“Consider the case of busy executives. They may all go and stay a week in a certain resort. Why so? Since rest is required. But, can they stay there permanently? Don’t they need to come back to thei...”
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“It has been clearly stated that whirling is not meant for all people; it is only for certain people with certain characteristics. Rumi stated that not everyone needs to do this. But now, all are wh...”
“Consider that I am in such a cave, doing Sadhana for last 10 yrs. As a result, I will feel that I have changed in some way. I will feel that I won’t get angry any longer, as a result of having over...”
“Bringing women into all domains of work, where men are already present, is what I refer to as empowerment. Men think it is their field alone. Women must be brought into those fields. We have to see...”
“The Guru will be a picture of equanimity always, if he is truly developed spiritually. To understand this, we have to be with the Guru for some days. During this time, we will also get to know if h...”
“Follow and observe the Guru for a time, live with him for a period of time – this is the old method. When you live with him, you will observe how he is behaving, under all conditions and circumstan...”
“If someone walks with an open mind, without any vested interest, all doors will open if people are convinced about this. This is my belief.”
“As stated by great beings like Sree Narayana Guru, whatever maybe one’s caste or religion, one needs to just focus on improving oneself. As a result, we can all live together harmoniously, despite ...”
“The word Buddha means ‘one who is enlightened’. Buddha is one whose buddhi has become enlightened - one who is no longer limited by the limiting mind. As the Buddhists call it, he is one who has fo...”
“Fear, in Sufi vocabulary, is the activation of conscience, whose exercises can produce extra sensory perception. This is an area in which the formal intellect is not used and other faculties of the...”
“Nasiruddin’s salt-laden donkey’s load is lightened as he wades through a stream but when the panniers are laden with wool, the animal is almost drowned because the wool soaks up water. “There”, say...”
“"A celestial apple would be perfect, but as far as you are able to judge it! Situated as we are in this abode of corruption and, with our present faculties, this is as near to a heavenly apple, as ...”
“A neighbour came to borrow Mullah Nasiruddin's clothesline. Mullah said: ''I am sorry, I can't give it to you because I am drying flour on it.” ''How can you dry flour on a line?'' asked the neighb...”
“People have this feeling that, if you have to be enlightened, it has to be exotic. Something has to be different. It cannot be the same. It must be something extraordinary. Then only enlightenment ...”
“The neighbour was watching Mullah Nasiruddin down on his knees. The neighbour asked, ''What have you lost Mullah?’’ ''My key'', said Nasiruddin. After a few minutes of searching, the neighbour said...”