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There is one way we can really be equal. And that is when you realize that your essence is not different from the essence of other beings.
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There is one way we can really be equal. And that is when you realize that your essence is not different from the essence of other beings.
Someone who has touched the core of one’s being becomes a tranquil and a blissful person. But if you are still jealous or angry or irritated, then you have not touched it.
There are many centers in our system that are dormant. The whole science of yoga is how to explore these. When you explore, you find that you are not just a small little being, but a universal being.
‘Ekam Sat Viprah Bahuda Vadanti’, there is only one truth, but the wise men may call it by different names - Rig Veda
When the mind becomes pure, the jeeva becomes pure, and shines forth. It reflects the glory of the Supreme.
The Upanishad teaches you how to move towards that source from which we have come. And the good news is that source is in every living being, in the form of a tiny spark. You don’t have to run some...
While the all-pervading supreme reality is everywhere, the only place we can access it is in our hearts. If you have accessed it, you can see it outside also.
When the mind expands, one of the qualities that arises is kindness, and wanting to share what you have experienced.
If you work for and serve those who are less privileged than you are, that’s the meditation that is required in the outside modern world.
It is the same antaryami who is in all human beings, and therefore when you serve somebody, it's worship.
What seva can you do? Those who are suffering, help them come out of it. And also tell them that ultimately to get free of this suffering, is to find the Truth.
The most important part of the Karmic theory is what you do now, is what you get later. You cannot go back to the past and tinker with it. If you put your attention into the present with full atten...