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Weekly Knowledge 77 New Delhi 28 Nov 1996  India THE ARROW OF FAITH It is only through merit that you can have faith. When you lack faith, happiness is neither in the inner nor the outer world.  Happiness springs forth from faith. Happiness is forgetting the body consciousness. Pain or sorrow is holding on to the body consciousness. Whenever you are happy you don't feel the body and when you are miserable, you have aches and pains. Question: Then why in meditation is the attention taken to various parts of the body? Guruji: For an arrow to go forward, you have to pull it back. In the same way when you take the attention to the various parts of the body, it frees you from body consciousness. 🌸Jai Guru Dev🌸   साप्ताहिक ज्ञानपत्र ०७७ २८ नवम्बर, १९९६ नाइ दिल्ली, भारत श्रद्धा और प्रसन्नता पुण्य द्वारा ही तुम श्रद्धा पा सकते हो । जब तुममें श्रद्धा नहीं होती, न तो तुम्हें आंतरिक सुख मिलता है और न ही सांसारिक। श्रद्धा से ही आनंद उमड़ता है। आनंद शारीरिक सजगता को भूल जाना है, दुःख और...

Weekly Knowledge 75 Kuala Lumpur 14 Nov 1996  Malaysia ANNIHILATE CONFLICT When you are in a harmonious environment your mind picks up any excuse to be in conflict. So often small things are enough to create big turmoil. If you have a conflicting environment you tend to seek harmony ... Have you noticed this? Ask yourself this question: Do you seek harmony in every situation or do you seek to widen the differences and prove your righteousness? When your survival is at stake, you don't complain that nobody loves you. When you are safe and secure you start demanding attention. Many people create conflict in order to get attention. The seed of negativity and the tendency for conflict in you can only be annihilated by Sadhana. 🌸Jai Guru Dev🌸   साप्ताहिक ज्ञानपत्र ०७५ १४ नवम्बर , १९९६ कुआलालम्पुर , मलेसिआ संघर्ष का अंत जब तुम शांतिपूर्ण वातावरण में होते हो, तुम्हारा मन संघर्ष पैदा करने के लिए बहाने ढूँढ़ता है। प्रायः छोटी छोटी बातें बड़ी हलचल मचाने के लिए पर्याप्त है, क्या आपने गौर क...

Weekly Knowledge 76 Calcutta 20 Nov 1996  India THE HEAT OF KNOWLEDGE For your prayer to be answered, the desire has to be intense. The greater the intensity of desire and the later it gets fulfilled, then greater will be the gratitude. lntense desire leads you to devotion. For desire to get intense, time and the need for the desire are required. The feeling of gratitude is so overwhelming after the fulfillment of desire that it's achievement loses its charm and significance. The son of a farmer in India had a life-long desire to go to England and he prayed deeply for it. Even the news of his trip to England materializing filled him with immense gratitude -- he did not even care whether he went or not. Often people think that they are unfortunate if their desires don't get fulfilled quickly. lntense desire can frustrate you or make you prayerful. In prayerfulness, there is gratitude and devotion. Any intense experience makes you whole. Your consciousness is like corn. With the...

Feel grateful about whatever Mother Nature has bestowed upon you. Have faith that this entire creation loves you. When you have faith, life becomes complete. Be grateful and see how everything flows to you. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji

Weekly Knowledge 73 Hong Kong 31 Oct 1996 Hong Kong IN THE SOLITUDE OF THE SELF Jai Guru Dev ! Buddha is not on the peak, rather the peak is beneath Buddha. One who goes to the peak comes down, but the peak seeks the one who is stationed in the inner space. Shiva is called Chandrasekhara which means that mind which is in the Shiva (transcendence) and is always above the peak. Often people are running after parties and celebrations, but for the one who is not running after them, parties and celebrations follow him. If you are running after parties, loneliness comes to you, but if you are in the solitude of the Self, parties surround you. 🌸Jai Guru Dev🌸   साप्ताहिक ज्ञानपत्र ०७३ ३१ अक्टूबर,१९९६ हांगकांग आत्मा के एकांत में बुद्ध शिखर पर नहीं है, बल्कि शिखर उनके नीचे है । जो शिखर पर ऊपर , जाता है , वह फिर नीचे आता है। पर शिखर उसको ढूंढता है जो ऊपर , अपनी अंतरात्मा में स्थिर है। शिव को 'चंद्रशेखर' कहते है , जिसका अर्थ है वह मन जो शिवमय है और सर्वदा शिखर के ऊपर है। लोग दावतों और उत...

