfortable, a state in which there is 100% comfort - that is meditation

“SHIVA prevades the entire universe.He is in every atom of the universe.He has no form but is in every form, our bodies are in SHIVA tatwa” SRI SRI...

That feverishness to achieve, what you want, is ALL painful. When you have it, the fear of losing it is painful. When its gone, the memory of its joy is painful. So the whole thing is all pain!!

“You are total, you are full. You are like the pure cystal- Niranjanah, untouched, unstained by anything. Dont underestimate yourself.” SRI SRI...

“Faith in yourself brings freedom. Faith in the world brings you peace of mind. Faith in God evokes love in you.” SRI SRI...

Dropping the craving or the aversion in the mind, towards any particular sense object, strengthens the mind - and only a strong mind can ever experience Divine Love

" When the bud breaks, it becomes a flower. When the heart breaks, the love becomes divine. "

“When you can relate to yourself one hundred percent, then any face you look at, there is love, there is charm, there is beauty.” SRI SRI...

If you are loving
"If you are loving, then you are welcomed everywhere in the world. If you can feel and be one with people anywhere you go, then people are ready to do anything for you."

“When you can relate to yourself one hundred percent, then any face you look at, there is love, there is charm, there is beauty.” SRI SRI...

"Limited attraction, small attractions here and there---smell, touch, taste, sight---these are called the "vasunas." The five senses draw you into small, limited awareness, and not only just enjoying that, but you get entangled in the mind, thinking about it all the time."

Feel Oneness
When you feel so much oneness with the Master that you don’t feel, “The Master is separate, I am separate; the Divine is separate, I am separate,” that is Divine Love.

“Loyalty means believing in the continuity of commitment. Responsibility, dedication & commitment are the limbs of loyalty.” SRI SRI...

See the Divine
By your ignorance you see the world, you see the divisions. By your knowledge, you see the Divine. It's in the seeing. Tilt this way -- you see Divine; tilt that way -- you see everything frustrating, everything rubbish, everybody cruel, everything hopeless, and all that

Have you ever been proud of Love? be proud of Love that Nature is giving to you, the Divine is giving to you, people are giving to you.” SRI SRI...

Love vs. Cravings
When you tell somebody you love them, make sure you are not saying it out of your "vasanas," your own cravings, your own impressions, your own craving for some joy.

“Why are you sad? Why are you sorrowful? Its because of your carving, you are holding on to the past- a memory of carving from the past creates sadness now .” SRI SRI

Love vs. Cravings
True love will not bring sadness, sorrow, misery, problems. But with vasanas (cravings) a tail is always attached---pain, problems, misery, discomfort.

“Joy is love for what is, Sorrow is love for what is not. The very nature of hightest joy is to share, its to bring it to everybody .” SRI SRI...

Expand Your World
Expand your world and your vasanas (cravings) will drop away. The world is so big! Be open to new experiences.

“Respect all religion. When you say this religion is not good, you don't see the greatness in that religion.” SRI SRI...

Dropping past impressions.
When you drop the vasanas, when you drop all these past impressions from the mind, then you become free---right now!

“Eat food not in hurry, not with violence, but with a sense of offering.” SRI SRI...

Just Observe
Just observe the nature---how big this world is, how big the universe is. Nothing is permanent here.

“When you say "AUM" the prana is total, it is complete. AUM is the nearest sound which can be used to address the totality of consciousness.” SRI SRI...

Immortal
The Being is immortal, the Consciousness is immortal, the Guru is immortal, the rishi, maharishi, is immortal. And so also, you are immortal and eternal.

“ When you praise some one, you take on their good karma. When you blame some one, you take on their bad karma. Know this surrender both good & bad karma to the Divine and be free” SRI SRI...

Inexpressible
You can experience love, but you cannot describe it or express it totally.

“Do not follow me. In fact, you can't follow me, because I am behind you. I am behind you to Push you forward” SRI SRI...

Like Attracts Like
"In the realm of mind, like attracts like. If the soul is peaceful, then it attracts peaceful environment and people around it."

“When we are Joyful, we do not look for perfection. when you are looking for perfection then you are not at the source of joy” SRI SRI...

Tendency to Merge
In this entire creation there is a tendency to become one, to get back to one, because the two is painful. From two, to go to one is the purpose of creation. Everything wants to merge into something. What is that? We call it Love.

"Nature loves to give you surprises. God loves fun. He always gives you surprises---sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant. And you grow by unpleasant as well as by pleasant. In fact you grow much more by unpleasant surprises than the pleasant ones..."

Like Attracts Like
In the realm of mind, like attracts like. If the soul is peaceful, then it attracts peaceful environment and people around it.

“Spiritual life marked by effective & dynamic acivity. It is not an escape from hard work or taking from sincere action.” SRI SRI...

The Big Irony
This is ironic, it's a big irony: that freedom and surrender---they go hand in hand.

Surrender and Freedom
There is no freedom at all without surrender, and when I surrender I get infinite freedom. The greater my surrender is, the greater my freedom, that much the load is taken off of me.

“Whatever role you play in life, give yourself fully to it. Harmony in diversity makes life vibrant, joyful and more colourful.” SRI SRI...

Power of Surrender
The greatest power is in surrender---surrender to the Divine.

Celelbration is the nature of spirit & must be spiritual. Celebration without spirituallity has no depth. Silence gives depth to celebration.” SRI SRI...

What Can You Lose?
I tell you, you have no power to lose. What can a drop lose by getting into the ocean? It's an illusion that it is big. A drop thinks "I am great! I am so big---will I vanish?" You will vanish if you don't unite with the ocean.

"That pleasure which comes after a certain discipline, is really satvic pleasure, long lasting pleasure. That pleasure which is pleasurable to begin with but ends in misery, is no pleasure at all" Sri Sri

Worry vs. Freedom
You have nothing to lose. All that you can lose is your tension and your worry, your little-mindedness, fear, and anxiety. And fear and anxiety, tension and worry in the small, little mind will keep the mind from being free, will keep the mind from experiencing its infinite potential, will keep the mind from becoming more powerful on this planet.

Surrender Brings Peace
The moment there is surrender there is peace---that very second there is peace.

"Proof" is one of the main things in the world that you are stuck on to---you want proof of everything.Whether someone loves you or not, you want a proof about it.
Sri Sri

Resitance is Futile!
The more you resist thoughts, the more they bombard your mind.

“Take life as it comes. Sometimes you are upset or anger; its ok to be upset or anger. Life does not stop for anything; just moves on. So, just move with the flow .” SRI SRI...

"Many desire fame, but little do they know that they are looking for a cage." Sri Sri

The Sign of Unity
Sign of uniting, or sign of yoga, is coming to your self, your mind settling into your being, your source, with your original nature.

“Love, joy, bliss, compassion, beauty and enthusiasm - all make up the spirit. Enlivening these is spirituality.” SRI SRI...

"When you are tired, small little things can irritate you, push your button, can throw you off balance. Our peace is so fragile that anything, even a phone call, can blow it off. Our peace will be in hundred pieces - just a few words from someone. Fragile peace is of no use. The peace and love in our life should be so solid, like a diamond. Nothing should shake or move it. " Sri Sri

One With Cosmic Life
When thoughts are constrained and your mind has settled down peacefully in that meditative state, you have become one with the Divine. You are no more your small, little individual self, but you are one with the cosmic life, cosmic Being, one with God.

“The Master is one who makes you aware of your self, who gives you the knowledge of who you really are .” SRI SRI...

Love is Letting Go
Love is that phenomenon of dissolving, disappearing, merging, becoming one with. Love is that phenomenon of total letting go.

Be aware of ur mistakes, but don't judge urself thinking that mistake is mine...

“You are Divine. You are part of me, I am Part of you. Its not a question of am I bigger than you, or equal to you, or less than you - I am You.” SRI SRI...

Tragic Cycle
When you see the beauty somewhere, when you fall in love with something, the next impulse that comes in you is to possess it, have it; and, when you have it, it looses all its significance.

Like a Child

When you are established in your Self, you are not holding on to the concepts. You are loose, free, easy and open---just like a child.

“Our first and foremost commitment in the world is to do seva -'service'.” SRI SRI...

Unending Desires
We are busy wanting something all the time. One want finishes, then another want comes up right away. They are in a queue, you know---like in L.A. airport, one plane behind another. One takes off and within two minutes the other takes off.

“Living in the favourable conditions and unfavourable conditions is a part of living, but smiling in all those is "THE ART OF LIVING" .” SRI SRI...

Stay with the Question
"What is the purpose of my life?" This very question enlivens the human values in our system, in our self. But don't be in a hurry to find out an answer to this question. Be with the question. The question itself is like a tool by which you can become more deep within yourself.

“We need to educate people in human values like friendliness,compassion,cooperation,a sense of belonging and spirituality .” SRI SRI...

Our Very Nature
Enlightenment is not an achievement. Rather, getting rid of ignorance is an achievement, getting rid of all the stresses and tension. Because our very nature is enlightenment. That's why "human" and "Divine" are not two things. "Human" is the outer skin and "Divine" is the inside.

“There are only selfish or bad moments; there are no bad people in this world. They are ignorant. Inside every culprit is a victim crying for help. Feel compassionate for such people.” SRI SRI...

Self Only
Only the self exists. Nothing else exists.

“Our human body is made to bring heaven on this world, to bring sweetness into this world, not venom.” SRI SRI...

Pulled in Two Directions
Being human is like being on a bridge, in between. On one side there is the pull of the Divine qualities, on the other side there is the pull of animalistic qualities.That's why there is more conflict in humans than anywhere else.


“Do not depend on arguments. Mystery is beyond argument, miracle is beyond arguments and Love is a miracle in life.” SRI SRI...

Compliments and Insults
See the nature of mind: if there are ten good qualities and one negative, the mind clings on to that one negative. Ten compliments and one insult, the mind will forget all the ten compliments. It hangs on to the one insult and goes on and on and on about it.

“Behind anger is a desire. It's a desire that is the cause of anger. Unless you root out the desire, you can never be devoid of anger.” SRI SRI...

The highest blossoming

What is the highest blossoming of consciousness? That consciousness which is neither in the past nor in the future nor in the present, but is a witness to all three. Or, you can say, that consciousness which contains infinite past, the infinite future, and is totally available in the present moment.

