Sri Mahaprabu spoke about how routine activities such as eating and bathing should be done as Meditations. Not meditation after bathing and eating!

Sri Mahaprabu points out the importance of slowing down in all our day to day actions. We are always hurried on the outside because we are in a hurry inside. With such a rushed mind, when…

Sitting in his car in the morning, Sri Mahprabu opened a book on Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. A devotee had asked Bhagavan about the necessity of Guru’s Grace. Bhagavan's answer was the basis…

There are two things here. That which is existing here and now, and a musculo-skeletal structure called body. The Feeling of Existence, is common to all bodies. Even though the bodies…

From day one with Mahaprabu you will find that he uses the right words when it comes to body related tasks. And he makes us do the same. Otherwise, we are continuously feeding the wrong…

Sri Mahaprabu has been in Samadhi for nearly 3 hours now. Is it night or dawn, don't know. Time has zero relevance when we are with him. Slowly he emerges. He then spoke at length about…

The beauty of Love is expressed by Sri Mahaprabu. He stresses the importance of Love, why we are unable to bring out the Love in us, and what needs to happen to bring out this Love. He…

Please read the post titled Boss and the Servant, first. For 2 hours Sri Mahaprabu was in Samadhi. He then spoke about how the center in us (the Boss) wants to enjoy its creations and how…

Mahaprabu shares in detail how he meditated. How he keenly observed what was going on inside him. Like us he assumed there was a Person who was the Boss. But soon found out there was a real…

Using the four letters A, B, C, D to denote the various components of our natural system, Sri Mahaprabu gives a clear-cut understanding of the problem we are in, and the solution to come…

An objective look at what actually exists. What does not. We find that what does not exist is the cause of most of our suffering. What should one do then? All these topics are eloquently…

Who is a Disciple? You will be surprised to find out the answer. When does one need to be a Witness and when should even Witnessing disappear? Why the proximity to a living Master is…

It started with a question about how the Jnani relates to his body. Mahaprabu answered it through an example. This led to an in-depth talk about the role of the Brain, Who the Witness is,…

Why do our efforts not give us the desired results? What can we do when our efforts fail? What is the easiest and most direct path to Godliness. Sri Mahaprabu one day spontaneously as…

Mahaprabu is sitting still, eyes closed. After an hour glides by he stirred slightly, eventually coming out of Samadhi. He then spoke at length about the process of Enquiry. And how one…

A very important understanding about Maya is revealed by Sri Mahaprabu. Yet another in-depth discussion when he called me from his work place! Without missing a single task on his end,…

These are a collection of messages from Sri Mahaprabu regarding the topic of Meditation. He has never taught meditation as a technique. Techniques are for the mind. 'The meditator needs to…

A Jnani describes the play of the Supreme. Sri Mahaprabu went into a good degree of detail as to how the play happens. The inner workings. How it works. Why it works that way. The role of…

This conversation happened as Sri Mahaprabu was on the road, driving. Through the example of driving, he makes us understand a fundamental truth. That for things to happen, the idea of a…

The Feeling of Existence is the only original feeling. The true identity. And yet we keep missing it continuously. And we look for it outside, through various Achievements. This short and…

How a Master helps the disciple in the process is described by Sri Mahaprabu. What the Master can do and cannot do. He also touches on what a Disciple needs to do and the dangers that face…

Sri Mahaprabu clearly points out the risks inherent in starting with the approach of Jnana. He then shows a time-tested and much easier path where you begin with Devotion, Surrender and…

What is Attention? Why it is extremely important to be Aware of Attention. Are Attention and Love related? Can they be separated? How does one become Attentive continuously? All these…

Sri Mahaprabu dives deep in a discussion with a seeker about Atma, Attention, Feelings, Thoughts, Body and World. It resulted in an absolutely brilliant unraveling of these various layers…

Sri Mahaprabu spoke about the importance of going beyond Sleep. It is a pre-requisite for knowing oneself, he says. Who is Sleep for? Can there be an awareness of sleep? All these questions…

In my ignorance, I spoke with Sri Mahaprabu about how I saw Existence as the space in which Thoughts arise, and the distinctions between Awareness and Thought. Hoping to get affirmation…

It was around 10 PM. Mahaprabu had just started the Satsang. We joined him in Om chanting. A new seeker had joined the Satsang. Sri Mahaprabu began to talk to her.

