Gurus appear to draw needless attention unto ourselves - most especially from those who don't want to keep their own shit together. It's so easy to gossip and talk about Gurus behind their back, talk about how they manipulate, brain-wash and exploit, pinpoint faults...
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Life can be pretty hard for everyone…
Life can be pretty hard for everyone. The world is not an easy place to be and there will be times you will really be tested. During such times, you will likely make mistakes, be called names, be abandoned, cheated and misunderstood and all the things that used to go...
“I AM” (is) beyond the need to fix
Let's be brutally honest here - most of us take ourselves to be just this body and mind. We communicate, express and build relationships through the instrument of this body-mind and therefore it's natural that we think we are this body mind, that we make it as our...
Are the “Present” Non-dual Teachings Enough?
The whole of spirituality these days, especially the non-dual teachings, has been reduced to making people feel comfortable in the "present" whilst no attention is being given to what may arrive sooner than we realise. The "present" moment, reduced to a waking-state...
Self-Inquiry: The Now is Not Here Too!
Transcribed from a talk on November 20, 2011 You have to look deeper than this. Now this was a question raised by a very advanced sadhaka who was established in the Now, the present state and he said, “Why do I have to inquire what this awareness is? This is it. Why...
Ignore the Thrower, Catch the Ball – Managing the Balls of Emotion
Taken from a talk December 25, 2012 Rajivji (R): This is a ball, right? Come on Shreekanth (S). [Rajiv throws the ball at Shreekanth who catches it.] Now, I threw this ball at him. Who were you looking at? The ball? When I throw the ball to you, what were you looking...
How to Drop the Ego
Transcribed & edited from a talk given at the Lonavla Retreat on February 18, 2012 R (Rajivji): Thank you for being here and sharing with me – joy – that we all are. I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we are already the Self! There is...
Guided Meditation on ‘I-AM’
Taken from Satsang April 2012 Today I will provide some insight into the ‘I AM’ meditation, how to approach it and how to make it effective in formal sitting meditation. The first thing to understand is to be very clear about the goal of ‘I AM’ meditation. The goal is...
Consciousness and Awakening
Transcribed from a talk in October 2011 What is the relationship between Consciousness and Awakening? When we define Consciousness the general acceptable definition is that it is a state of being aware. The awareness of my thoughts, my emotions, my dreams, my desires...