Self Deception
Our main difficulty is that we don't even share things with ourself---self deception. That is what you call self deception, when you are not truthful to yourself.


“If you are loving, then you are welcome everywhere you go and people are ready to do anything for you.” SRI SRI...

Bhajan
This word "bhajan" is very precious. "Bhaj" means "to share." Sharing what? Sharing all that the Divine is.


Uninterrupted
Uninterrupted sharing---that grows into feeling the presence of the Divine all the time, uninterruptedly.

You Are It
You are all that you are longing for.

“Be light. Smile. Drop. Learn the tendency to drop and smile and move through.” SRI SRI...

Crystalline
You are like crystal, so clear and pure.

Not Much Different
You see violence in action, in somebody, and inside your mind you feel violent about that person. Then you are not much different from that person who is acting violent.

“Forgiveness shields and protects your mind, your spirit, from being violent.” SRI SRI...

Nothing Else
There is nothing else that is more valuable than love in life.

The Whole UNIverse
The whole universe is one body.

“Love is the ultimate flowering & you can't force it to happen. Its a gift to you, its happening, a spontaneous phenomemnon.” SRI SRI...

Seen and Unseen
All this universe you see, but you don't see God---which is the life of the whole universe.

"If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all of the artificial wall we build between ourselves and others. In the "wall" we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us."

The Big Mind
A big Mind---that is God. And your mind is part of that big Mind.

Recognize the Divinity

When you move in the world, recognize the Divinity in things, in people around you. Listen with your heart.

Laugh at Others Mistakes
When you look at someone else’s mistake, you should laugh at it and feel compassionate towards it; then you are able to save your mind.

“A devotee is one who does not think, "What about me?" He has so much trust in the Maste.” SRI SRI...

Flow with present
Flow with present moment without getting caught in any expectation of how joyful or comfortable the next minute to be.

Incomplete and Infinite
Love is incomplete. And it will have to remain incomplete. If it completes, it finds an end. Whatever is completed, whatever is full, total, that means you have marked the boundaries, you have found its limitations. For love to be infinite, it has got to be incomplete. Whatever is incomplete is infinite.

Aversions
Your taste is nothing that cannot be changed. Your aversions are that which bind you, which robs the freedom from you. Stand back and look at them.

“Truth is that which does not change. To know what truth is, you need to go through all that is not truth. All that changes is not truth.” SRI SRI...

Yad Bhaavam Tad Bhavathi : Future Manifests The Way We Think And Feel

Fall in Love with a Flower
If you just fall in love with a flower, you go on appreciating it and go deep into that, and you will see that flower dissolves into the formless. You will see the space which is hiding deep inside that flower.

“Truth is that which does not change. To know what truth is, you need to go through all that is not truth. All that changes is not truth.” SRI SRI...

Seeing God
The future is very comfortable. Glorifying the past is very comfortable. Seeing God now, here, is difficult. Seeing God in yourself is even more difficult

Ego is Complicated
Ego wants something which is very difficult. It doesn't recognize the simplicity in life. Life is simple. Ego is very complicated.

“This entire creation is rejoicing in you. Because, it is a play, it is a game. It's not a serious something that is judged and punished.” SRI SRI...

Sri Sri: Source of action is thought, Source of thought is yourself. Whatever thought you encourage about yourself, thatis the direction taken...

Every Moment
God is calling you every moment.

Abundance is a state of mind within you. If you just look at "lack", the lack increases in life...Sri Sri ...

God and Devotees
God is all over. God is in the stone. God is in the flowers. God is in the garbage can. God is all over, but devotee is not all over. So God runs behind His devotees. To God, devotees are very dear, so dear.

“Just look at what you have. Focus on it- because where you put your energy that increases in life” SRI SRI...

Angels
They are very jealous of human beings, the angels, because as human being you can experience Divine Love. So they have to be born as human beings in order to become a devotee, in order to experience Divine Love.

Knowledge is very simple and so it is not too easy. The seed of knowledge is present in the consciousness. It does not bring fulfillment.. It increases the thirst, hunger for the truth.

“Just look at what you have. Focus on it- because where you put your energy that increases in life” SRI SRI...

The Human Body
There is hope for every soul, for every human being, to live unconditional love. That is why human body is so precious---because in this body you have the ability to erase all the unwanted negative impressions.

Impatience means hurry in mind, lethargy means slowness in action. Patience in mind and dynamism in action is the right formula.

Grow in Divine Love
If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all the artificial walls, we build between ourselves and others. Through these walls, we keep judging others, and we think, others are judging us.

This Drama
What is it you are hanging on to? How long will you continue this play, this drama? What is happening? Hmm?

“Impatience means hurry in mind, lethargy means slowness in action. Patience in mind and dynamism in action is the right formula.” SRI SRI...

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions"

"Adopt spirituality, be faithful to your religion, and honour all religions" Sri Sri

Basic Questions
Very basic questions, we don't ask---silly questions we keep asking in our mind. A problem comes: "Why this problem for me?" You ask this question one thousand times. "Why me?"

Whatever feeling is there in you at the moment, whatever feeling, be with it one hundred percent. Share it with the Divine

"When this truth becomes solidified in the mind, in our experience: the world is misery---then alone you are able to see what is beyond this world: that something, the spirit, which is all joy."
Sri Sri

Eliminating Doubt
Doubt is that state of mind where it is not fully alive. Answers cannot satisfy doubt. Hearing, seeing cannot eliminate doubt. Only prana can eliminate doubt.

Quick -- Meditate!
When doubts arise in you: fast, meditate, do pranayam, and do prayers, and see whether the doubt will remain.

Knowledge
Knowledge is being aware of the phenomenon of the mind; of what is happening right now in the mind ..

Totally Responsible
Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all your feelings---how you feel, what you think, what you do---all that. You are responsible.

“Be light. Smile. Drop. Learn the tendency to drop and smile and move through.” SRI SRI...

If you don't see HIM in the laughter of a child, then you have never heard the laughter of a child. If you have never seen HIM in the twinkle of an eye, in the wink of an eye of a youth, then you have never observed real beauty.

“Seva is your inner attitude - not the action. Inside your body, in your heart, have this attitude - I am here, available.” SRI SRI...

Ignorant people make a dream into reality, and enlightened people see reality as a dream. Utter ignorance is trying to interpret dreams, and enlightenment is to realize that this reality itself is a dream.

“The sign of enlightenment is no complaints and no explanations!.” SRI SRI...

Life evaporates in desire, but if life could be condensed, it becomes solidified love. This condensed life is awareness.

Life is Enthusiasm. Life is Joy. Life is Love. Let's move together and celebrate...

The mind plays so many tricks! The mind is always charmed by distance. We are not charmed by God because He is very close to us, He is the nearest to us. So the mind tries to keep God at a very big distance.

“If your heart is fully opened, you cannot find fault with anyone because you will see everyone as part of yourself.” SRI SRI...

Offer Everything
Go to a Guru and offer everything. Offer all that you cannot handle yourself - your anger, your frustration, all the bad feelings, the good feelings... offer the good, the bad, the negative, the positive karma - offer everything.

Intoxicating Love
Intoxicating love does not excite you - it brings a cooling influence in you. It's such a peaceful, restful love. It's something devoid of feverishness.

"When people are worried and tense, they go to bars and drink. If they can only get into satsang and dance, that intoxication can take off all their worries. " Sri Sri

“When you make service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and givee you meaning.” SRI SRI...

Make the Divine your Valentine
See the Divine in your Valentine and make the Divinity your Valentine(your sweet Beloved).
Just BE....and know that you are LOVED...That is BELOVED.

“See a mistake as a mistake, not as "my" or "his" mistake. "My" means guilt; "his" means anger.” SRI SRI...

“See the Divine in your Valentine and make the Divinity your Valentine. Just BE. and know that you are LOVED...That is BELOVED.” SRI SRI...

"Do anything---if there is no shradhaa (faith), nothing is going to benefit you. And if you do nothing and there is shradhaa, that itself becomes saadhana for you, becomes a practice." Sri Sri

“If you are saddened by other's sorrow then sorrow will never come to you. and if you are happy at other's joy then joy will never leave you.” SRI SRI...

Life evaporates in desire, but if life could be condensed, it becomes solidified love. This condensed Life is awareness.

"You can live God. You can be God. But you cannot "see" God, perceive God as an object." Sri Sri

Be a very normal, natural person in the universe. Follow all the norms, rules and regulations in the society, at the same time, don't allow them to restrict, or eat away, the life inside you. don't be swallowed by these identifications.

I Am Not the Body
This definite knowledge, that I am not the body, I am the Self, I am the space, I am the Imperishable, untouched, untainted by the "prakriti," by this world around me; this body is all hollow and empty, and every particle in this body is changing, and changing, and changing; the mind is changing and changing and changing---this definite knowledge is *the* way out of the cycle.

“If somebody is hateful, we can only have compassion, they have moved from their centre;they have moved from their love.” SRI SRI...

A Point In Us
There is a point in us that will remain ever pure, total joy, and bliss---bliss that can never be taken away from us.

“Many problems have come, many problems have been solved and each problem has enriched life in some way, has brought up some strength in you.” SRI SRI...

"To improve yourself is also a part of destiny" Sri Sri

Untouched
The very purpose for being in this body, for every one of us, is to live and rejoice in that virgin area, that untouched, pure and ever green, blissful area of our Self.

“Source of action is thought, Source of thought is your Self. Whatever thought you encourage about your self,thats the direction taken.” SRI SRI...

Intense Joy
When we get in touch with the source of life, then all of other tensions, worries which have been clouding this manifestation, fall off and we can sing, dance, and be happy. Life can become very intense, intense in the sense of being joyful.

“Success in our life can be measured by the tears of gratitude. Feel gratitude for our very existence, our very body, and all that we have, and all the love we have received. All this gratefulness will bring you a flood of prosperity, joy and happiness.” SRI SRI...

What do you Want in Life?
What is it that one wants in life? It is joy, is love. And that is one's very nature.

“When you see this whole flow of events as temporary,as non-existent, then,even when someone scolds at you, you smile..” SRI SRI...

