I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore    When we say we are not getting what we need from our relationship–from our partner, lover, husband, wife–more often than not we are seeking from this person what actuallyContinue reading

The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. If one has realized, he is that which alone is, and which alone has always been. He cannot describe that state. He can only be That. Of course, we loosely talk of Self-realization for want of a better term.  Continue reading

Advaita… is an extremely simple philosophy. Its complete essence is summed up in its Sanskrit name: a – no, dvaita – two. In a very real sense, there is no need for a book to try to explain it. It can all be summed up in a single sentence: There are not two things. DennisContinue reading

Krishna [God incarnated as man] represents love, thus love is a comprehensive panacea for all ills. If you really understand the meaning of it – utter selflessness, not love for my own sake but love for Love’s sake – only then, it is a panacea for all problems. This is very rare.   When KabirContinue reading

Just as an acorn holds the potential to become an oak tree, we already possess the capacity to awaken. According to Patanjali, the underlying purpose of all experience is to show us this… Pure awareness underlies all thought and perception right now, he insists, and one need only recognize it fully in order to beContinue reading

Emotional maturity begins with knowing that thoughts aren’t actions. Having a bad thought isn’t the same as carrying it out. Guilt doesn’t recognize the difference. Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi, Super Brain   Thoughts are a constant. All day long, thoughts arise, with or without our permission. What do these thoughts say? Everything from ‘IContinue reading

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. Anaïs Nin   Once self-awareness dawns in you, the questions you can ask about yourself, about how you think and feel, have no limit. Self-aware questions are the keys that make consciousness expand, and when that happens,Continue reading

The Road Not Taken   Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both            And be one traveler, long I stood            And looked down one as far as I could            To where it bent inContinue reading

Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. I Ching   It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are without any self-deception or illusion that a light will develop out of eventsContinue reading