A collection of anecdotes and nuggets of wisdom recorded during Satsang with the great Master, Sri Mahaprabu.
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Reduce Talking
October 13, 2022
Talking with others is a major disturbance to the silence. That is why in the Resthouse I have asked people not to talk. What need is there to talk there? What are you trying to get through speech?
More on Gurus Touch
October 13, 2022
When you are with a living master, the blocks in you will be removed in many ways. One of them is touch. It seems like the finger is touching you, but via the finger something which can be felt but cannot be seen is passing.
Mahaprabus Work
October 2, 2022
Mahaprabu's work: Retaining the feeling of existence is the only job. One should get the experience of Existence. Only this is our aim. To make one to experience that which is existing here and now, that alone is our goal.
The Scale of Success
August 19, 2022
The whole problem is because of one thing. That you believe you are an individual, a separate person. From morning to night, the whole day do you have the feeling that you are not a separate person?
Fill your Brain with God
August 6, 2022
Only when we are able to forget ourselves totally, then only the reality can appear. That is called Enlightenment. Disappearing of the false and able to realize and recognize the real one is Enlightenment.
Gurus Touch
July 23, 2022
As always, Sri Mahaprabu ended the satsang with the words ‘Enjoy, Enjoy each and every moment. Love you. Love you so much.’ He stopped to explain.
The plight of the Guru
February 19, 2022
Man's state of sadness is so bad that he does not even know he is sad. It is like a great Lion that is wallowing in the sewage along with a pig. Its condition is so bad that it doesn't even know it is living in the sewage.
How Attention Works
May 15, 2021
The uniqueness of Attention is that whatever is presented to it, it is aware of that thing, and not the other. While you were sleeping, you were not aware of this body. That is because the body was not brought to the Attention of Attention.
Purpose of Life
May 1, 2021
SC once asked Sri Mahaprabu as to what the purpose of life was. Sri Mahaprabu instantly responded in his typical precise, sharp and witty manner. This question will never arise in me again. If it ever arises I simply need to read this short gem…
Om Chanting
April 1, 2021
Try chanting Om with many thoughts in your head. It is difficult. That flow won't happen. Also, when you do Omkaram you cannot have thoughts. If you keep on practicing Omkaram, your thoughts will stop and finally turn off. So to switch off the mind,…
Ignorance cannot be intelligent
March 22, 2021
How can there by an intelligent question from a non-sense, absurd source? (Referring to the absurdity of the mind and the ego thinking itself to be a separate person!). So whenever doubts come about Atma or Brahman or Consciousness etc, first doubt…
Research Not Search
March 21, 2021
People say they are Searching. What is needed is not Search but a Research. In Search you already know what you are looking for. E.g. a Key, or a Book. So Searching for Atma means you have a preconceived notion (mind-knowledge) about Atma and your…
Remember this alone
February 16, 2021
In every living organism there is a common thing. That is not made of bone or flesh, which has no name, no form, which has the feeling of its own Existence, and in whose presence the organism lives and functions.
Think about your death
August 4, 2020
We never think about Death during our day. Think about your death at least once a day. You will see your impermanence, insignificance in this world. Especially since death could come anytime to you.
Closing Eyes
August 2, 2020
When you close your eyes, immediately there is a disconnection from the world. Slowly the inner connection will come. As much as possible try to close eyes and talk!
Mistake Realization
July 30, 2020
Don’t try to realize the Self. Realize your mistake. But you see, you think you are the mistake. As long as you think you are the mistake, how can you rectify it yourself?
Mahaprabu never teaches Meditation
July 4, 2020
Nobody can teach meditation. First understand this. It is not an act. It is a state which is happening each and every moment, always. It alone is existing. All other things are existing, based on this permanent Existence. Through everything what is…
Stick and Creeper
July 1, 2020
You must put in the effort. A Master is a stick firmly planted in the ground. You are like a jasmine creeper that has been planted nearby, for you to grab onto it and take off. Does the stick grow the creeper? No. the creeper grows by itself. With…
Living without fear of death
June 30, 2020
Life is where? In the Present. Where are we? Past or Future. The present alone is actually. But since our attention is on the past or future, there is no connection between us and life. In the end we have not lived at all!
How misearable our mind has made us
June 17, 2020
Look at how miserable, minds have made us. When we were young we were so independent, playing by ourselves and with other children freely. Once they go to school it is over.