Pain vs. Thought of the Pain
It's not the pain that is bothering us; it is the thought of the pain that bothers one. It's not the situation that one is troubled with, but the fear of the situation that is troubling one.

Offering
Oh Lord, this whole universe is Yours. This body is Yours. This mind is Yours. The mind with all its conflict is also Yours. The mind with all its beauty is Yours---this offering itself is a technique that brings you back home.

“Living in the favorable conditions and unfavorable conditions is a part of living, but smiling in all those is an "Art of living".” SRI SRI...

Transformative
Awareness, understanding, experiencing the life energy down inside, can bring huge transformation.

Transforming Feverishness
Attend to every part of your body with honor, all feverishness will be transformed into love.

“You can never feel jealous about yourself, can you? When something is not you, you feel jealous.” SRI SRI...

“You are Divine. You are part of me, I am Part of you. Its not a question of am I bigger than you, or equal to you, or less than you - I am You.” SRI SRI...

Already Connected
The moment you feel a connection from your side---just know, you have already been connected; otherwise, you won't even come anywhere near this knowledge, this path.

“ A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily available. It does not reject anybody.” SRI SRI...

"Life is sacred, let's honor life more than concepts, beliefs and cultural identities" Sri Sri

Whirlpool
This consciousness is like a lake. And the inner faculties of the mind are like a whirlpool in there.

“Weigh your words before you speak them out. They are pearls of your life. Don't throw them, don't lose them for nothing.” SRI SRI...

One Consciousness
It's one consciousness that has become the body, has become the mind, intellect, emotions, ego, self. Everything that you have in you is made up of one consciousness---like every wave of the water is made up of the water itself, and nothing other than the water.

Shoulds
Your concept in the mind that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind. The cause of distress is set concepts in the mind

“This is the role of knowledge: in knowledge, you smile and laugh at the event. You grow out of the event with the power of knowledge..” SRI SRI...

How big is your mind?
One single thought in the mind can restrict your awareness, the totality of awareness. How big is your mind? How vast is your life? There are so many things in life. One small, insignificant thought, insignificant thing, can clog and cloud your whole awareness.

Feverishness
When feverishness clogs your head, your mind is not clear; a poetry cannot dawn on that. If there is feverishness, any creative thought will not come.

“If you look to God, pray to God, with a full heart, dropping sorrow (What is sorrow! Huh? Hanging on to the past.) Then whatever you desire will all be given to you...” SRI SRI...

"The teachings of Islam, Christianity, Gita and indigenous faiths, all have wonderful messages for mankind." Sri Sri Ravishankar

Stiffness Gets Slapped!
In life, any time you become stiff---and there you get a slap! Become soft; smile there. Any stiffness, life just smoothens it out, evens it out, in you.

“Coming into that Divine Fold, in moments your sorrow vanishes, your problem vanishes, your difficulty vanishes-if you are totally there...” SRI SRI...

Continue Arguing
Look at this arguing mind. This is what you have been carrying all these years---and you want to continue carrying it?

“Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don't hold on to the ball.” SRI SRI...

Blaming the Divine
Anything you blame in this creation, you are blaming the Divine.

“Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with them. In that very memory your entire being gets back to that state.” SRI SRI...

Who Can Guide You
One who has gone through a way, reached the goal, can guide you properly.

“You having Faith in the Guru, does not do anything to Guru or God, bur your having Faith gives you immediate strength. It is a great wealth, blessings.” SRI SRI...

A Path of Joy
The path of love is not a tedious path. It's a path of joy. It's a path of singing and dancing. It's not a desert. It is a valley of flowers.

“You need to be focused. Say, "I have no choice other than to go to God, than to be with God, than to look to God in life. There is no choice. I can't be without this!.” SRI SRI...

Spritual Blossoming
'Spiritual blossoming' simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions---being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.

“Your true nature is joy, is bliss. Your Problems are not true, your misery is not your true nature, when you are sad, you are faking it.” SRI SRI...

Objects and Thoughts
Either we are with the objects of the senses or we are with the thought of the objects of the senses.

“See the world through the eyes of Master. This is a sign that you have come to the Master.” SRI SRI...

"It is the tolerance, I would say, the harmony in diversity that India can teach the rest of the world." Sri Sri

Love is Beyond
Love is beyond sight, touch, smell, taste, and sound.

“Spiritual blossoming' simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions---being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.” SRI SRI...

"Do not depend on arguments. Mystery is beyond argument, and miracle is beyond argument. And love is a miracle in life. Enlightenment is a miracle in life. Joy is a miracle in life"

Forms of Love
When Love glows, it is bliss.
When it flows, it is compassion.
When it blows, it is anger.
When it ferments, it is jealousy.
When it is all NO's, it is hatred.
When it acts, it is perfection.
When Love knows, It is ME.

"When you are in a rush, you are unable to properly perceive things.
Often you are in a rush in life. This takes away the charm, thrill and beauty from your life. "

Sri Sri

Craving, Aversion, Feverishness
It is impossible to be without being with the five senses in the world---but the craving for it should drop. Because every craving or aversion creates a feverishness in the mind, and whenever the mind is in the grip of feverishness it is far away from love.

“Don't search God here and there.You will never able to find. The ocean is the God and you are wave.” SRI SRI...

The Family of Negativity
'Feverishness' will create anger, and that whole thing will go on like that. From anger you get attachment, jealousy, frustration---all this family of negativity will start.

“Do not speak any harsh word. Let not any harsh word come out of your mouth to anyone, for the Divine dwells in every heart.” SRI SRI...

"When we express love too much, then also it disappears, dies out. It's like when you keep the seed on the surface of the soil, not a little deep inside, it doesn't grow."

Dropping the Craving
Dropping the craving in the mind, or aversion in the mind, for any particular sense objects, strengthens the mind---and only a strong mind can ever experience Divine Love.

"Someone else throws a garbage and we are ready to take it all in. Someone got hurt and they are throwing all anger, frustration; and you hear [them]. You say, "Oh, why did so-and-so say such things!" And you immediately grasp those things, and you store it in your mind. Now not only that person has been in misery, you have shared that misery with that person, taken it on you."

Observation is the Key
Craving never dies by experience---craving or aversion goes only through observation.

“Don't be angry at anybody for anything. Throw all your anger out. Throw the hatred out. What is there in life? Just love. Just love. Love..” SRI SRI...

God and Devotees
"God is all over. God is in the stone. God is in the flowers. God is in the garbage can. God is all over, but devotee is not all over. So God runs behind His devotees. To God, devotees are very dear, so dear.'

Limited Senses, Unlimited Desire
Actually, the real craving of the mind, of the being, is for Divine Love, for unlimited joy. Every soul is craving for unlimited joy, joy which has no boundaries, but senses cannot provide them with what they are searching for through the senses. The capacity to enjoy for our senses is limited. But the desire is unlimited.

“The Divine does not care how you are outside-It only looks to your inside. Never let any tiny bit of dislike or craving house in your heart..” SRI SRI...

Clogged
Every experience, when it is over done, every sense, brings nausea. Craving turns into aversion. And aversion continues, then it turns into craving. With this feverishness of aversion and craving the mind gets clogged, closed---it's unable to see the light deep within.

“When you feel weak surrender. When you feel strong do service..” SRI SRI...

Just Relax!
Take a while and just relax. Repose in the depth of your being.

“The sign of life is enthusiasm. The sign of success is smile and joy..” SRI SRI...

You are the source of joy
You are the source of joy. You are the source of love.

“Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all that..” SRI SRI...

Knowing Someone Else's Mind
You want to know the mind of another person---how is it? You don't even know your own mind, and you want to know somebody else's mind! And it's impossible to know anybody's mind just by their words, or the movement of their lips and tongue. The tongue has no bone, so it can just move in any way it wants!

“Now. Now. Now. Cultivate this habit of dropping the past. Then you can smile..” SRI SRI...

God is..
God is Joy .. God is Peace ..

Total lack of wisdom
Mindless violence is prevalent in the world. In the name of country, in the name of religion, in the name of race. This is absolute nonsense! This is total lack of viveka, total lack of wisdom.

Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.

“Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you..” SRI SRI...

“You are not here to blame. You are not here to cry.
You are not here to sleep. You are not here to boast.
You are not here to fight. You are not here to be angry.
You are not here to be miserable. You are not here to worry.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Just look at what you have. Focus on it-because where you put your energy that increases in life .” SRI SRI...

"When you blossom from within you, then your relationship will also blossom."
Sri Sri Ravishankar

Forgetfulness is one of the greatest blessings.

“If you recognize both the simplicity and the complexity of life, you will be skillfully peaceful.”

"It is unfortunate that the world has created such boxes of religion and we have to live in such boxes. Though we know we are one. We have to help them wiping their tears. And bringing joy in their lives."

“A few moments of the experience of Divine Love can destroy all the sins, all the guilt, all the negativity -- not only in and around the person, but all over .” SRI SRI...

"Dream the impossible, come what may, I am going to smile today and be happy!" Sri Sri

“When you are disturbed, instead of yelling, screaming and blaming others, go and love more People around you. This will restore peace .” SRI SRI...

“Be filled with love, be filled with gratitude, get rid of the fear in you by being in love .” SRI SRI...

“To sustain service you need celebration and in order to authentically celebrate you need service .” SRI SRI...

"A poor man celebrates the new year once a year. A rich man celebrates every day. But the richest man celebrates every moment."

“Be ever new, happy you! Be in touch with the source and make your life a celebration! .” SRI SRI...

Dissolve in Love
In Divine love you cease to exist, you dissolve, like a pinch of salt that dissolves in water, a grain of sugar that disappears and dissolves and allows just that Divinity to be there.

Compassion or Forgiveness
Compassion is better than forgiveness. The very word "forgiveness" implies that there is an intention in somebody's mistake. Somebody is bad so you are going to "forgive" them. Peep into their heart. Go beyond their words, beyond their behavior---you will see, they need compassion, they need help.

Don't See Intention
Do not see intention behind somebody else's mistakes

Breath is the Link
Breath is the link between your body and your spirit and your mind.

Compassion
When there is a wound deep inside a person, he will try to share that with other people. What else can he do? You just recognize: "Oh, he needs compassion." Compassion is the only medicine. Unconditional love is the only treatment.

