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Being kind, being helpful, and serving others is indeed worship of that divine spark resident in other beings. Kindness and doing good should go hand-in-hand with one’s meditative practices.
September 11, 2026
“The spiritual journey is all about this process of finding one’s true self, one’s true consciousness which is unalloyed happiness, independent of anything in the outside world.”
“When internal churning is going on, that’s the time when you should not fall victim to it or get addicted to it. Instead, watch it, and it will subside.”
“When Shiva meditates with His eyes closed, the third eye opens, which is called the eye of knowledge and understanding. You can only open it through unfolding of inner wisdom.”
“True consciousness means to go beyond all images – not images that you see around you but the images that we build up in our minds.”
“Whether on the path of self-realization or not, things will happen at the right time. Keep working; patience is of essence.”
“If your search for the Truth is serious, then the right kind of guidance will come in some way. You have to remain sincere.”
“Janamashtami is a day to actually rejoice for the advent of spiritual consciousness on earth, in a very complete and all embracing form .”
“Don’t run away from the battle. You cannot run anywhere. So stay here and fight it out but do it with love and affection and understanding. See Krishna in everybody.”
“What you seek is right within you, but we search for it everywhere but in us. Inside us, there is a beautiful treasure which we tend to miss.”
“Grace is not absent, it's always there. We don't open our windows to let it in. It's like the gentle breeze that blows outside. Our windows and doors are closed, it doesn't come in. Keep them open, so that the grace that is always around us flows into our heart.”
“Shivam means consciousness, bliss, and auspiciousness. It is present within us and moving towards it is the spiritual journey.”
“Keep the mind tranquil under all circumstances, not only when I sit down to meditate. If you don't keep your mind tranquil, an agitated mind functioning in this world brings about more agitation than calmness.”
“To be spiritual is not to run away from life. You cannot run away anywhere, your mind is also going with you. The process, the repair work that has to happen is in the mind. We need to work out ways and means by which in the turmoil of this world, the mind remains tranquil.”
“Spiritual life is to anchor oneself on the divinity of the Supreme Being in your heart, by constantly remembering that even breathing which keeps us alive, is not in our hands.”