Sitting under an Almond tree, Sri Mahaprabu showed us the greatness of the Supreme Power and how insignificant we are. Being in unity with Nature is very important. As the Guru is in union…

Some of us wondered why at times Mahaprabu melts in Devotion and urges us to Surrender while at other times he urges us to practice Awareness every moment. As if he were reading our minds,…

A disciple was serving coffee. Sri Mahaprabu noticed that she was doing it mechanically, without awareness. That spurred this beautiful talk about how we live entire lives without becoming…

Sri Mahaprabu says: You are Not. Something else Is. In this destructible body there is an indestructible Brahman. You aren’t there, I am not there. Isn’t this a wonder. All these years we…

Sri Mahaprabu pointed out how all of us are living life totally forgetting who is in control. Thinking we are doing it all. He explained the mechanism of how IT creates, sustains and ends…

Mahaprabu asks us to distinguish happenings from the knower, and clearly explains the reasons for doing so. He shows us why we go through life in a series of ups and downs and how to come…

In this fascinating dialog with a seeker, Sri Mahaprabu exposes the nature of worry and goes on to answer many questions including the common one: What is the purpose of man?.  This talk is…

We had just finished a guided meditation by Sri Mahaprabu. A stillness prevails over the room and hearts. Mahaprabu asked us to contrast this state with the state of mind during our daily…

The call for Satsang came as always. When greeting Sri Mahaprabu my voice showed no enthusiasm today. Sri Mahaprabu caught it and stressed the importance of developing enthusiasm and…

In this fascinating talk, Sri Mahaprabu told us the common mistake that seekers make when it comes to meditation. And how without knowing it, they fall into the trap where meditation itself…

Meditation is a 24-hour phenomenon, a natural one. One cannot practice it. So if you try to practice meditation it will be a failure. When you sit for meditation, the mind that says ‘I…

How are you is a question that Mahaprabu never asks. But today he did, and explained what is the one thing this question can refer to. Your thoughts. And then he dived into detail as to the…

I was on a downward spiral the last few days. The mind using that as an excuse dropped the sadhana, which brought in guilt to make things worse. Sri Mahaprabu had called to speak with me,…

Sri Mahaprabu points out that even after we develop a proper understanding that joys and sorrows are creations of the mind and have no basis in reality, when situations come, this won't…

Lately I had been going back and forth between Bhakti and Jnana, Devotion and Self-Awareness. It got to a point where I could practice neither, which in made matters worse. I was blessed to…

After Sri Mahaprabu sang a devotional song like he always does with a melting heart, he went into a deep silence. After some time he spoke these words praising the path of Love and…

In this tremendously insightful talk on sadness, its origin and its cure, Sri Mahaprabu once again helped me understand the problem and taught me the way to come out of it. He went into…

In this in-depth discussion, Sri Mahaprabu describes how we have made the primary mistake of taking on a fictitious separate identity and therefore only we can reverse it. He then shows us…

I have heard distinguished speakers say that it cannot be attained with effort. And that effort is the barrier. This has been causing confusion. I brought it up to Sri Mahaprabu. Within a…

It was past midnight in the time zone that Sri Mahaprabu was when he called me. As always there is silence at first. The issue of lust and the guilt that follows it, had been bothering me.…

Sri Mahaprabu explains in amazing depth, what Pleasure and Pain are. Do they have any existence? Who feels them? What is the result?  He shows how these two phenomena keep us oscillating…

One day while speaking with Sri Mahaprabu I had asked about Lust. How powerful it can be in dragging me down. We had just had a long conversation about Surrender. He responded to the…

On the way to spending a few weeks with Sri Mahaprabu I decided to first go to the Himalayas and spend 3 days in solitude. All plans were made for travel and stay. But at the last minute,…

A common trap for a seeker is to claim that it is all a dream, everything is an illusion, so why bother trying to improve; all efforts are in the dream etc. Sri Mahaprabu shatters this…

Mentioned to Mahaprabu that sometimes I go into this Worry-Loop, a kind of heavy feeling and it takes time to come out of it. Most often the cause is that I am not putting to practice the…