This is the Art of Dying
June 13, 2020
Even thinking that I am a seeker, I have been on the spiritual path for long, I had spent time with a previous teacher, all have to be dropped. Completely ERASE and start from Zero. That is why I call it the Art of Dying.
Remembrance comes by Grace
May 17, 2020
Remembering that I am not this body or I am Atma, etc will not happen at the time you need, e.g. during a conflict or when you react, or when you are down, etc. Remembrance will only come by Grace.
Most dangerous virus
April 27, 2020
How much effort you have put into getting this identity. And you are still adding to it. The most dangerous virus is not Corona. It is this identity that you are stuck to. For this you need a life-long quarantine!
You cannot lose yourself
April 9, 2020
Generally in a pleasurable activity, both You and Enjoyment will be there. Eg tasting food, or watching a movie. In Spirituality this is not the case. Anubavam (experience) happens only after You have disappeared.
Love God Happiness
March 15, 2020
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 Devotion. To attain happiness, love God.
Man on a bike
February 11, 2020
Learn to see every being as a mind. Throw away the body. What identifies them, drives them is the mind. You can't directly visualize Chaitanya. You have to start here at the mind. This will lessen the attachments.
Drinking Tea
January 26, 2020
We were drinking Tea under the almond tree. There was a sense of quiet all around. Sri Mahaprabu said "I am simply transferring the Tea from one container to another." (referring to the body) I asked, "Then who is enjoying the taste?"
Dreamt of Bhagavan
January 15, 2020
SC one day narrated to Sri Mahaprabu that after their conversation the previous night, he had a dream. Bhagavan was in front of me. So close that I could see his golden brown skin glistening with sweat. He gave me Vibhuthi. Asked me to sit, as he…
Cutting down a Tree
December 19, 2019
It is a problem only if you give reality to the world. These appearances are Maya. As soon as the thought of the tree arises, be alert. You have the freedom to fall into the trap, or come out of it. The same road but 2 directions! Your journey must…
A lamp that can light you
November 19, 2019
You just travel with me. As you travel with me, the energy from me will touch you in all ways needed, by taking you places, breaking blocks and will bring you to a point where you see your X. The same X is in both of us. One lamp is burning. The…
Daylight-Savings-Time
November 11, 2019
The whole thing is a Play. There is nothing serious in this world. Atma can get happiness from even meaningless things. But what are people doing? Searching for meaning!!!
Guru is a Situation
November 7, 2019
What makes a person mature? Not reading, not people, but situations that he goes through in order to mature. Therefore it is only situations that make a person mature. Guru = Situation for a disciple to mature.
Be careful of Ego in Dhyanam
August 16, 2019
I used to experience a welling of compassion in my heart during Dhyanam. As it happened a few times, I mentioned it to Sri Mahaprabu. Here is what he said: Swallow it. Enjoy it. Dissolve in it. Don't analyze it.
All suffering is due to identification
August 10, 2019
Whenever there is suffering it is because of I and My. Live with discipline that there is no I nor My. The body's survival itself is not in my hands. Breath enlivens it. It is operated upon. So how can I say it is mine?
Awareness is 24×7
June 7, 2019
Even respiration, which is composed of inhalation and exhalation is not a continuous process. It has gaps. But Awareness is 24 x 7! When you are not aware, you are in darkness. And in that darkness you are making decisions for your life. Therefore…
Be an Observer Not Participant
May 24, 2019
Always observe what is going on. Become an Observer from a Participant. Till now you have taken the role of GR, son, husband, father etc. This is being a Participant. As a Participant you are involved and reactive. But none of this is real. Being a…
Getting rid of the Ego
May 17, 2019
Fight the ego away constantly. It is like when you are sitting down to eat a meal on a leaf and to start with, your favorite sweet has been served. At that time a dog comes nearby. As much as you sit down and shoo it away it remains there. Finally,…
That Alone is Existing
March 15, 2019
That Space where breath and thoughts originate IS ALWAYS ON. Actually only that space is there. You will feel like you are immersing. Later it will feel like you are being engulfed by it. That space, that you described as Always On, is the…
Sincerity Not Seriousness
January 15, 2019
This whole birth and this setup is for one thing only. Knowing myself. Don't miss it. Mahaprabu is there. Don't worry. Bravely go ahead. Strive sincerely till it becomes effortless. Do work, enjoy it. Even giving water to someone, do it fully.…
Existence is like white paper
January 8, 2019
Don't give importance or life to the entity called mind. I am an individual is also a thought. This one thought leads to all other thoughts. These thoughts suck energy from Existence and take on a life of their own. This energy is corrupted and we…
Reduce Talking
October 13, 2022
Talking with others is a major disturbance to the silence. That is why in the Resthouse I have asked people not to talk. What need is there to talk there? What are you trying to get through speech?
