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 […]
“Everybody wants to cling. Cling to teaching, preaching, teachers, preachers, some books, some statements. You have to be empty of everything. Free from all concepts. Then you are a different man, and you will know that you have never been born.” This satsang from the 3rd of June 94 was filmed during a power outage […]
“You are That. You are Brahman. Tat Tvam Asi. There’s no question of becoming anything else. It cannot be anything else. You’ve not to practice that, because you are that already. Your trust must be as great as that.” This video from the 31st of May 1994 includes Papaji instructing about meditation and love of […]
This satsang from the 30th of March 1993 was recorded during the period the documentary ‘Call off the search’ was being filmed and everyone who comes up is sitting on a chair next to Papaji. The satsang is 55 minutes long and includes the following interactions: *Prabhavati: Being unworthy and losing the diamond in the […]
“You need not give up anything. There were kings who got free, who got freedom, holding onto their kingdoms, sitting on the thrones, commanding the armies. It doesn’t mean that you have to give up everything. You need all these things to run your life. Only ego, attachment towards them, you have to give up. […]
This is a great extract of a satsang from the 7th of March 1994, in which Papaji replies Alan’s question: “How experience of fullness is related to emptiness?” Papaji: “There’s no difference. What is empty is fullness, and what is full has to be empty. In the beginning was emptiness, in the end will be emptiness, in […]
In this satsang from the 22nd of January 1993, Papaji starts the conversation on the topic of identification and asks. “Here and now, in this instant, open your own identity to your own self and introduce yourself to the Self: “I am so-and-so.” What’s your answer? How will you identify to your own Self?” Ran […]