Seeker: You keep talking about the state of presence as the key. I think I understand it intellectually, but I don’t know if I have ever truly experienced it. I wonder — is it what I think it is, or is it something entirely different? …Seeker: What do you mean by “rooted within yourself”? Eckhart Tolle: It means to inhabit … Read More
How can I too come to this awareness?
Q: Seekers who visited Maharaj wanted to know how they too, could come to this awareness. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj: How do you go about finding anything? By keeping your mind and heart on it. Interest there must be, and steady remembrance. To remember what needs to be remembered is the secret of success. You come to it through earnestness. Seek … Read More
“If” by Rudyard Kipling
“If—” is a poem by English poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), written circa 1895 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, … Read More
What is the relationship between “Eternal” and “non-Eternal” on the one hand, and “real”” and “false” on the other? How do you make the jump?
Except from a talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda: No Mind Q&A June 3, 2018 Just because something is non-eternal, temporary doesn’t mean it’s not real. That’s what that’s our reaction, all of this [pointing to the world], it is non-eternal, we know. And yes, of course, it’s very good, very soon we’re going to bring the session to a close. It’s … Read More
The Prince of Kashi
Long, long ago, in a kingdom in India, a play was being staged in the royal court. It was called, “The Princess of Kashi.” The role of the Princess of Kashi was to be played by a little girl. Since there was no little girl in the palace, the queen thought that the prince, who was five at the time, … Read More
One thing
There is one thing that when cultivated and regularly practiced leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? Mindfulness centered on the body.
When the ambulance drives by
One of the things I tell my daughters to say as an ambulance or firetruck or police drives by is: “Go save them!” As cheesy as that sounds, its something I do myself (or at least say a silent prayer “Om shanti” which means “Peace”) for those people who are in distress. When we don’t do things like this – … Read More
Saying “Hi” practice
Often when I walk down the street, I say hi as someone walks by. And I find, others don’t always say hi! Maybe I wasn’t clear or loud? Maybe I have something in my teeth? Maybe my smile is too creepy? No. OR… Maybe they’re just rude? Thinking something, busy worrying? Think I want something from them? Who knows! I’m … Read More
Om Mani Padme Hum
“The Powers of the Six Syllables” The six syllables perfect the Six Paramitas of the Bodhisattvas. Gen Rinpoche, in his commentary on the Meaning of said: “The mantra Om Mani Pädme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable : “Om” it is blessed to … Read More