More on Gurus Touch
October 13, 2022
When you are with a living master, the blocks in you will be removed in many ways. One of them is touch. It seems like the finger is touching you, but via the finger something which can be felt but cannot be seen is passing.
Mahaprabus Work
October 2, 2022
Mahaprabu's work: Retaining the feeling of existence is the only job. One should get the experience of Existence. Only this is our aim. To make one to experience that which is existing here and now, that alone is our goal.
The Scale of Success
August 19, 2022
The whole problem is because of one thing. That you believe you are an individual, a separate person. From morning to night, the whole day do you have the feeling that you are not a separate person?
Fill your Brain with God
August 6, 2022
Only when we are able to forget ourselves totally, then only the reality can appear. That is called Enlightenment. Disappearing of the false and able to realize and recognize the real one is Enlightenment.
Gurus Touch
July 23, 2022
As always, Sri Mahaprabu ended the satsang with the words ‘Enjoy, Enjoy each and every moment. Love you. Love you so much.’ He stopped to explain.
The plight of the Guru
February 19, 2022
Man's state of sadness is so bad that he does not even know he is sad. It is like a great Lion that is wallowing in the sewage along with a pig. Its condition is so bad that it doesn't even know it is living in the sewage.
How Attention Works
May 15, 2021
The uniqueness of Attention is that whatever is presented to it, it is aware of that thing, and not the other. While you were sleeping, you were not aware of this body. That is because the body was not brought to the Attention of Attention.
Purpose of Life
May 1, 2021
SC once asked Sri Mahaprabu as to what the purpose of life was. Sri Mahaprabu instantly responded in his typical precise, sharp and witty manner. This question will never arise in me again. If it ever arises I simply need to read this short gem…
Om Chanting
April 1, 2021
Try chanting Om with many thoughts in your head. It is difficult. That flow won't happen. Also, when you do Omkaram you cannot have thoughts. If you keep on practicing Omkaram, your thoughts will stop and finally turn off. So to switch off the mind,…
Ignorance cannot be intelligent
March 22, 2021
How can there by an intelligent question from a non-sense, absurd source? (Referring to the absurdity of the mind and the ego thinking itself to be a separate person!). So whenever doubts come about Atma or Brahman or Consciousness etc, first doubt…
Research Not Search
March 21, 2021
People say they are Searching. What is needed is not Search but a Research. In Search you already know what you are looking for. E.g. a Key, or a Book. So Searching for Atma means you have a preconceived notion (mind-knowledge) about Atma and your…
Remember this alone
February 16, 2021
In every living organism there is a common thing. That is not made of bone or flesh, which has no name, no form, which has the feeling of its own Existence, and in whose presence the organism lives and functions.
Think about your death
August 4, 2020
We never think about Death during our day. Think about your death at least once a day. You will see your impermanence, insignificance in this world. Especially since death could come anytime to you.
Closing Eyes
August 2, 2020
When you close your eyes, immediately there is a disconnection from the world. Slowly the inner connection will come. As much as possible try to close eyes and talk!
Mistake Realization
July 30, 2020
Don’t try to realize the Self. Realize your mistake. But you see, you think you are the mistake. As long as you think you are the mistake, how can you rectify it yourself?
Mahaprabu never teaches Meditation
July 4, 2020
Nobody can teach meditation. First understand this. It is not an act. It is a state which is happening each and every moment, always. It alone is existing. All other things are existing, based on this permanent Existence. Through everything what is…
Stick and Creeper
July 1, 2020
You must put in the effort. A Master is a stick firmly planted in the ground. You are like a jasmine creeper that has been planted nearby, for you to grab onto it and take off. Does the stick grow the creeper? No. the creeper grows by itself. With…
Living without fear of death
June 30, 2020
Life is where? In the Present. Where are we? Past or Future. The present alone is actually. But since our attention is on the past or future, there is no connection between us and life. In the end we have not lived at all!
How misearable our mind has made us
June 17, 2020
Look at how miserable, minds have made us. When we were young we were so independent, playing by ourselves and with other children freely. Once they go to school it is over.
This is the Art of Dying
June 13, 2020
Even thinking that I am a seeker, I have been on the spiritual path for long, I had spent time with a previous teacher, all have to be dropped. Completely ERASE and start from Zero. That is why I call it the Art of Dying.
