AttachmentThe opposite of attachment is not detachment. The opposite of attachment is non attachment.
"Let my love be measured by giving and not by gain"
A life dedicated to service
Biography
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
Teachings about Unconditional Love
Unfolding love in a relationship
Love has to be worked at over a period of years so that two people slowly begin to understand each other. They begin to understand the faults and frailties of each other, and in understanding them, they accept them.
Other teachings about Ananda
Teachings about Mind and Manifestation
Personal and Impersonal God
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 […]
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Teachings about Ego
Gururaj in Xavier University
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 […]
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The Seeker and the Path
Obstacles in the path
The spiritual path does not need to be difficult or cumbersome. You will find obstacles, which is good. The greatest teacher in life is obstacles. So every obstacle that comes in your path, be thankful. One way to be thankful to obstacles is to become the observer of the obstacle. When you become the observer of the obstacle, the obstacle does not hurt you.
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Other posts from Gururaj and his disciples
Gururaj Ananda Yogi
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 […]
Whatever you emphasize, you are ruled by
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 […]