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  1. Evolution: Not part of the self

    Are you evolving? If you are evolving, you are not in the Self. And you are not out of the Self, because nothing can exist out of the Self. (Laughter) Broadly they can be put in these 5 catagories. There are six distortions that do not exist in the Self. ...
  2. Five Factors That Influence the Mind

    Place, Time, Food, Past Impressions, and Associations and Actions Every place you are in, has a different impact on the mind. Even in your house, you can see that you feel different in different rooms. A place where there there has been singing, chanting ...
  3. Who wins?

    Many people quit doing seva as they put their self-image, prestige, respect, comfort and convenience ahead of their goal. That is how in groups people shy away from seva-- when they don't get a position, when they get insulted, when they feel they ar ...
  4. Two Anecdotes

    Once somebody made a mistake and Guruji asked him, "What punishment can I give you?" The person replied, "Don't punish me, Guruji, I won't make the mistake again." After some time Guruji asked another person, "And what p ...
  5. Aggression as a means to overcome depression

    Lack of idealism is the main cause of depression among the youth today. Life appears to be so meaningless to these children, who are either too scared of the competitive world or bogged down by heavy stimuli. They need an inspiration.... And Spirituality ...
  6. Death and Spirituality

    Death brings you in touch with the reality of life. Death creates a vacuum, a void. Void is the fertile ground for the spirit to manifest. All talents, invention, creativity springs forth from the void, and creation has a tendency to return to the void. B ...
  7. Success

    Q.: How was yesterday's program? Was it successful? Guruji: There is no question of success if you have nothing to gain. There is nothing to gain if you have only come to give and serve. Success indicates non-supremacy. Success means what? It indicat ...
  8. The Two Types of Compassion

    There are two types of compassion. One is the compassion of the wise, one is that of the ignorant. An ignorant person's compassion is on the fruit of an action whereas a wise person's compassion is towards the non-availability of knowledge. Comp ...
  9. Life is a war

    Life is a war. Doctors are fighting against diseases. Lawyers fight against injustice. Teachers are fighting against ignorance. Depression happens when you lose the will to fight. Arjuna was depressed and he did not want to fight. His bow fell from his ha ...
  10. Spirituality and celebration

    Celebration is the nature of the spirit. Any celebration has to be spiritual. A celebration without spirituality does not have any depth. And silence gives the depth to celebration. Some people think being silent is spirituality. E.g. Many meditators feel ...