“Babaji used to say, ‘The seeds have been planted, they have been sown but no seed will become a tree and bear fruit in three days, it takes its own time’. So sow the seed, keep the climate clear, w...”
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“In self-defense in Kalaripayattu they say, ‘never do anything when you are angry’ because all your calculations may go wrong. So let your anger go, cool down, and then perform your action.”
“When you enter the meditation hall, leave your shoes outside along with your ego; don’t bring it in. Go inside like a new-born child who is free, you have no enemies, you don’t hate anybody, at lea...”
“My Master used to say. “When you sit down to meditate, if you have someone you don’t like, think of that person standing before you. Bow down to that person mentally and say that you are a spark of...”
“Intelligence has to realize that from a point, it’s function is over and allow something else to take over. That instrument of perception that takes over is known as intuition, Jnana Drishti. You w...”
“Great yogis, great rishis, great scientists, the ‘great’ in all fields, are those who are not satisfied believing the conditioning of the mind. They know that this is basically a prejudice and try ...”
“The whole science of meditation is a way to go beyond or go deeper than the surface of the mind, explore the deeper recesses and come up with greater abilities and greater understanding. So much so...”
“If we can voluntarily extricate ourselves from the conditioning thoughts that are in our minds and open up for receiving what is beyond the three dimensional world and the ordinary way of thinking,...”
“Shraddha - people say it’s faith but I would translate shraddha to total one-pointed attention. Saburi is patience. Patience is essential because when all are swimming along the stream and allowing...”
“Alchemistry is actually the metaphoric expression of purifying the mind, of the soul. The base metal which is the gross mind can be purified and made very subtle and pure. Then the same mind turns ...”
“The more something is done for oneself only, one can say it is wrong. The more something is done for others and of that, a little bit is for oneself, then I can say it is the right way. That is the...”
“Once all illusions are burnt to ashes, one arrives at supreme satisfaction, unlimited bliss and happiness. Therefore one has no other desire left. This happens when the Kundalini reaches the ajna c...”
“When the third eye or the center, which is known as the agna chakra is activated or opened when the kundalini energy reaches the ajna chakra, then the mind understands the reality behind all illusi...”
“There is a story in Shiva Purana about Kamadeva – the god of love. Kama actually can best be translated as desire, could be any desire – sensuous, non sensuous. Kamadeva, shoots arrows of flowers a...”
“Kamadeva, once went to Shiva and tried to shoot his arrows of desire on Him. Shiva, the mighty lord of the yogis, who had conquered all desire and who was supreme and peaceful, is supposed to have ...”