“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. […]
The first 9 and half minutes of this amazing satsang from the 12th of February 1993 are in silence. Papaji speaks about Consciousness: “You are already free, and this freedom is consciousness. You think that contact with the objects of the senses gives you happiness, therefore everybody is involved with the objects of the senses. […]
This is a very meditative satsang, with long silences and devotional offerings of Kabir’s songs. “If you want freedom you have to drink the wine of love, and to offer your head as an offering to the teacher. This is the qualification for the admission into the school of love, which is a very narrow […]
“One has to be holy to merge into holiness. as water poured into the river Ganga becomes immediately Ganga, and has that sacred qualities. Likewise one has to be holy to merge in the Self. Worthy person is one who has attained the final understanding that he is truth. No separation between lover and beloved. […]
This amazing satsang is from the 19th of January 1993 and it includes the following: *ALICE has visions of Ramana and Jesus. Also visions of her decomposing body. “‘I’ remained. Ramana is everywhere.” *SHOBA: “Can you speak about the 3 states of mind? Papaji: “Tamasic mind is completely devoted to material life. Rajasic is the […]
This extract is from the 4th of October 1993. An American devotee called Nirmala writes, “Arunachala is Here.” Papaji: “Your own heart is Arunachala. It is in en every being.” He explains the meaning of Nirmala (pure), “If your mind is pure, God will follow you. Moksha is always here and nobody is happy in […]
This video is Part 2 of the satsang from 12 March 1994, titled ‘That IS-ness is me,’ and includes devotional songs and dance.
In this extract from the 27th September 1993, a Gujarati man called Bhupendra tells writes, “I don’t know what the ultimate is. How do you know you have reached that stage?” Papaji: “Ultimate has no stage. This is not the journey. Ultimate is here and now. The sadguru will remove the concept of attainment. You […]
This is one of Papaji’s discourse (Om Shanti) at the beginning of Satsang on October 5th, 1992. Papaji speaks about two approaches to realizing one’s innate freedom: the first is Ajagar Writti, or complete silence and stillness, and the other the path of Yoga (eight limbs) and intense effort. Papaji gives the examples of a […]
This is Part 2 of Papaji’s Satsang from August 20, 1992. Papaji guides an Austrian woman into self-enquiry and gives her the name Uma. “Everything will dissolve into emptiness. Even this thing, this ‘I’ itself is a concept. When you remove this concept all other concept has to be removed.” He then tells the story […]