Conditional Love
We try to hold on to people. Even when we love, we love with a condition: "See, I love you, so in return you must love me."

Doubt
You doubt in the positivity of people, in the goodness of people. You don't doubt in the negativity, or badness, in the people. Do you? Have you ever doubted in somebody's anger toward you? Have you ever said, "Is she really angry at me? I don't believe it." But if someone says, "I love you," you say, "Really? Sure? Truly? Then prove it to me!"

More Doubt
Just examine, what do you doubt? You doubt always in something good---whether it is in you or in someone else. When you are depressed, you never doubt your depression, but when you are happy you doubt: "Am I really happy? Is this really what I want?" And then you say, "I'm not sure..."

Still More Doubt
In order to trust, you must first understand your doubt. You doubt yourself, and you doubt people around you. And then you doubt in the existence of God.

Trust
The entire world lives on trust. Every aspect in life moves with trust.

Effort won't work
The moment you make an effort to love somebody or to be happy, you cannot.

"Your journey should be from the known to the unknown. And how do you do that? By doing something which you don't know!.". . . SRI SRI...

Being Natural
When you are natural, when you don't pretend, then you are very close to the Divine.

See love even where it isn't
Even if people don't like or love you, from your side you consider that they do love you, so that your love, at least, gets protected. Otherwise, when you think somebody doesn't love you, then you will also stop loving them.

" When you are natural, when you don't Pretend, then you are very close to the Divine.". . . SRI SRI...

Compassion And Trust
Even if somebody doesn't love you, just go and tell them, "Oh, I know you love me so much." Tell them five or six times; see the change in them. Even if they don't love you, they'll start.

" Give your quality time to the Divine...it will be rewarded...Give Sadhana, Seva and Satsang your first priority.". . . SRI SRI...

How to drain love
We keep on challenging: "Do you really love me? If you really love me then you won't do like this. You should be doing this way." When we keep some such measuring rods, then we are draining love.

Take it for granted
Take it for granted that the divine loves you dearly,
then your love for the divine becomes more unconditional and intense!

"We should be present and be giving presents to everyone. Everyone who comes to you should leave with smile.". . . SRI SRI...

Abundance is a state of mind
Abundance is a state of mind within you. If you just look at "lack," the lack increases in life.

" What is the highest blossoming of consciousness? That consciousness which is neither in the past nor in the future nor in the present, but is a witness to all three. Or you can say that conciousness which contains the infinite past, the infinite future, and totally available in the present moment."

Don't look at lack.
Don't look at the lack in your life. See what you have. Then abundance increases.

Love is Letting Go
Love is that phenomenon of dissolving, disappearing, merging, becoming one with. Love is that phenomenon of total letting go.

"Life is nothing to be very serious about. Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don't hold on to the ball.". . . SRI SRI...

Look at what you have.
Just look at what you have. Focus on it---because where you put your energy that increases in life.

There is some power, someone who is really caring for you---not just someone:
there is only One in the whole universe. That One in the Universe is caring and taking care. Relax; just be peaceful.

Which way are you looking?
You think, "Nobody loves me! Everybody hates me!" and I tell you, that is what is going to happen. Because you will be looking in that direction, looking that way. I'm sure you'll find somebody---even the most nice person will look at you and may not give a big smile to you.

Spiritual Knowledge and Science
All possible advancements in any field you see today, either science or arts, originated as a thought, originated in that ocean of intelligence. People talk about "science meeting spirituality" or " spirituality coming together with science" this is such an immature, childish statement. Spiritual knowledge *is* science. And science can never be away from spiritual knowledge. Because, spirit alone can bring the science up. They are two sides of the same coin.

Take It For Granted
Take it for granted---even if nobody loves you, say, "Everyone loves me!"

That is Enough!
God loves you. That is enough. And, you *are* love. That is enough!

the golden veil
in the world, everybody is after GOLD; some are after GOOD; only a few are after GOD.
Transcend GOLD, transcend the GOOD, and reach GOD................

"The entire world lives on trust. Every aspect in life moves with trust.". . . SRI SRI...

Dropping the craving or the aversion in the mind, towards any particular sense object, strengthens the mind - and only a strong mind can ever experience Divine Love.

Uninterrupted
Uninterrupted sharing---that grows into feeling the presence of Divine all the time, uninterruptedly.

" God Loves You. That is enough. And, you *are* Love. That is enough!.". . . SRI SRI...

Pause
Just singing is not sufficient. One can just go on singing. But in between the songs, a few moments of silence, of depth, of experiencing the bliss of the infinite---that is very essential.

There is no way - neither by any actions, nor words - that you can ever convince anybody that you really love him (or her). The more we try to do this, the more we do the contrary.

Feel oneness
When you feel so much oneness with the Master that you don't feel, The Master is separate, I am separate; the Divine is separate, I am separate, that is Divine Love.

When this truth - that the world is misery - becomes solidified in the mind, in our experience, only then are we able to see, what is beyond this world - that something, the spirit, which is all joy..

"We try to hold on to people. Even when we love, we love with a condition: "See, I love you, so in return you must love me.. . . SRI SRI...

Sometimes on a dark night, if there is lightning, then for a second, you see the whole town. Everything becomes visible, even though it's just for a few moments.
Like that, surrender happens in deep meditation.

Spiritualise the politics,Socialise the business and Secularise the religion...and that is it.. . . SRI SRI...

Dispassion is not apathy. Often we think dispassion means being totally unenthusiastic, depressed, not interested in anything - This is not dispassion. Dispassion is lack of feverishness.

Offering
Offering is a sign of surrender. When there is surrender, we offer - we write a poem, we offer a flower, we do something. We offer our breath - offering the very life, the very breath, is Divine Love

Really Living

To your very dear and loved ones, you say this: "If you need me, I am here. I am here for you. I am here to make you comfortable." Those are the moments that you have really lived your life.

Tolerance
Have patience and tolerance, be positive about everything...At the end You will be the winner always!!!

"When you are angry at somebody, for their mistake, you have become that person.". . . SRI SRI...

When somebody makes a mistake - when we recognize somebody's mistake - if we dont feel compassion for them, then we will definitely feel anger... and this anger becomes hatred .

Erased Karmas
Even in (Sudarshan) Kriya, when you do Kriya, at the end of the Kriya you get a glimpse of samadhi, for a few seconds, even. Sometimes you are aware, sometimes you are not aware of it. And at this moment all the "karmas," the latent impressions in the mind---they all get burned down and erased.

Purpose of Words
The Purpose of words are to create SILENCE

If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all the artificial walls, we build between ourselves and others. Through these walls, we keep judging others, and we think, others are judging us.

"See a mistake as a mistake, not as "my" or "his" mistake. "My" means guilt; "his" means anger.". . . SRI SRI...

We keep on challenging and saying: 'Do you really love me? If your really love me, then you wont do this. You should be doing it this way.' When we keep such measuring rods, then we are draining love.

Sharing
Knowledge and Love are the most valuable treasures; when shared they increase multi fold...

Worry
Worry is a product of loving something that is not permanent, that is not eternal.

“Joy is Love for what is, sorrow is the Love for what is not, the very nature of highest Joy is to share, it is to bring it to everybody.” . . . SRI SRI...

In life, some pleasant things happen, some unpleasant things happen -- so what? None of them stay forever.

“Living like a child without apprehension is called surrender.Thinking that everybody belongs to me and just believe in that is surrender.” . . . SRI SRI...

You can't even say 'enlightened person' You can only say 'enlightenment' because when the person's personalities disappear, dissolve, then that is enlightenment.

“If your heart is fully opened, you cannot find fault with anyone because you will see everyone as Part of yourself.” . . . SRI SRI...

Growing in Divine Love
If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all the artificial walls, we build between ourselves and others. Through these walls, we keep judging others, and we think, others are judging us.

“Praise may not be true, but sometimes criticism may be true, but we still long praise. Accept criticism as gleefully as praise.” . . . SRI SRI...

Hard to get
When an attraction becomes a little difficult to attain, then love begins to happen more. And when it becomes a little difficult to capture love, possess love, then devotion starts happening. Just reflect on this.

No Complaints
The sign of enlightenment is no complaints and no explanations!

The Enemy of Love
Worry is enemy of love. You cannot be in love and be worried at the same time.

Worry and Hanging On
Worry makes you hang on to the past, because worry carries the "doership" in it. And the path of devotion is dropping the "doership."

Be with your Feelings
Whatever feeling is there in you at the moment, whatever feeling, be with it one hundred percent. Share it with the Divine.

“Love is seeing God in the person next to us and meditation is seeing God within us.” SRI SRI...

Tax
Just look into all the pleasures or joys that you get from the world, from anything - They all come with a tax. You have to pay a tax for them .. and this tax is sorrow.

“When your mind is not complaining, responsible, courageous, confident and hollow n empty, you are inexplicably beautiful.” SRI SRI...

An attitude of: 'so wht! Let it be' - takes away the feverishness in you, takes away the passion in you, and brings you to that pillar of dispassion.

Be passionate..
If you are passionate, be passionate about the highest, the most wonderful, the most beautiful. Be passionate about this entire creation for everything is so beautifu

“If you are saddened by other's sorrow then sorrow will never come to you. and if you are happy at other's joy then joy will never leave you.” SRI SRI...

Feel grateful for your very existence ... for your body, and for all that you have, all the love you have received. This gratefulness will bring you a flood of prosperity, joy and happiness.

“You are total, You are full. You have all that you need. Do not underestimate yourself.” SRI SRI...

The Formless
The formless is ruling your life. The formless is ruling the world. And there is a greater formlessness that is ruling the entire creation. And you are the center of that greater formlessness, whatever you call it---God, Consciousness, No-Mind, Nirvana, Spirit, anything you call it by name.

Knowledge of Death
Knowledge of death makes you immortal. It's wrong to even say, "makes you immortal." It makes you aware that you are immortal, anyway.

Fear
Lack of understanding of life causes fear. People are afraid of love, people are afraid of meditation, people are afraid of death, people are afraid of themselves. Ignorance, lack of awareness, is cause of fear. Just a glimpse of the Being, of the Self that you are, that you are beyond death, roots out the fear totally.

