This compilation put together for Papaji’s birthday celebration starts with an early discourse from the 28th of March 1992, where Papaji explains that before seeing a teacher one needs: 1. Discernment / discrimination between real and unreal. 2. Rid oneself of pleasure of the senses, including those of heavens promised by the religions. 3. Abandonment […]
“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 short extract from the 25th of February 1993. Papaji addresses an American devotee who find it difficult to leave the graveyard (mind): “Nobody likes to come out of this graveyard. They are all dead ideas. They have no force. Run away simply, silently. Don’t make noise.”
This extract from the 28th February 1994 starts with a ‘coan’ from a man called Marpa: “Have you got an answer for one who has forgotten the question?” Papaji: “My question is ‘Who are you?’ All these questions come from the graveyard.” Papaji then addressed Charles from San Juan Island: “I say you are free, […]