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January 2008

January 14, 2008

What is the difference between Knowledge and Ignorance when All is "One"?

Knowledge or ignorance, Freedom or bondage, What are they? What is "I," Or "mine," Or...

January 14, 2008

But by denying sexuality they put out their eyes and cut out their tongues for they deny the whole beauty of the earth.

Throughout the world, so-called holy men have maintained that to look at a woman is...

December 2007

December 17, 2007

What is Truth?

We do not have to seek truth. Truth is not something far away. It is...

December 16, 2007

Live in your heart!

Dissolving the mind, Or the highest meditation, The world and all its works, Life or...

December 14, 2007

The Light

The light of Brahman flashes in lightning; The light of Brahman flashes in our eyes....

November 2007

November 14, 2007

Let the Divine shine through….

If you want to be a true doer of divine works, your first aim must...

November 12, 2007

The Light

My nature is light, Nothing but light. When the world arises I alone am shining....

November 09, 2007

One who is distracted

Amid distractions, He is undistracted. In meditation, He does not meditate. Foolish, He is not...

November 01, 2007

Gift of Love

This is a great one! Very Very true.... If given with love, a handful is...

October 2007

October 28, 2007

Free from Birth

If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death....

October 22, 2007

Where is the Self hidden?

The Self is hidden in the hearts of all, As butter lies hidden in cream....

October 20, 2007

You are God

My Guru told me; "Trust me. I tell you; you are divine. Take it as...

October 20, 2007

Meditation like Water

Develop a meditation that is like water. Doing this, you will find that the thoughts...

October 18, 2007

Noble Soul

A superior being does not render evil for evil. Never harm the wicked or the...

October 15, 2007

Use of Wealth

Amid accumulated millions a man remains poorIf he neither gives nor enjoys his wealth. Vast...

October 12, 2007

Good and bad..

For pleasures come and go.How often I have watched their inconstancy! But I have forsaken...

October 07, 2007

What is Self?

Interesting! read the verse translation - it seems as if it was lifted off from...

October 03, 2007

Give up Desire

My Child,Rare is he, and blessed,Who observes the ways of menAnd gives up desireFor pleasure...

October 01, 2007

Seeing the world

You see the worldAnd you try to dissolve it.But the master has no need to.He...

September 2007

September 10, 2007

Pure Awareness

Know you are one,Pure awareness.With the fire of this convictionBurn down the forest of ignorance.Free...

September 09, 2007

In the beginning there was love..

In the beginning Love arose,which was the primal germ cell of the mind.The Seers, searching...

September 06, 2007

The Self

The Self thought, "How can this be without me?If speaking is done by speech, breathing...

September 03, 2007

You are that…

Said Uddalaka to Shvetaketu:"In the beginning was only Being,One without a second.Out of himself he...

August 2007

August 12, 2007

What brings Peace of Mind?

Enough of the pursuit of pleasure,Enough of wealth and righteous deeds!In the dark forest of...

August 01, 2007

Seeking

In my heart I am one.What is creation,Or dissolution?What is seeking,And the end of seeking?Who...

July 2007

July 30, 2007

Ways of Fools and Masters

The master's way is unfetteredAnd free of guile.He shines.But for the foolThere is no peace.His...

July 14, 2007

Waves in a Ocean

Knowing yourself as That In which the worlds rise and fall Like waves in the...

July 12, 2007

Desires

Another shortcoming of desire is that it leads to so much that is undesirable. -Lama...

July 01, 2007

I am a burning candle

I am a burning candle;You are the morning light,If I do not see You, I...

June 2007

June 25, 2007

Truth

Nice quote.. wonder if he understood what he said? :-) If you would swim on...