The Sattvic Intellect
The sattvic intellect is one that just does the job joyfully and is unmindful of the results. Let things happen or not happen---either way they don't lose their enthusiasm.

Every Inch Filled with Bliss
For one who has awakened in knowledge, there is no more suffering. The world appears completely different. For him every inch of this creation is filled with bliss, is a part of the Self.

Self Is the Center
The Self is the center of the whole creation.

Too Much
The same thing which gave you pleasure is now making you suffer. If you are forced to eat twenty apple pies you will hold your head and say, "Oh my God! I want relief from this. I want to get away from this! Enough is enough!"

Pleasure and Release
This entire universe is there to give you pleasure and release. Whatever gives you pleasure should also give relief. Otherwise, the very pleasure becomes pain

Changing
Everything in this universe is dynamic. There is nothing that is static. Even the mountains appear to be static, but they are not static, they are all dynamic. Every atom is dynamic in this universe.

Don't Get Lost
The whole world is here for you to enjoy, but when enjoying, don't forget your Self.

Faith is realizing that you always get what you need. Faith is giving the Divine a chance to act.” SRI SRI..

"The time has come for the non-violent ones to make noise so that violence will decrease"
Sri Sri

Sorrow
Sorrow needs to be lived through and gotten rid of. It should not be suppressed.

“Praising is a divine quality. Blaming is a demonic quality. Praise yourself and others, you will be uplifted.” SRI SRI...

Meditation and Death
Meditation is very similar to this experience of void. In meditation you realize you are not just the body, but you are more than the body. That annihilates the fear of death.

“A successful man has the following qualities: A smile that doesn't die; patience; fearless mind; love; self-confidence; love for everybody.” SRI SRI...

God Loves Fun
Nature loves to give you surprises. God loves fun. He always gives you surprises---sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant. And you grow by unpleasant as well as by pleasant. In fact you grow much more by unpleasant surprises than the pleasant ones.

“Limited responsibility makes you weak,tires you. Unlimited responsibility empowers you and brings you joy.” SRI SRI...

Observe, Don't Identify
Observe the tendencies that come up in you, and do not think you *are* those tendencies.

:“The Master is one who makes you aware of your self, who gives you the knowledge of who you really are.” SRI SRI...

"Do not accept people as they are. Just love them as they are." Sri Sri

The Way Out of Ignorance
The way to come out of ignorance is a definite understanding, a definite knowledge in the mind, that my body is undergoing change all the time, the world is undergoing change all the time, the entire universe is in a state of fluidity and it is all full of change and it is going on on its own, according to its nature.

“Our work is to spread love. Love is already there in people, we only have to rekindle it.” SRI SRI...

The Perpetual Dance
In nature, both destruction and creation are complementary. They are two steps---like day and night. All opposite values in nature, they all dance together. It has been that way since the beginning. It'll continue 'til the end.

Problems
Many problems have come, many problems have been solved, and each problem has enriched life in some way, has brought up some strength in you.

"Behind every activity, pleasant, unpleasant, chaotic, harmonious, is one Divinity.". . . SRI SRI...

Looking Ahead
Where will we be in 5,000 years? What is going to happen in 5,000 years? Have a bigger plan! In 10,000 years, what is going to happen? Where will you be?

Deep Down:
Deep down you are wonderful. Never think, Deep down I have all these anxieties.

"The circumference is the Devotee, the centre is the Divine- a centre is no centre without the circumference.". . . SRI SRI...

Spreading Around
You sit and think; you sit and feel. Do you think that feeling just remains with you? It reaches far beyond this universe. Your intentions, your feelings get spread much faster than the radiation. It is spread all over this globe and far, far beyond.

"Creation is anxious to fulfill your desire, when you become hollow and empty.". . . SRI SRI..

Nectar and Poison
In every breath there is Divine nectar. There is nectar that flows out of it. Or poison can flow.

The Foundation of Knowledge

Knowledge is possible only when you come close. From a distance, and in a formal atmosphere, knowledge cannot blossom...Being together is the foundation of knowledge.

"Tree is beautiful because it has old roots and new branches. You need a combination of all.". . . SRI SRI...

PLAY
This entire creation is rejoicing in you. Because, it is a play, it is a game. It's not a serious something that is judged and punished.

Feel Oneness

When you feel so much oneness with the Master that you don't feel, The Master is separate, I am separate; the Divine is separate, I am separate, that is Divine Love.

Many seek pleasure in this and that,but the wise man just smiles.... The real rest is in knowledge........... Sri Sri

"The very nature of the highest joy is to share, it is to bring to everybody.". . . SRI SRI...

Pain
Every pain that you undergo in this process is for the higher growth. A seed has pain to sprout, and a sprout has pain to become bigger.

Self Study

By self-study, by observing, by being hollow and empty, you become a channel---you become a part of the Divine. You are able to feel the presence of the Divinity. All the different angels and devas, all these different forms of our consciousness, start blossoming.

"Intelligence means not only experience other's sadness but also other's joy. It is where your system is free from jealousy.". . . SRI SRI...

No Going Back
For every step, the previous phase has to be disolved. One phase disolves to give space for another, and it is always evolutionary. So there is no reverting back, no reversing---it is evolutionary. It can stop for a while, but then it continues.

Surrender and Freedom

There is no freedom at all without surrender, and when I surrender I get infinite freedom. The greater my surrender is, the greater my freedom, that much the load is taken off of me.

Look Inside Another
You may not like somebody's action, what they do, but look into that Divine love that is deep inside them.

Free Coupon!
If we really look through the eyes of wisdom, there is not a bit in this creation that is devoid of pain. Pain is the tail of everything in the world. It comes along with anything---you take it, you get a free coupon: you get pain.

"When intelligence and innocence go together, a beauty dawns.". . . SRI SRI...

Action vs. Intention
It's not the action; it is the state of your Being, the intention deep inside from which you act, that makes a difference.

Arresting the mind
A true guru is not interested in making followers, but he is concerned for the growth of the person. All his concern is for how well this mind, this flirting mind, could be arrested and established in its source, this mind which is so blind, seeking here and there, here and there, could be put into itself and be made to open its eye to itself.

"let go of each moment as it passes, forgive others, but especially yourself. let go of all judgements and blames and learn to perceive and honour the divine that dwells in others as well as yourself".......

"Be filled with love, be filled with gratitude, get rid of the fear in you by being in love.". . . SRI SRI...

Sound and Silence
When you listen, listen to something more. Not just to the sound, but to the silence, too.

"The spiritual strength of knowledge makes you innovative, creative... your skills blossom.". . . SRI SRI...

Disagreement
Whether you agree with me or disagree with me, what does it matter to what is? What is, is

Dear to God
God is all over. God is in the stone. God is in the flowers. God is in the garbage can. God is all over, but devotee is not all over. So God runs behind His devotees. To God, devotees are very dear, so dear.

Jealousy
You can never feel jealous about yourself, can you? When something is not you, you feel jealous.

Heart and Head
When heart speaks and heart listens, harmony is produced. It is always so. When head talks and head listens, argument is produced.

Head and Heart-1
Use your brain, it's necessary. Use your brain. I'm not saying shut off your brain and only live in the heart all the time, no. It has its function. But it is possible that we have shut off functioning from the heart and we are stuck in the head---that is another extreme.

Power of Surrender
The greatest power is in surrender---surrender to the Divine.

Listen from Your Heart
We have this ability, but we have forgotten to listen from our heart. That is why we are tense and worried and dull and dry---we feel dry in life. The joy comes when we can listen from our heart.

Heart and Intellect
Listen from your heart. Soak into it. Observe. That is your home. And your brain, your intellect is like a car; it's the motor that drives you there. But even after getting into your garage, if you refuse to step out of your car, you will never enjoy your home.

The Experiencer
Self is not object of senses. Self is the experiencer of the object of senses.

Recognize the Divinity
When you move in the world, recognize the Divinity in things around you, in people around you. Listen with your heart.

Multi-Dimensional Growth
If you are just enthusiasm, it can be directed in anything, anywhere, all directions. That is how multi-dimensional growth happens within you. Fullness of consciousness blossoms in all aspects.

Go Ahead!
There is a song deep inside you. You are born to sing a song and you are preparing. You are moving around in the stage with your dresses, but you are forgetting to sing---holding the mike, too, but you are keeping silent. 'Til that time, you'll be restless---until you can sing that song which you have come on the stage to sing. Doesn't matter if you feel a little out of tune for one minute or two. Go ahead. Sing.

Anger is about the past
Anger is meaningless, because it is always about something that has already passed.

Self Study
By self-study, by observing, by being hollow and empty, you become a channel---you become a part of the Divine. You are able to feel the presence of the Divinity. All the different angels and devas, all these different forms of our consciousness, start blossoming.

Birds' Song
Have you ever observed birds singing and felt this is something so eternal---it's the Divine who is singing through these birds?

Observe
I'm not saying, "Don't be active." I'm saying, observe the spontaneity of action.

The Enemy of Love
Worry is enemy of love. You cannot be in love and be worried at the same time.

Life is a Vast Ocean
Observe that there is something much more than your "doership." It is like a vast ocean. Life is not just in your body. It is between you and me and everybody else.

Serenity
Prayer means not just sitting and saying so many words, but being in that serene, calm space, meditative state.

Not the Body
The life of a fish is in the water, not in the body.

Pause
Just singing is not sufficient. One can just go on singing. But in between the songs, a few moments of silence, of depth, of experiencing the bliss of the infinite---that is very essential.

Inseparable
You cannot separate the wave from the ocean

Getting Baked
Everything is changing. And this is all there only to heat you up, to bake you. You are baked in joy, and you are baked in sorrow. You are baked in this event, and you are baked in that event. So everything in the world bakes you, heats you up. And if you put your finger deeper into it, you will get burned. So move lightly.

"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you.". . . SRI SRI...

Floating in the Ocean
We are all floating bodies, like shells in the ocean of life.

No Harsh Word
Do not speak any harsh word. Let not any harsh word come out of your mouth to anyone, for the Divine dwells in every heart. Do not hurt with your words, for the Divine dwells in every heart.