Weekly Knowledge 74 Kyoto 06 Nov 1996  Japan SEE THE DIVINE IN YOURSELF You are stupid if you don't see the Divine in me. If you see the Divine in me you cannot but be a part of me and you cannot be away from me. And if you feel a part of me you can only see the Divine in yourself. And if you can see the Divine in yourself, you'll see the Divine in everyone. 🌸Jai Guru Dev🌸 साप्ताहिक ज्ञानपत्र ०७४ ६ नवंबर , १९९६ क्योटो, जापान ईश्वर को देखो यदि तुम मुझमें ईश्वर को नहीं देख पाते हो, तो अपनी आंखे खोलो। यदि तुम मुझमें ईश्वर को देख पाते हो , तब तुम मेरे ही अंश हो, और तुम मुझसे अलग हो ही नहीं सकते। यदि तुम अनुभव करते हो कि तुम मेरे ही अंश हो, तब तुम अपने में भी ईश्वर को देखोगे। और जब तुम अपने में ईश्वर को देखोगे , तुम सभी में ईश्वर को देख पाओगे। 🌸जय गुरुदेव 🌸

The purpose of religion is to unite people and unite towards God. Horizontal unity towards people and vertical unity to the universal spirit, to God. If any one of these aims are not achieved then we have failed religion, religion has not failed us. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji

European Ashram,  Bad Antogast, Germany 31st July, 1996 Chapter 1 - The You That You Want To Change Day 45 - Indebtedness Question - God is all abundant, all full and we are connected to God. Then why are we in debt? Why do some have while some do not? Is it only money you lack? When you say you are indebted, that means you have received something. Gurudev - Otherwise how can you be indebted? Those who have received should feel indebted. Be thankful for having received. The more abundance you have, the more indebted you will feel. And when you feel indebted and grateful, more abundance comes to you.  Feel indebted and grateful and then abundance grows. Abundance and indebtedness coexist. You think you are indebted, but really you are not. Yet it is better to feel totally indebted, because every bit of what you have, including your body, does not belong to you.  When you are infinitely indebted for your body, for Knowledge, for things you have received, and for your own li...

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 28th October, 1998 Chapter 1 - The You That You Want To Be Day 44 - Gratitude Which is better, to thank deeply or superficially? Everyone in unison, deeply. No, superficially. (Everyone is baffled). Thanking needs a separation. Thanking means there are two. If you are deeply thankful, it means you deeply feel the separation. Deep within there is no need to thank because there is oneness but you can thank one  superficially.  Thanks are like ripples on the surface of water. When you say “thank you”, you complete something. You are finishing a transaction, a relationship, a process. “Thank you” is like “goodbye”. You can complete all transactions at a surface level, but deeper inside there is only oneness.  Thankfulness always exists in relation to something else. You do not thank for nothing at all, you thank for something. But in this case, something is less than nothing. At the deepest level, thanking has no meaning. Does one hand tha...

Bangalore Railway Station, India 24th February, 2000 Chapter 1 - The You That You Want To Be Day 43 - Appreciation When do you appreciate someone? Don’t you appreciate them when they do something that is unusual, not ordinary, something that is not their nature? When a wicked person fails to cause problems, you appreciate them.  Or when someone you think is not good performs a good deed, you appreciate them. When a good person does something extraordinary, you appreciate them. If a child makes you a cup of tea, you appreciate it, but if a mother made the same cup of tea, you are less likely to appreciate it because it is anormal act for her.  In the same way, you appreciate getting a ride from someone you do not know, but you may not appreciate it from a bus driver. In all these cases, the acts you praise are temporary, out of character, or not in the nature of that person. So when you appreciate someone for something, you imply that it is not the way they usually are. Questio...

