Daily Thoughts

The ego is an endless wantingness, cravingness, desiringness, and because that's its nature, it can't be satisfied. You can't satisfy the ego because you'd have to change its nature. You can't get enough approval, because you'd have to have every person on earth bow down...

The word "success" is used so often, especially in metaphysical work. [ ] Can there be "success" where Perfection already is all present? Can Truth improve, progress, attain? Can the I that I am finally move forward to the point where I will be what...

In the beginning, the Creator stood alone. He had no happiness when alone. Through meditation He brought into existence many creatures. He looked on them and saw they were without understanding, like a lifeless post, like a stone. He had no happiness. He thought: "I...

It is through your ignorance alone that the universe exists. In reality you are one. There is no individual self or Supreme Self other than you. ASHTAVAKRA SAMHITA, XV.16,  translated by Swami Nityaswarupananda   One of the most profound gifts of the Vedic worldview is how easy it is...

The universe is programmed to manifest, through you, the highest possibilities for your creativity and joy. And that never, ever changes. In God's Mind you are never too old; in God's Mind you are never inadequate; in God's Mind you are not your resume or...

Everything changes. That's the universal nature of outer reality and inner experience. Therefore, there's no end to disturbed equilibria as long as you live. But to help you survive, your brain keeps trying to stop the river, struggling to hold dynamic systems in place, to...

With absolute humility, the ego dissolves. It is a collection of arbitrary mental processes that gain force only because of vanity and habit. If one lets go of the vanity of thought, it dissolves. All thought is vanity. All opinions are vanities. The pleasure of...

If we are making spiritual progress, don’t judge by how many visions or kind of lights one sees. What we have to look at is how one behaves. Have I become less selfish? Has my world narrowed down or has it expanded? Do I feel...