Forgiveness..
well... any point in holding grudges to yourself?? unless u want all the intoxication which comes with hatred and negative feeling to build up in your body and soul...Forgiveness is the key to spirituality... key to moksha... key to ur happy life and longevity...Forgive n forget the ill deeds... and u'll see how the world changes around you...

"Seva - an expression of one's inner love. In Seva there is no 'I'.". . . SRI SRI...

Look into the Vastness
Our head is stuck inside a drum, and we think that is the sky. It is so little, our universe. Take your head; lift up---look into that vastness of the creation.

Totally Responsible
Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your mind. You are totally responsible for all your feelings--how you feel, what you think, what you do--all that. You are responsible.

"Misunderstandings happen because of distance, because there is no closeness- no one sit "next to" the other". . . SRI SRI...

Superficial Trust
Our trust is very superficial. It's just a covering for our fears. We are afraid and we don't want to feel that way, so we force the trust on us. We think we have trusted, and when the time comes it falls apart

"Hard work means dynamic work...don't just work hard; work intelligently, at the same time put in your 100%". . . SRI SRI...

This One Thing
If trust, this one thing, happens in us, our life will completely be transformed. It'll be very, very different. You won't sit and worry---what will happen to you, what about tomorrow---this will not happen. You'll smile through life.

"Meditation is not going somewhere; it's diving deep inside...this moment". . . SRI SRI...

Expand
The nature of joy is to share, to expand, to stretch.

"A smile which nobody can steal is success ". . . SRI SRI.

When We Sing
In every little mind, different, different thoughts come; and different, different moods are there. But, when we sing, what happens? All the minds have the same rythym, the same song, same waves, same frequency, and there is so much more joy.

Let Me Share
Attaining the highest, one never feels, "Oh, I have attained, let me sit back." No, the very nature of the highest joy is to share, is to bring it to everyone.

"Bhakti (devotion, surrender) itself,is not a Practice, it is the result, it is the fruit of the practice". . . SRI SRI...

Feel the Presence
In the presence of one who is so quiet, you can feel a Presence. It's not an intellectual something, but in an experiential way you feel a Presence. It's very subtle.

Emotions and Sensations
Every mood of mind, every wave of emotion in us, has a corresponding rhythym in the breath. And this rythym in the breath has a corresponding sensation in different parts of the body. They're all linked. And when we look at them, observe them, then life becomes more integrated.

This Drama
What is it you are hanging on to? How long will you continue this play, this drama? What is happening? Hmm?

"A Master cannot give to you unless you want it". . . SRI SRI...

The divine does not care how you are outside. It only looks to your inside. Never let any tiny bit of dislike or craving house in your heart.

Past or Future
Observe your mind---it's either in the past or in the future. Do you see that? We regret the past and are anxious about the future.

"More will be given to you only if you utilise Properly what you already have! This is a law in nature". . . SRI SRI...

When You Let Go
Regret piles up and piles up and it becomes so big---and you blow up. Do you see this happening to you? When you let go, your mind can be in the present moment, more and more and more and more. You are able to smile and laugh from the depth of your heart. Life becomes more light and easy.

You are the goal. You are the past, present and future.

"Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with them. In that very memory your entire being gets back to that state". . . SRI SRI...

Blame
When something wrong happens, we either blame ourselves or blame somebody else. We don't just take things as they are; we want to find out a reason, and label it, and put the blame on somebody else. Or, on ourselves.

"Sadhana satsang and the company of GURU can bring such a lasting impression, which would erase all the unwanted impressions". . . SRI SRI...

Compassion or Forgiveness
Compassion is better than forgiveness. The very word "forgiveness" implies that there is an intention in somebody's mistake. Somebody is bad so you are going to "forgive" them. Peep into their heart. Go beyond their words, beyond their behavior---you will see, they need compassion, they need help.

Don't See Intention
Do not see intention behind somebody else's mistakes.

"Do not brand anyone as negative and have compassion for his or her ignorance. Your prayers to change them will help them and you". . . SRI SRI...

Breath is the Link
Breath is the link between your body and your spirit and your mind.

"When you see this whole flow of events as temporary, as non-existent, then, even when someone scolds at you, you smile ". . . SRI SRI...

Compassion
When there is a wound deep inside a person, he will try to share that with other people. What else can he do? You just recognize: "Oh, he needs compassion." Compassion is the only medicine. Unconditional love is the only treatment.

"Open your Eyes...You think you are in control of a situation? What are you in control of? Everything is happening...God is all there is.". . . SRI SRI...

know urself
There's a lot of fear connected with the inner journey because it penetrates our illusions. Taking the inner journey will lead you into some very shadowy places. You're going to learn things about yourself that you'll wish you didn't know. There are monsters in there—monsters you can't control—but trying to keep them hidden will only give them greater power..

Conditional Love
We try to hold on to people. Even when we love, we love with a condition: "See, I love you, so in return you must love me."

"Ego wants something which is very difficult. It doesn't recognise the simplicity in life. Ego is very complicated.". . . SRI SRI...

Doubt
You doubt in the positivity of people, in the goodness of people. You don't doubt in the negativity, or badness, in the people. Do you? Have you ever doubted in somebody's anger toward you? Have you ever said, "Is she really angry at me? I don't believe it." But if someone says, "I love you," you say, "Really? Sure? Truly? Then prove it to me!"

More Doubt
Just examine, what do you doubt? You doubt always in something good---whether it is in you or in someone else. When you are depressed, you never doubt your depression, but when you are happy you doubt: "Am I really happy? Is this really what I want?" And then you say, "I'm not sure..."

"Weigh your words before you speak them out. They are pearls of your life; don't lose them for nothing.". . . SRI SRI...

Being Natural
When you are natural, when you don't pretend, then you are very close to the Divine.

"Feel the plenitude, feel that there is plenty. The Divine has provided you a lot and HE will provide you much more. Why be tense about that .". . . SRI SRI...

Void of Feverishness
This intoxicating Love does not excite you, but brings a cooling influence in you. It's such a peaceful, restful Love. It's something void of the feverishness.

Dropping the craving or the aversion in the mind, towards any particular sense object, strengthens the mind - and only a strong mind can ever experience Divine Love..

"Limited responsibility makes you weak, tries you. Unlimited responsibility empowers you and brings you Joy.". . . SRI SRI...

The Ultimate Flowering
Love is the ultimate flowering, and you cannot force it to happen. It is a gift to you, again, it's a gift to you. It's a happening, a spontaneous phenomenon. Ahh---we can drop all the obstacles that we might put for it to happen

Fountain of Joy
You are a fountain of joy at the center of your being.

Life Everywhere
"Everywhere in creation, it's all filled with life, life, life---everywhere."

Love vs. Cravings

When you tell somebody you love them, make sure you are not saying it out of your "vasanas," your own cravings, your own impressions, your own craving for some joy.

If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all the artificial walls, we build between ourselves and others. Through these walls, we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us.

"God is very youthful ever young.God is very naughty. God Loves fun! Thats why He has created so much fun around, including all the worry and everything else.". . . SRI SRI...

One or the Other
Awareness, if it is not controlled by joy and bliss, will only bring irritation and anger.

Feel grateful for your very existence ... for your body, and for all that you have, all the love you have received. This gratefulness will bring you a flood of prosperity, joy and happiness.

Offer the desires that have already arisen in you, then you'll become peaceful and happy - instantaneously.". . . SRI SRI...

Source of All Problems
"You see, all the problems in the world are created by those who want "perfection."

Forget to Forgive

Forgetfulness is one of the greatest blessings. If you remember all that people did in the past, never forget, you will never forgive also

Hollow and Empty
You become a perfect instrument of the Divine when you become hollow and empty.

"If God Brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Happy moments, praise God; Difficult moments, seek God; Quiet moments, worship God; Painful moments, trust God; Every moment, thank God..". . . SRI SRI...

"If you can feel and be one with people anywhere you go, then people are ready to do anything for you."

Hollow and Empty 2
Creation is all anxious to fulfill your desire when you become hollow and empty.

Respect all, but follow one path- that is the quickest way for progress .". . . SRI SRI...

However it is

Your life, itself, is a celebration of the Infinity, the Divine---however it is.

Nature Knows Best
See how many desires you have had, and how many desires were not fulfilled. And, how many desires you feel this way: when it was not fulfilled, it was good, “It was best for me.” Don’t you see this? Some desires which were not fulfilled, it was good for you. So, Nature knows what is best for you.

You see how plane moves through clouds, fog and mist as it lands on to a landing strip. Its focus is on a narrow strip and does not mind all the obstacles in its way. You too should be untouched by the difficuties and keep on the track of your path .". . . SRI SRI...

Status
Who is worried about your status? Nobody. If someone looks at your status, they feel jealousy. Why do you create more jealousy in other people?

Who We Are
Every one of us has experienced the Divine Love, but we have completely forgotten it. We have no idea who we are, where we are, what we have within us.

"Longing or pain or hurt, is the part of Love. Experience it, be with it, go through it- then your love becomes so mature.". . . SRI SRI...

Applause
If ten thousand people applaud you---so what? You think you will be in their mind, in their attention, forever? No. You will get big applause, and they clap, and they go away. And, the same people, some other time may talk ill of you, too.

"How can you always be happy? Forget about 'always' - then you will be happy.". . . SRI SRI...

Fame
This feverishness of fame, of pride, of social recognition is immaturity. Just wake up and see there is nothing much in it. It’s an empty bowl.

Sacred Secret

Sacredness is the secret of the universe. In the womb of sacredness, creation happens. Consciousness is sacred.

Take life as a Play
Take life not serious. If you take life very serious, then you are bound to be disturbed. The only way you can maintain your equanimity is to take it as a play, as a game, and not take anything too serious.

"A devotee breathes in gratitude and joy; it is not expectation- it is dissolving into the Master.". . . SRI SRI...

Seer, Seen & Process of Seeing
The seers, the seen, and the process of seeing all merge. The knowledge, the knower, and the known, they all merge, become one---that is Divine Love.

Resitance is Futile
The more you resist thoughts, the more they bombard your mind.

"Our first and foremost commitment is to do seva (service) in the world.". . . SRI SRI...

Drop it!
To live totally in the present moment, offer all that you have done, all your activities. Drop them, surrender them. It's done. Finished. Drop it.