When there is sweetness in the heart and in your voice, then you will see that no one appears a stranger to you. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

When a pole is being installed, after the installation, they shake the pole to check whether it is rooted well enough or not. Hurt is just that, to see whether you are well established in yourself, whether you are in wisdom or not. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Question - Gurudev, What is the best thing to do after one recognizes one's mistake? Gurudev Sri Sri - Recognizing your mistake and going forward is good. There is no point in hiding or justifying. Save the mind. When the mind is established, you can’t make mistakes even if you want. With the knowledge of the self, all negative emotions like fear, anger and sorrow disappear.

Never ask for proof of someone’s love for you. Do not ask each other, “Do you really love me? Even if you find something lacking, just say, “Why do you love me so much?” ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Knowledge is not just information in your brain, it is a phenomenon that is happening in your consciousness. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Feel grateful about whatever Mother Nature has bestowed upon you. Have faith that this entire creation loves you. When you have faith, life becomes complete. Be grateful and see how everything flows to you. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

If someone else has made a mistake, forgive and forget. If you have made a mistake, ask for forgiveness and move on. Don't get stuck! Feel free! ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Never forget the strengths in you — prayer and power of your sankalp (positive intention). Don’t panic and keep your mind centered. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Question - Gurudev, Is it actually possible to strike a balance between work and personal life? Gurudev Sri Sri - Absolutely possible; and that's the secret of Meditation and Wisdom. Today we are going to the moon and Mars, why do you think it's not possible to balance Life and Work. Do you think it is not possible, you can definitely do it. If you want to do it, you can do it.

Meditation fosters intelligence, intuition, innovation and a warm personality, vital for achieving wealth and happiness. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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स्वभावाद् एव जानानो  दृश्यमेतन्न किंचन। इदं ग्राह्यमिदं त्याज्यं  स किं पश्यति धीरधीः॥३- १३॥ स्वभाव से ही विश्व को दृश्यमान जानो, इसका कुछ भी अस्तित्व नहीं है। यह ग्रहण करने योग्य है और यह त्यागने योग्य, देखने वाला स्थिर प्रज्ञायुक्त व्यक्ति क्या देखता है?॥१३॥ Know this world to be visible due to its very nature, it is non-existent actually.How can a person with resolute intelligence discriminate things as to be taken or to be rejected?॥13॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अंतस्त्यक्तकषायस्य  निर्द्वन्द्वस्य निराशिषः। यदृच्छयागतो भोगो  न दुःखाय न तुष्टये॥३- १४॥ विषयों की आतंरिक आसक्ति का त्याग करने वाले, संदेह से परे, बिना किसी इच्छा वाले व्यक्ति को  स्वतः आने वाले भोग न दुखी कर सकते है और न सुखी॥१४॥  One who has given up inner passions, is beyond doubts and is without any desires does not feel pain or pleasure due to random events.॥14॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अष्टावक्र उवाच -  हन्तात्मज्ञस्य धीरस्य  खेलतो भोगलीलया। न हि संसारवाहीकै- र्मूढैः सह समानता॥४- १॥ अष्टावक्र कहते हैं - स्वयं को जानने वाला बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति इस संसार की परिस्थितियों को खेल की तरह लेता है,  उसकी सांसारिक परिस्थितियों का बोझ (दबाव)  लेने वाले मोहित व्यक्ति के साथ बिलकुल भी समानता नहीं है॥१॥ Ashtavakra says: The Self - aware wise man takes the worldly matter sportively, he just cannot be compared to a deluded person taking burdens of the situations.॥1॥ Ashtavakra Gita

मायामात्रमिदं विश्वं  पश्यन् विगतकौतुकः। अपि सन्निहिते मृत्यौ  कथं त्रस्यति धीरधीः॥३- ११॥ समस्त जिज्ञासाओं से रहित, इस विश्व को माया में कल्पित देखने वाले, स्थिर प्रज्ञा वाले व्यक्ति को आसन्न मृत्यु भी कैसे भयभीत कर सकती है॥११॥ Devoid of any questions, seeing this world as imagined in Maya, how can one with resolute intelligence be fearful of even the incident death?॥11॥ Ashtavakra Gita

