-Letters, 246. Bhagavan. SrieRamana Mabarshi We have any number of desire= If one desire is satisfied another one comes up. Hence where is the chance for our desires to be satisfied? So go ahead. Listen to a great lecture. Read all the books you like Now come back and tell your mind, from now on …
Tag: guru
May 04
Raja Janakrishi
Birthday of Sri Sri Rajarsi Janakananda Speaking before a convocation of Self – Realization Fellowship students in 1953, Rajarsi said: “All that I have to give to you is the spirit of Master and of God. I have nothing more to say nothing more to do except to carry out the wishes that Master had …
May 04
Perfect Guru disciple relation
In the spiritually receptive, loyalty to the guru rises spontaneously when the disciple’s heart is bathed in the aura of the guru’s unconditional love. The soul knows that it has found at last a true friend, counselor, and guide. The disciple strives therefore to reciprocate the guru’s unconditional love, especially when tested, even as the …
Apr 19
Successor to lineage
Very few people are capable of being a true Guru. A century or two may pass before someone remotely worthy of being a Guru appears. The qualities needed for a Guru are too difficult for anyone to achieve in a few lifetime What do you do when there is no Guru left? This is what …
Apr 14
For the very ordinary disciples versus true Bhakti / devotion
You can’t just sit there and wait for success to fall into your lap; once your course is set and your will is firm, you have to make a practical effort. Then you will see that whatever you require for success starts coming to you. Everything will push you in the right direction. In your …
Apr 11
Neem karoli Baba
Immortal. Truly great saints! A BOON BESTOWING SADHU One evening in April 1982, G.L.Sah and his wife were returning to Nainital from Almora when their car’s brakes failed. It became difficult to control the car and on every bend, Sah was afraid of crashing into something coming from the opposite direction. He said nothing to …
Mar 23
A very deep secret
Now this is a very deep secret. It should not Have Queen written for the public. Yes Yogananda wrote it for his disciples It tells why and how to meditate. There are deeper secrets – so anyone can accomplish it. This is how a yoga deals with life. Here it is Strong Will pulls energy …
Mar 23
A Guru test
Once Paramhamsa Yogananda was discussing some matter with other disciples and Daya Mata passed by the group. Yogananda ji called her and said few harsh words to her, in front of everyone. Daya Mata listened and then continued to do her work without any reaction. After she was gone away, Yogananda ji turned to other …
Mar 08
The power of a true Lineage
“My body shall pass but my work shall go on. And my spirit shall live on. Even when I am taken away I shall work with you all for the deliverance of the world with the message of God. “Those who have come to Self‑Realization Fellowship truly seeking inward spiritual help shall receive what they …
Mar 07
How a Guru May act
Many ways. Depends on the disciple. To change his errors. Flaws. The biggest flaw is not knowing he is the divine From Yogananda he said, Ignorance is the archenemy of man. Therefore, to guide yourself and others by wisdom is the greatest wisdom. To all those who are around me, I speak without weighing my …
Mar 05
What did Neem Karoli Baba preach
If you want to be with God kill desire Do exactly opposite to what your desire is and desires dies This Is similar to Yogananda story in Autobiography of a Yogi I wrote it in my blog titled adverse times Titiksha
Mar 03
Why is a True Guru rare?
The responsibility of a true Guru is enormous. They simply can’t take the burden of hundreds of disciples. At most a few Why? This is what Yogananda said It is the duty of the guru and the disciple to be loyal to each other, not only in one life, but for many lives if these …
Feb 29
Grace versus effort
Both are needed. Effort till you realize it is the divine itself that is shanti. Till you realize grace and shanti themselves are divine. This is the error with doing mantra – people make it mechanical. Like the humming of a song or railroad track sound. It happens automatically – even against your will. And …
Feb 19
His tests
FEBRUARY 19 – SRF DAIRY – DIVINE LOVE God’s love is so all-embracing that no matter what wrongs we have done, He forgives us. If we love Him with all our hearts He wipes out our karma. —Paramahansa Yogananda, “ Self-Realization Magazine “ Yes. We want our sins forgiven. But if you love him so …
Feb 16
Babaji on suffering!
I do not do anything, it is god who does it. . Whenever people thanked Baba for his act of grace, He would say….I do not do anything, it is god who does it. Baba would often say that following the spiritual path was like “walking on a sword’s edge” and such person have to …
Oct 23
A disciple of Yogananda
Stories of the Early Years With Paramahansa Yogananda Extracts from a letter written by Mr. Theodore Beck to Sri Sri Daya Mata on March 7, 1969 — published in the Yogoda Magazine, October-December 1970, pp. 23-30. …The following year the classes were held in Boston at Jordan Hall, where Swamiji also lectured on Sundays, and …
Sep 27
But I don’t have a true Guru…..
Two resounding things And your reading this blog. It takes a lot of good karma to come across this blog
Sep 27
How do you approach a Guru?
This is from Vivekchudamani. Written by Shankaracharya Vivekchudamani means the jewel crown of discrimination What is discrimination? For the ignorant discrimination it is knowing a true Guru from a fake, knowing that the world can’t give you Joy but experience of self can. And that is the approach Why such strong words? Now that is …
Sep 04
Greatness of a true Guru
God and guru are in truth not different. Just as what has been caught in the jaws of a tiger will not return, so those who have been caught in the look [or glance] of guru’s grace will surely be saved by him and will never instead be forsaken; nevertheless, it is necessary to walk …
Aug 27
All these great Guru and saints!
We hear and read about all the great things of the Great Gurus and saints Such as Neem Karoli Baba Shirdi Baba Gyaneshwar Babaji Lahiri Mahashaya and others in the lineage Trailoki Baba People go to their shrines. Close their eyes and silently call for them. Many times the cry in pain is sincere. And …
Feb 03
Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) energizing exercises (contd)
I would like to continue on expounding on SRF exercises. I wrote about it briefly in the past. However, to understand it fully, one has to have a clear understanding on prana. Yesterdays blog and elsewhere in my blogs there is a more precise explanation of the prana. As we talked about, the only way …
Jan 03
Mistakes
There are two ways of self improvement. The negative way is the way of learning from our mistakes. The positive way is by the love of God. The negative way : Let us say for example we love Pizza. We go to a pizza place and pig out. That very night we have severe abd. …
Nov 05
Simple ideas for spiritual progress
To clearly understand one owns fault by itself is spiritual progress. However, this understanding must be precise and clear. Liberation is not possible without a Guru. A disciple cannot understand many of his experiences. Progress is always there (especially true if you have a liberated Guru) but the experience can be best understood and explained …
Nov 05
January 27, 2006
Pearls – Entry for January 27, 2006 The light that you see is not only light but is also a force and knowledge. When you see the light from outside, you cannot understand this. You have to be in the spiritual plane, realize the light from within or be stationed within or be one with …
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