There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore, and who always will. so don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

"A desire is never fulfilled - it multiplies. A desire never ends - it changes."

Service without attitude
Love without reason
Knowledge without intellect
Life beyond time and events
Is what you are..

Desire for the Highest
Make your desire bigger. Desire for the highest. Don't go for anything smaller than that. Hm? Then also Divine Love dawns in you.

"Have a goal. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but when it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal. So your life force gets channelised .". . . SRI SRI...

This is the ultimate relationship - when you can relate to yourself one hundred percent. Then, any face you look at, there is love .. there is charm .. there is beauty.

Successful failures

When the Big Mind wins over the small, even the failure of the small mind is a joy. It has always happened that way. Turn back and see---some of your failures have been very good. They have made you progress somewhere, made you stronger.

"Just the memory of the Lord, of the Divine, can remove obstacles from your way.". . . SRI SRI...

Real forgiveness
Your forgiveness should be such that the person who is being forgiven does not even know that you are forgiving them. They don't even feel guilty of a mistake. That is the right type of forgiveness.

Quick -- Meditate!
When doubts arise in you: fast, meditate, do pranayam, and do prayers, and see whether the doubt will remain.

"You are not the same person you ware yesterday, and you will not be the same tomorrow. You are changing, changing and changing .". . . SRI SRI.

A Wall of Pride
If you want to grow in Divine Love, you have got to drop the pride and all of the artificial wall we build between ourselves and others. In the "wall" we keep judging others, and we think others are judging us.

Krishna is inside you. The guru is inside you. Have an inner union with the guru.

As If!
Though you exist with a body, in the state of samadhi you are not there at all. In other words you can say, live as though you don't exist--this is samadhi.

That is Enough!
God loves you. That is enough. And, you *are* love. That is enough!

A sign of intelligence is to see the One in many and find the many in One.". . . SRI SRI...

Someone experiences bliss, and that bliss, itself, becomes a trip for the ego. So the ego, in turn, destroys the infinity, the joy, the bliss. Sri Sri

Steadiness
When you sit for meditation, are your eyes steady? Is your breath steady? Is the prana haphazard? Is it going smooth and steady or going haphazard? When the senses are steady, the soul also becomes peaceful. Your Being, your spirit inside you, becomes steady.

Human" and "Divine" are not two things. "Human" is outer skin and "Divine" is the inside.". . . SRI SRI...

Signs of Celebration
Everything in this creation is a sign of celebration.

Taking full responsibility and surrendering without doership are the skills of the wise.". . . SRI SRI...

Looking for the Unseen
A hand unseen is behind this creation, and every pair of eyes is looking for that hand, which is not seen. Wherever one looks, one is looking for that hand which is behind and unseen.

Whenever you put your attention, that will grow. If you put your attention on the lack of something, the lack will increase.". . . SRI SRI...

Purpose of a Flower
If a flower does not remind you of the eternal Truth, then it has not fulfilled its purpose.

"Making the whole earth as a paper and all the trees as writing pen, using all oceans as the ink, one can't describe GURU's grace even then.". . . SRI SRI...

If you don't see HIM
If you don't see Him in the laughter of a child, then you have never heard the laughter of a child. If you have never seen Him in the twinkle of an eye, in the wink of an eye of a youth, you have never observed the real beauty.

"No activity can happen in this world without the element of faith. The entire world works on faith.". . . SRI SRI...

One behind All
Behind every activity, pleasant, unpleasant, chaotic, harmonious, is one Divinity.

The Best Form of Worship
The best "puja," the best form of worship, is to be happy, to be grateful.

Nothing But You -- Pt 1
Oh, Dear, this creation is a celebration of Thy Presence. I see You in the leaves, in the petals, In the stem, and in the thorns And in the unseen roots, It's all You, and You, and You. Nothing but You

Nothing But You -- Pt 2
Whether the bark or the thorn, Or the root or in the mud, Your face is reflected, Smiling and dancing and laughing and singing. It's all You, it's all You, it's all You.

Not much Different

You see violence in action, in somebody, and inside your mind you feel violent about that person. Then you are not much different from that person who is acting violent.

Nothing But You -- Pt 3
In tears of joy, in tears of sorrow, Alike You play and dance and sing, And You celebrate. It's all You, it's all You, it's all You.

"Total dedication brings enormous enthusiasm, zeal, trust and challenge; total dedication leaves no room for ego.". . . SRI SRI...

Nothing But You -- Pt 4
Everything in this creation glorifies everything else. Clapping Your own hands together, You rejoice in my presence. It's all You, it's all You, it's all You.

"Be happy! This is an order as well as a blessing.". . . SRI SRI...

Momentary and Infinite

Life is infinite. Though life is in every moment, it is also infinite. Your life has been here from thousands of years-from centuries-and your life will continue to be here for centuries.

Who's Who
You are as important in this creation as God, not less important.

"In tears of joy, in tears of sorrow, Alike You play and dance and sing, And You celebrate. It's all You, it's all You, it's all You.". . . SRI SRI...

However it is…
Your life, itself, is a celebration of the Infinity, the Divine---however it is.

"Nagativity cannot remain without a hook to hang on, Positivity and happiness can exist without any reason.". . . SRI SRI...

Spiritual Knowledge and Science
All possible advancements in any field you see today, either science or arts, originated as a thought, originated in that ocean of Intelligence.People talk about "science meeting spirituality" or "spirituality coming together with science" this is such an immature, childish statement. Spiritual knowledge *is* science. And science can never be away from spiritual knowledge. Because, spirit alone can bring the science up. They are two sides of the same coin.

"The spiritual path demands two things. First, authenticity. Are you authentic? Whatever, you are doing, are you authentic? The second thing it demands is intensity. How intense are you? in anything you are doing? If you are just lukewarm, there's no progress on the spiritual path."

"Company that gives you contentment and silence is a good company. Company which gives you feverishness; greed; jealousy; lust and anger is bad.". . . SRI SRI...

Consciousness and the body
You think the body makes the consciousness? No. Consciousness has made the body.

Like a honeycomb is all filled with honey, the body -- -all the holes in the body are filled with mind, or consciousness. And the nature of that is joy is Love...Sri Sri

The Presence of Consciousness
The planets move around the sun. Just the mere presence of the sun makes the planets go around. In the same way, the presence of consciousness---though it is not involved directly---its mere presence makes the body grow.

"Sow the seed of goodness with your SANKALPA. With SADHANA, SATSANG you can make a difference by your very existence. You can affect your surroundings by your very presence.". . . SRI SRI...

When you sit for meditation, let go of everything. Best way is to think, "Oh, the world is disappearing, dissolved, dead---I am dead." Unless you are "dead" you cannot meditate...Sri Sri

Manifestations
Your brain is nothing but manifestation of consciousness. Your body is nothing but manifestation of consciousness. Intelligence, wherever you see it in the world, is manifestation of consciousness

If you follow fun, misery follows you; If you follow knowledge, fun follows you!"A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily available. It does not reject anybody.". . . SRI SRI...

One single thought in the mind can restrict your awareness, the totality of awareness. How big is your mind? How vast is your life? There are so many things in life. One small, insignificant thought, insignificant thing, can clog and cloud your whole awareness...Sri Sri

Yoga vs. Depression
Yoga is to realize that your mind is dynamic, your life is dynamic. Depression is a sign of static understanding about life. When you feel everything in life is dead, static, there is nothing more, nowhere to go---that is when one gets depressed.

Everything is changing. And this is all there only to heat you up, to bake you. You are baked in joy, and you are baked in sorrow. You are baked in this event, and you are baked in that event. So everything in the world bakes you, heats you up. And if you put your finger deeper into it, you will get burned. So move lightly....Sri Sri

"The divine only wants the little mind in you, and by surrendering you won't lose the good things like compassion and joy. Surrender is relaxation.". . . SRI SRI...

Not Dead
The world is not a dead place; the creation is not a dead place. It is solidified consciousness, and it is dynamic. And it is new. Every moment it is new.

"When the intellect starts maturing, it starts questioning the source of creation.Creativity is the basis of the quest. That is how the concept of God rose in the mind of man. Creativity is the source. The intellect saw there is so much orderliness. Everything is being created. Somebody must have created this. So it labeled that power, that force, which is beneath the creation as God."

"Silence is the mother of all creativity. Silence is the mother of invention. Silence is the basis of love. We need to create a sense of belongingness with silence or for silence.". . . SRI SRI...

Just one spark of beauty in wakefulness, in the awakened, manifests as knowledge, as wisdom. That is satwa -- (purity of consciousness)...Sri Sri

False Promises
The mind has promised you heaven, but it is taking you to hell. You have been chasing the mind; you’re trodding behind it. It increases the hunger and thirst in you by giving a little glimpse of joy here and there.

"Your expectation of reward for the seva turns the seva into labor. Its reward is for sure and is always more than your doing.". . . SRI SRI...

Now. Now. Now. Cultivate this habit of dropping the past. Then you can smile...Sri Sri

Servant and Beloved
There are only two relationships in which the mind can mind can burn, vanish, and dissolve---that is, surrender. And these two types of relationships: one is of servant, being a servant; as a servant, one can burn, vanish, dissolve. Another, as beloved; as beloved, one can burn, vanish and dissolve.

"Just as a lit candle can light another candle, only one who has can give. One who is free can free you, one who is love can kindle love.". . . SRI SRI...

People think---without knowing---that they know. That is a great danger... A a few books they would have studied, and a few practices they might have made. They might have met a few people here and there, may have met a few saints, too. But then they start thinking they know it all, they have it all. And they start arguing, quoting the scriptures and arguing. Love cannot blossom in such a situation....Sri Sri

Servant and Master
Being a servant is not being a slave, but being a servant is living the dignity of the Master, dissolving into the Master.

You become a perfect instrument of the Divine when you become hollow and empty...Sri Sri

"Take it granted that the divine loves you very dearly. Then, your love the divine becomes unconditional and more total. All the complaints drop away from your head.". . . SRI SRI...

"The day you feel the whole world is your home, the sky is your ceiling, the earth is your floor, and every tree is your garden, then you are really home."

