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Not everyone is able to still the mind all at once, and therefore the sages have prescribed different techniques of meditation, according to people’s capacities.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Meditation is a natural sadhana, and it has been recognized bv all the saints and sages as the most direct means of perceiving the Self.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Just as when the mind focuses outside it perceives the outer world, when it looks within it sees the inner world. It is as simple as that.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
If we could only penetrate beneath these roles to our own divinity, then once again we would all know that we are God.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Above all, meditation stills the wandering mind and establishes us forever in a state of peace that remains stable no matter what happens around us.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
A human being has the freedom to become anything. By his own power he can make his life sublime or wretched. By his own power he can reach the heavens or descend to the depths.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Meditation is a complete path. It not only brings inner experiences, but removes all the worries and tensions of the mind and washes away the sins of countless lifetimes.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
The human body is a temple within which God dwells in the form of the Self. However, to know this, you must turn within through meditation. In your present state, you have only partial awareness.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
People talk about innovation and reform, but in the name of these things they have succeeded only in destroying the environment, in wrecking family life, and in increasing selfishness and hostility.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
One of the greatest of all techniques is mantra repetition. Mantra and meditation are companions; the mantra is a tremendous help in meditation.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Lovers meditate on one another. A mother meditates on her child. Whatever we accomplish in this world we accomplish through the power of concentration, which is nothing but meditation.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
In such a world there is only one thing we need, and that is the true understanding of humanity. Yet that is exactly what we lack.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
So how can these inner instruments show you the Self? God cannot be thought about by the mind, because it is God who sets the mind to thinking.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
The Bhagavad Gita says, “Through meditation, the Self is seen.” Meditation is universal. It is not the property of any particular religion or nationality.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
When we meditate, we pass even beyond the deep sleep state and enter the state of the Self. That state is the foundation of all the other states, and it alone is permanent and unchanging.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Meditation is not some strange technique that we have to learn with great effort and difficulty. There is already a strong element of meditation in our lives, but we are simply not aware of it.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
We pass from the level from which we have the awareness ‘I am the body” to the level in which we have the experience ‘I am God.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
The Self is Consciousness. It is self-effulgent, shining by its own light. It knows everything that goes on inside you. Therefore, it is not going to come within your grasp.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
O friend, where are you going? Where have you come from, and what are you supposed to do? You belong to the supreme Truth, but you have forgotten your origin, Now it is time to get back on the main road.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)
Why does he live with enmity and competition instead of a feeling of brotherhood? He does these things because he lacks true understanding about himself. He does not know the greatness that lies within the human heart.
Where Are You Going? A Guide to the Spiritual Journey (1982)