Month: September 2012
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Should we accept our partner with all his/her faults ?
No! Even the word accept carries a feeling of condemnation. When you say the words “accept him with all his faults“, it is like a silent complaint. It is like saying, “What to do, we have to live with it”. No! I tell you, welcome the other person into your life, just as he or…
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Reality
In Sanskrit, there are 2 phrases that teach us reality:- Dhrishti Shrishti and Shrishti Dhrishti. Dhrishti Shrishti means seeing the world as it is, taking it as it comes; to welcome what is, as reality. Shrishti Dhrishti means seeing the world as we would like it to be, through our own colored lens, through our fantasies. The…
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There are four people in your house!
Once a man came to me and said”Swamiji, we are just two people in our house, my wife and I. Still there is no peace!”. I told him, “Who says there are only two people in your house? You are four people”. The man was simply shocked. I told him, “You are you, your inner…
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All forms of media are nothing but dream sellers
Almost all motorbike ads show women, although very few women ride motorbikes. Whatever the product may be, you will find a smiling woman recommending it. When you go to the market you promptly pick up that product, forgetting that the women does not come with it! That is the media’s way of cashing in on…
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Get out of addiction
Addiction to anything is an unconscious or mechanical process. It is not just addiction to drinks or tobacco. It is addiction to even religion. People who pray unconsciously and mechanically, following a routine, will find it very hard if they miss even one day’s prayer. For them, it is an addiction and so it causes…
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Existence knows what is best
A man was known to have a very weak heart. His family was always careful in telling him any drastic news. One day, they came to know that his wealthy uncle had died leaving one million dollars to him. They were very excited and at the same time did not know how to break this…
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Its a BIG problem!
Every problem is pregnant with the solution. If you really want to solve it, you will do it. All you need to do is look at the problem with deep awareness, and the solution will stand out. Only when you don’t want to solve it, you will fell comfortable just talking about it. And you…
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Why do we feel tense during situations ?
The fact is, we are not even aware that we are working with imagination. Our imagination has become such a solid thing for us that we can’t even see it as imagination. We are caught up in it. If working towards something is causing tension in you, then you are not working in reality; you…
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Root cause of all diseases
A man’s body is the most intelligent, self-correcting, auto-immune system. But somehow, we trust our mind rather than the inherent intelligence of our body. There starts the problem and all our worries. A father camel was explaining to the son camel the body structure of their species. He said “You know, we have humps in…
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Existence always showers
In our yearly trip to the Himalayas, some of the participants complain about the hardships and unhygienic conditions. I have told people time and again that just being in the Himalayas is a blessing that not many people get and that they just have to enjoy that and leave the rest as trivia. Somehow, people…
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Real silence is that which is flooded with only awareness and nothing else. It is not just keeping your mouth shut.
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The problem is not the barking but your resistance to it
When I was staying in Calcutta, taking classes on the Isha Vasya Upanishad, a man came to see me. He said, “Swamiji, I have a problem. I don’t sleep well at night because I live in an area where there are many street dogs. Every night they start barking, and keep barking till sunrise. I…
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