This satsang from the 4th of May 1993 has the following interactions: . Aphrodite (BIJLI) asks: What is the relationship between Guru and disciple? Papaji: All other relationships possess you: parents, priest, relatives, friends and teachers. Even after death nobody leaves you. All these are relations of the flesh. Someone who wants to be free […]
“When you don’t find anything, happiness arises. Mind is a notion. Ghost doesn’t exist. ‘I am bound’ and ‘I am free’ are notions. Mind is only a thought. Inside is ‘I’, outside space, nothingness. ‘I’-thought has a tremendous power to create everything. The origin of the universe is centred in ‘I’-thought. If you go to […]
This beautiful satsang from the 19th of June 1993 includes the following questions/interactions: . “In call off the search you speak about the final teachings. What are they?” Papaji: “If the search is called off, what do you call this? This is my teaching. Then only the mind will be quiet. If you stop your […]
In this short extract from the 11th of May 1993 Papaji explains how the definite birthday is the one imparted by the sadguru who removes the fear of birth and death.
A few extracts from this beautiful satsang from the 15th of April 1993 were used in the documentary “Call off the Search.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIK-VFvDhA The video includes the following: . Papaji starts with a discourse about satsang and how no sadhana is needed to recognise one’s own nature. “To return to your own heart, I don’t […]
This extract is from one of the few recordings of Papaji when he used to hold satsang in his house in Lucknow. The date is uncertain but it’s either 1991 or early 1992. As it was recorded in SVHS with no proper mike, it is very distorted, so please watch with English subtitles on. Papaji […]
In this extract from 15th December 1992, Kali from Sweden writes to Papaji of experiencing a black hole in the mind to hang out in being-ness and silence, and fears of getting sucked into it, never to come back again. She asks Papaji, “Is there anything in this world that it’s not the Self?” Papaji: […]
This video from 23rd of March 1992 starts with a discourse on the preciousness of human birth and the immediacy of knowing oneself when rejecting the ‘I am the body’ idea. “You are the essence, you are the ground, and you are the substratum. This substratum, you have not to find it, you have not […]
“Satsang is the only place where you have no association except your own Self. This is the place of quietness. Satsang means: place of seclusion. A cave which is within the cavity of your heart. Keep the ego at the shoe rack outside and see what happens. Remove this ‘I am,’ this concept or notion […]
This video from the 24th of March 1992 is one of the earliest satsangs recorded in Lucknow. It was filmed in VHS and includes one interaction in Hindi, so it is recommended to turn the English captions on. “All universe is within you and you are the whole universe. Having known this, you have known […]