"Let my love be measured by giving and not by gain"
Once we go beyond the surface value of a thing then we see the beauty within everything.
So in the progress of evolution since beginless time, as the universe assumed various cycles of existences for all that is created, must perish. All that is born must be preserved, then it decays and then it dies. And from those very ashes, from the dissolution, another universe comes into being but this is still governed under the laws of relativity.
Whatever you emphasize, you are ruled by. When a certain thing is realized, you automatically gain control over it. Then it does not control you, but you control it. When we find a great measure of self-integration, gradually, we exude a strength to be able to control, and that is the only way to go […]
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Expansion of awareness is gained through meditation. It is through expansion of awareness that we find beauty even in the thorns which contribute to the wholeness of the rose.
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It’s not really that love makes the world go around; love is what makes the ride interesting! What is love? In a nutshell, love is the Divinity within you. When a person knows himself, when he can really dive within and discover the love within himself, then only can he project that love to someone […]
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How does one reach the state of freedom? The state of freedom is not to be in the bondage of the mind, that means, in turn, that one rises above the mind. I was telling someone earlier this evening, that, when man becomes an observer of the mind, then only would the mind assume its […]
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Man forever wants to know. Even if the mind does not ask it, there is an inward urge which shouts out all the time to ask one question only, and that question is, “Who am I?” Divinity is there. The only qualification needed by a person to find his inner self is sincere seeking. To […]
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True friendship is to find Divinity in the friend. And as you find Divinity in the friend, you will find a subtle transformation taking place in the friend as well. You will find him being uplifted, and he will not know why. He will only respond by loving you more, and he will not know […]
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The ego started from that fine current at the superconscious level, and as it became more and more gross it became more and more individualized, and that is what we call the human responsibility—that is what we call the human ego. Man does not possess an ego, he is the ego. When we get immersed […]
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A small task performed in sincerity is worth far more than a great task performed with motivation for oneself. Life is made to give and not to take, for it is in giving that we really receive. As we receive the true knowledge which is inherent within us, we use that knowledge wisely in service. […]
Continue reading...Gururaj was born and raised Parsotam Narshi Bhana in India. He lived most of his life beyond age 20 in Cape Town, South Africa. A brief synopsis of Gururaj's life up to age 44 is given below under chronology. Most pertinent, to this profile, is the
To be able to live truly, to be able to love in totality, you have to find completeness within yourself first, because love is an expression of what one is.
Questioner: Guruji, this question arises from the difficulty I have with the concept of the Personal God, God with form and I ask myself what is that form? And then I understand from the things that you have said in the past that the Personal God, Ishvara, continues to exist during the present cycle of […]
Reminding us about the essence of spiritual teachings Do you let go of Divinity, the omnipresence that is forever there? How can you let go of omnipresence when it is present everywhere? Who is trying to let go of what? Who asks this question of letting go? Who has to let go? Is the core […]
Questioner: Guruji, this question arises from the difficulty I have with the concept of the Personal God, God with form and I ask myself what is that form? And then I understand from the things that you have said in the past that the Personal God, Ishvara, continues to exist during the present cycle of […]
Gururaj was born and raised Parsotam Narshi Bhana in India. He lived most of his life beyond age 20 in Cape Town, South Africa. From age 44 until his demise, which he predicted, at age 56, he devoted himself to teaching groups of people, amounting to tens of thousands of students, the art of personalised […]
Austerity, like brahmacharya, is a word so misinterpreted. Austerity doesn’t mean that you deprive yourself. If you have a comfortable bed at home, it is not necessary to sleep on the ground. Enjoy life—but enjoy it in the right way. Enjoying life in the right way is austerity. To do unto others as you would […]