Do you believe this whole universe is made up of that consciousness? And your very body, this mind, these thoughts, feelings, everything is made up of this energy, this one consciousness, this one Self? Huh? Is this belief strong in your head?...Sr Sri


"The present moment, making the mind be there -now, now, now - makes you like a child: innocent and still a lot of wisdom and depth.". . . SRI SRI...

Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation, is meditation...Sri Sri

"The desire has driven you crazy. Stop for a while and look at it:"What is it?"That feverishness dissolves and disappears, vanishes". . . SRI SRI...

Service without attitude.... Love without reason.... Knowledge without intellect....
Life beyond time and events is what you are..

Just one spark of beauty in wakefulness, in the awakened, manifests as knowledge, as wisdom. That is satwa -- (purity of consciousness)...Sri Sri

"If somebody is hateful, we can only have compassion for them, because they are not aware of the center; they have moved from their love.". . . SRI SRI...

When an attraction becomes a little difficult to attain, then love begins to happen more. And when it becomes a little difficult to capture love, possess love, then devotion starts happening. Just reflect on this...Sri Sri

"Don't think a Guru or a Master is always blessing. There are certain moments when that blessing flows with great force. Those are very precious moments, to sit and receive that.". . . SRI SRI...

Demands on God
God is not there just to fulfill your petty demands.

"See, ninety percent of this body is only space,and space, and space. And
what is in this space? That is mind, that is consciousness, that is
intelligence. Like a honeycomb. Honeycomb is all filled with honey. Like
this in the body---all the holes in the body are filled with mind, or
consciousness. And the nature of that is joy, is Love."..Sri Sri

"Service without attitude. Love without reason. Knowledge without intellect. Life beyond time and events, Is what you are!.

In the Company of Love
In the company of one who is living Love, you also can’t but spring into that Love.

Observe that there is something much more than your "doership." It is like a vast ocean. Life is not just in your body. It is between you and me and everybody else...Sri Sri

"Stretch your action beyond your knowledge, then creation happens!.". . . SRI SRI...

Simplicity
Something that is simple, the mind cannot accept. The ego wants very complicated and difficult things.

"Awareness, if it is not controlled by joy and bliss, will only bring irritation and anger.". . . SRI SRI...

Innermost Self
In your innermost Self---in its purity and clarity---you are not different from God.

Drop all those divisions (of the mind), altogether. This is what is holding you back from enlightenment. This is what is holding you back from your very nature. Drop those right now...Sri Sri

"Be sincere in your attempts to go to God. Don't try to be too smart with Divine and attempt to fool Him.Once you receive bliss,then everything else is joy. Without bliss, joy in the world is impermanent.". . . SRI SRI...

Maturing Intellect
When the intellect starts maturing, it starts questioning the source of creation.

"Perfect persons never happen, they don't exist. We can make a imperfect person perfect by loving him.". . . SRI SRI...

No Closeness
Misunderstandings happen on this planet because of distance, because there is no closeness, no one ever "sits next to" the other. In one house people live on different planets. In a town, people live in different galaxies. There is so much distance, and so there is no understanding.

Cause of Fear

The transcendental principal, the fourth state of our consciousness, rules over all the other influences of all the planets or cosmic rays. So, if you could meditate, you nullify all the undesirable effects of the cosmic rays, the cosmos. Singing, chanting, meditating can eliminate all those undesirable effects.

The Foundation of Knowledge
Knowledge is possible only when you come close. From a distance, and in a formal atmosphere, knowledge cannot blossom...Being together is the foundation of knowledge.

Language of Existence

The more "in" you are, the more consolidated you are, in the very core of your Being, the center of your Being, the more you speak the language of the Existence. You do so much good; you do so many wonderful things around you.

"You having faith in The Guru or God, Does not do anything to Guru or God. Your having faith gives you immediate strength. It is a great wealth, blessings.". . . SRI SRI...

Nearness and Distance
Love cannot tolerate distance, and hatred cannot tolerate nearness.

"Your own concepts have created "walls" and so you need a "door." But when there are no concepts, there are no walls.". . . SRI SRI...

The Ultimate Prerequisite
When there is no peace, forget about God, forget about Truth, forget about Divinity, forget about everything else. The first requirement is peace.

"Eat food not in hurry, not with violence, but with a sense of offering.". . . SRI SRI...

Celebration happens when the mind unites with the spirit. The mind keeps crying and crying until it finds the spirit! When the mind unites with the spirit then real celebration happens

Sometimes on a dark night if there is lightning, that second you see the whole town. Everything becomes visible, even for a few moments. Like that, surrender happens in deep meditation...Sri Sri

"Loyalty means believing in the continuity of commitment. Responsibility, dedication and commitment are the limbs of loyalty.". . . SRI SRI...

Little and Big
Within this small body, you are able to experience the infinite space

Relationship is what? Feeling no separation---I am you, you are me. You are part of me, I am part of you.
..Sri Sri

Ego Trip
Someone experiences bliss, and that bliss, itself, becomes a trip for the ego. So the ego, in turn, destroys the infinity, the joy, the bliss.

You sit and think; you sit and feel. Do you think that feeling just remains with you? It reaches far beyond this universe. Your intentions, your feelings get spread much faster than the radiation. It is spread all over this globe and far, far beyond..Sri Sri

"Life is Love…Life is Joy…Life is Enthusiasm .". . . SRI SRI...

Be active, be dynamic, but not obsessed with or feverish about fulfilling desires because that is the root cause of depression. If you are depressed, underneath the depression, is a lingering desire.

Pause
Just singing is not sufficient. One can just go on singing. But in between the songs, a few moments of silence, of depth, of experiencing the bliss of the infinite---that is very essential.

" Within this small body, you are able to experience the infinite space..". . . SRI SRI...

Churning the Mind
Life is the process of "churning." Your mind is being churned by so many things, events happening. Your mind is churned and churned and churned, and finally, the "butter" comes---it's the sainthood, the saintliness in you.

Knowledge is possible only when you come close. From a distance, and in a formal atmosphere, knowledge cannot blossom...Being together is the foundation of knowledge." . . . SRI SRI...

Sought After
He searches for you, wherever you are; God comes and searches for you. He'll search, and he will take you wherever you are.

When there is no peace, forget about God, forget about Truth, forget about Divinity, forget about everything else. The first requirement is peace." . . . SRI SRI...

Longing and Love
There can't be love without longing and there can't be longing without love.

"Honoring body is YOGA. Honoring breath is PRANAYAM. Honoring mind is MEDITATION." . . . SRI SRI...

Creating Love
Can you create love inside you? It is not possible; love is a happening, a phenomenon.

"When love glows, it is bliss. When it flows, it is compassion. When it blows, it is anger. When it is ferments, it is jealousy. When it is all 'no', it is hatred. When it acts, it is perfection. Whem love knows, it is ME ." . . . SRI SRI...

Dissolving the Ego
When there is Love, there is no ego; ego dissolves like the dew drops with the sun.

"Life is a war. Doctors fight against disease. Lawyers fight against injustice. Teachers fight against ignorance. Depression happens when you lose the will to fight. The decision to fight can take away your depression." . . . SRI SRI...

Can we love something or someone with efforts?Is it possible?No..Its not possible..Love is a spontaneous inner happening..It just happens...We cannot control love..Love controls us..We r so tiny in front of love..Love is a phenomenon..

Longing
Longing is part of love, is the other face of love.

Take It For Granted

Take it for granted---even if nobody loves you, say, "Everyone loves me!"

Possessing
We want to possess love; in the act of possessing, we destroy love.

Desire Makes You Weak

Our energy is getting dissipated in the form of fears and desires, fears and desires. And it is the desire that makes you weak.

"Acceptance brings sincerity. Don't label yourself. You don't know who you are. Simply accept that you don't know how great you are or how stupid you are." . . . SRI SRI...

"Learn to make people your own. They already belong to you. They come from the same soil and breathe the same air which you expel.." . . . SRI SRI...

Demanding
When you demand love, you are destroying love.

"Learn to make people your own. They already belong to you. They come from the same soil and breathe the same air which you expel.." . . . SRI SRI...

Separateness
The ego is simply an illusion. "Ego" means separateness, that's all.

Impatient means hurry in the mind; Lethargy means slowness in action. Patience in mind and dynamism in action is the right formula.". . . SRI SRI...

Guru is inside you. Have an inner union with the guru. Inside, be with the guru. Krishna is inside you; God, the Divine is inside you---have an inner connection with the Divine...Sri Sri

Ego and Divine Love
As long as there is ego, there is no Divine Love; and when there is Divine Love, the ego---there is no sign of it.

"Stop wanting Love - that is how you become Love, you realize Love. As long as the wanting is there, it takes you further from Love.". . . SRI SRI...

depression happens when we lose the ability to fight..

The Pain of Separation
Longing, the pain of separation, increases the love in you. That increases the prayerfulness in you.

Through the grace of the Master, you can reach all your goals - both worldly and Divine.". . . SRI SRI...

Loving Objects
A person who cannot love people, starts loving objects.

The path is very long - the goal is in every moment; the goal is where you are.". . . SRI SRI...

Simply in Love

A devotee is not there even for wisdom. He simply is in love. He has fallen in deep love with the master, with the infinity, with God. He doesn�t care whether he gets enlightened or not.


Closing Down
Our love---capacity to love---everybody has, but they have not utilized it. We have not thrown ourselves open. We have closed into our small, "my, my, me, me, mine."

Love and Expansion
Love is sharing; love is expansion. You can't but love, because you want to expand! And nature of life is to expand. But we have learned and cultured all our habits to restrain ourselves, and that is why the Divine Love is not manifesting in our life fully.

Love Transformed

The love that you have for objects for people, for things, and places, and items is not different from Divine Love. It's not opposite to Divine Love... I tell you the same love is transformed, becomes Divine Love.

"When you sit for meditation, let go of everything. Best way is to think, 'Oh, the world is disappearing, dissolved, dead. I am dead.' Unless you are 'dead' you cannot meditate.". . . SRI SRI...

Feverishness
The feverishness in us destroys the joy.

In Between
"Human" is the link between the Divine and the animalistic tendencies.

"A devotee is one who does not think, "What about me?" He has so much trust in the Master.". . . SRI SRI...