Remembrance comes by Grace
May 17, 2020
Remembering that I am not this body or I am Atma, etc will not happen at the time you need, e.g. during a conflict or when you react, or when you are down, etc. Remembrance will only come by Grace.
Most dangerous virus
April 27, 2020
How much effort you have put into getting this identity. And you are still adding to it. The most dangerous virus is not Corona. It is this identity that you are stuck to. For this you need a life-long quarantine!
You cannot lose yourself
April 9, 2020
Generally in a pleasurable activity, both You and Enjoyment will be there. Eg tasting food, or watching a movie. In Spirituality this is not the case. Anubavam (experience) happens only after You have disappeared.
Love God Happiness
March 15, 2020
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 Devotion. To attain happiness, love God.
Man on a bike
February 11, 2020
Learn to see every being as a mind. Throw away the body. What identifies them, drives them is the mind. You can't directly visualize Chaitanya. You have to start here at the mind. This will lessen the attachments.
Drinking Tea
January 26, 2020
We were drinking Tea under the almond tree. There was a sense of quiet all around. Sri Mahaprabu said "I am simply transferring the Tea from one container to another." (referring to the body) I asked, "Then who is enjoying the taste?"
Dreamt of Bhagavan
January 15, 2020
SC one day narrated to Sri Mahaprabu that after their conversation the previous night, he had a dream. Bhagavan was in front of me. So close that I could see his golden brown skin glistening with sweat. He gave me Vibhuthi. Asked me to sit, as he…
Cutting down a Tree
December 19, 2019
It is a problem only if you give reality to the world. These appearances are Maya. As soon as the thought of the tree arises, be alert. You have the freedom to fall into the trap, or come out of it. The same road but 2 directions! Your journey must…
A lamp that can light you
November 19, 2019
You just travel with me. As you travel with me, the energy from me will touch you in all ways needed, by taking you places, breaking blocks and will bring you to a point where you see your X. The same X is in both of us. One lamp is burning. The…
Daylight-Savings-Time
November 11, 2019
The whole thing is a Play. There is nothing serious in this world. Atma can get happiness from even meaningless things. But what are people doing? Searching for meaning!!!
Guru is a Situation
November 7, 2019
What makes a person mature? Not reading, not people, but situations that he goes through in order to mature. Therefore it is only situations that make a person mature. Guru = Situation for a disciple to mature.
Be careful of Ego in Dhyanam
August 16, 2019
I used to experience a welling of compassion in my heart during Dhyanam. As it happened a few times, I mentioned it to Sri Mahaprabu. Here is what he said: Swallow it. Enjoy it. Dissolve in it. Don't analyze it.
All suffering is due to identification
August 10, 2019
Whenever there is suffering it is because of I and My. Live with discipline that there is no I nor My. The body's survival itself is not in my hands. Breath enlivens it. It is operated upon. So how can I say it is mine?
Awareness is 24×7
June 7, 2019
Even respiration, which is composed of inhalation and exhalation is not a continuous process. It has gaps. But Awareness is 24 x 7! When you are not aware, you are in darkness. And in that darkness you are making decisions for your life. Therefore…
Be an Observer Not Participant
May 24, 2019
Always observe what is going on. Become an Observer from a Participant. Till now you have taken the role of GR, son, husband, father etc. This is being a Participant. As a Participant you are involved and reactive. But none of this is real. Being a…
Getting rid of the Ego
May 17, 2019
Fight the ego away constantly. It is like when you are sitting down to eat a meal on a leaf and to start with, your favorite sweet has been served. At that time a dog comes nearby. As much as you sit down and shoo it away it remains there. Finally,…
That Alone is Existing
March 15, 2019
That Space where breath and thoughts originate IS ALWAYS ON. Actually only that space is there. You will feel like you are immersing. Later it will feel like you are being engulfed by it. That space, that you described as Always On, is the…
Sincerity Not Seriousness
January 15, 2019
This whole birth and this setup is for one thing only. Knowing myself. Don't miss it. Mahaprabu is there. Don't worry. Bravely go ahead. Strive sincerely till it becomes effortless. Do work, enjoy it. Even giving water to someone, do it fully.…
Existence is like white paper
January 8, 2019
Don't give importance or life to the entity called mind. I am an individual is also a thought. This one thought leads to all other thoughts. These thoughts suck energy from Existence and take on a life of their own. This energy is corrupted and we…