निःस्पृहं मानसं यस्य  नैराश्येऽपि महात्मनः। तस्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तस्य  तुलना केन जायते॥३- १२॥ निराशा में भी समस्त इच्छाओं से रहित, स्वयं के ज्ञान से प्रसन्न महात्मा की तुलना किससे की जा सकती है॥१२॥ Who can be compared to the saint, free from desires even in disappointment and   satisfied with the knowledge of self?॥12॥ Ashtavakra Gita

इहामुत्र विरक्तस्य नित्यानित्यविवेकिनः। आश्चर्यं मोक्षकामस्य  मोक्षाद् एव विभीषिका॥३- ८॥ इस लोक और परलोक से विरक्त, नित्य और अनित्य का ज्ञान रखने वाले और मोक्ष की कामना रखने वालों का मोक्ष से डरना, आश्चर्य ही है॥८॥ Suprise, unattached to this and the other world, those who can discriminate between the permanent and the impermanent, and wish to liberate are afraid of liberation.॥8॥ Ashtavakra Gita

धीरस्तु भोज्यमानोऽपि पीड्यमानोऽपि सर्वदा। आत्मानं केवलं पश्यन्  न तुष्यति न कुप्यति॥३- ९॥ सदा केवल आत्मा का दर्शन करने वाले बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति भोजन कराने पर या पीड़ित करने पर न प्रसन्न होते हैं और न क्रोध ही करते हैं॥९॥ The wise who always see self only, are neither pleased nor get angry whether they are feted or tormented. Ashtavakra Gita

चेष्टमानं शरीरं स्वं पश्यत्यन्यशरीरवत्। संस्तवे चापि निन्दायां  कथं क्षुभ्येत् महाशयः॥३- १०॥ अपने कार्यशील शरीर को दूसरों के शरीरों की तरह देखने वाले महापुरुषों को प्रशंसा या निंदा कैसे विचलित कर सकती है॥१०॥ How can noble men be perturbed by praise or blame who see their bodies alike to others.॥10॥ Ashtavakra Gita

आस्थितः परमाद्वैतं  मोक्षार्थेऽपि व्यवस्थितः। आश्चर्यं कामवशगो  विकलः केलिशिक्षया॥३- ६॥ एक ब्रह्म का आश्रय लेने वाले और मोक्ष के अर्थ का ज्ञान रखने वाले का आमोद-प्रमोद द्वारा उत्पन्न कामनाओं से विचलित होना आश्चर्य ही है॥६॥ For the one aspiring for highest non-dual Lord and fully aware of the meaning of liberation, subjugation to desires is surprising.॥6॥ Ashtavakra Gita

उद्भूतं ज्ञानदुर्मित्रम- वधार्यातिदुर्बलः। आश्चर्यं काममाकाङ्क्षेत् कालमन्तमनुश्रितः॥३- ७॥ अंत समय के निकट पहुँच चुके व्यक्ति का उत्पन्न ज्ञान के अमित्र काम की इच्छा रखना, जिसको धारण करने में वह अत्यंत अशक्त है, आश्चर्य ही है॥७॥ For a person having reached his last time, incapable of enjoying and knowing it to be enemy of the gained knowledge, it is surprising to be after sexual desires.॥7॥ Ashtavakra Gita

विश्वं स्फुरति यत्रेदं  तरङ्गा इव सागरे। सोऽहमस्मीति विज्ञाय  किं दीन इव धावसि॥३- ३॥ सागर से लहरों के समान जिससे यह विश्व उत्पन्न होता है, वह मैं ही हूँ जानकर तुम एक दीन जैसे कैसे भाग सकते हो॥३॥ This world originates from self like waves from the sea. Recognizing, "I am That", why run like poor?॥3॥ Ashtavakra Gita

श्रुत्वापि शुद्धचैतन्य आत्मानमतिसुन्दरं। उपस्थेऽत्यन्तसंसक्तो  मालिन्यमधिगच्छति॥३- ४॥ यह सुनकर भी कि आत्मा शुद्ध, चैतन्य और अत्यंत सुन्दर है तुम कैसे जननेंद्रिय में आसक्त होकर मलिनता को प्राप्त हो सकते हो॥४॥ After hearing self to be pure, conscious and very beautiful, how can you be attracted to sexual objects and get impure?॥4॥ Ashtavakra Gita

सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं  सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि। मुनेर्जानत आश्चर्यं  ममत्वमनुवर्तते॥३- ५॥ सभी प्राणियों में स्वयं को और स्वयं में सब प्राणियों को जानने वाले मुनि में ममता की भावना का बने रहना आश्चर्य ही है॥५॥ For a sage who knows himself to be is in all beings and all beings in him, retaining attachment is surprising!॥5॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अष्टावक्र उवाच - अविनाशिनमात्मानं  एकं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः। तवात्मज्ञानस्य धीरस्य  कथमर्थार्जने रतिः॥३- १॥ अष्टावक्र कहते हैं - आत्मा को अविनाशी और एक जानो । उस आत्म-ज्ञान को प्राप्त कर, किसी बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति की  रूचि धन अर्जित करने में कैसे हो सकती है॥१॥ Ashtavakra says - Know self as indestructible and one. How could a wise man having self-knowledge can like acquiring wealth?॥1॥ Ashtavakra Gita

आत्माज्ञानादहो  प्रीतिर्विषयभ्रमगोचरे। शुक्तेरज्ञानतो लोभो  यथा रजतविभ्रमे॥३- २॥ स्वयं के अज्ञान से भ्रमवश विषयों से लगाव हो जाता है जैसे सीप में चाँदी का भ्रम होने पर उसमें लोभ उत्पन्न हो जाता है॥२॥ Not knowing self leads to attachment in false sense objects just as mistakenly understanding mother of pearl as silver invokes greed.॥2॥ Ashtavakra Gita

मय्यनंतमहांभोधौ  चित्तवाते प्रशाम्यति। अभाग्याज्जीववणिजो  जगत्पोतो विनश्वरः॥ २-२४॥ मुझ अनंत महासागर में चित्तवायु के शांत होने पर जीव रूपी वणिक का संसार रूपी जहाज जैसे दुर्भाग्य से नष्ट हो जाता है॥२४॥ As soon as these mental winds subside in the infinite ocean of myself, the world boat of trader-like 'jeeva' gets destroyed as if by misfortune.॥24॥ Ashtavakra Gita

मय्यनन्तमहांभोधा- वाश्चर्यं जीववीचयः। उद्यन्ति घ्नन्ति खेलन्ति  प्रविशन्ति स्वभावतः॥२-२५॥ आश्चर्य, मुझ अनंत महासागर में जीव रूपी लहरें उत्पन्न होती हैं, मिलती हैं, खेलती हैं और स्वभाव से मुझमें प्रवेश कर जाती हैं॥२५॥ Amazingly, in the infinite ocean of myself,  the waves of life arise, meet, play and disappear naturally.॥25॥ Ashtavakra Gita

नाहं देहो न मे देहो  जीवो नाहमहं हि चित्। अयमेव हि मे बन्ध  आसीद्या जीविते स्पृहा॥ २-२२॥ न मैं शरीर हूँ न यह शरीर ही मेरा है, न मैं जीव हूँ , मैं चैतन्य हूँ। मेरे अन्दर जीने की इच्छा ही मेरा बंधन थी॥२२॥ I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am consciousness. My only bondage is the thirst for life.॥22॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अहो भुवनकल्लोलै- र्विचित्रैर्द्राक् समुत्थितं। मय्यनंतमहांभोधौ  चित्तवाते समुद्यते॥ २-२३॥ आश्चर्य, मुझ अनंत महासागर में चित्तवायु उठने पर ब्रह्माण्ड रूपी विचित्र तरंगें उपस्थित हो जाती हैं॥२३॥ Amazingly, as soon as the mental winds arise in the infinite ocean of myself, many waves of surprising worlds come into existence.॥23॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अहो जनसमूहेऽपि  न द्वैतं पश्यतो मम। अरण्यमिव संवृत्तं  क्व रतिं करवाण्यहम्॥२-२१॥ आश्चर्य कि मैं लोगों के समूह में भी दूसरे को नहीं देखता हूँ, वह भी निर्जन ही प्रतीत होता है। अब मैं किससे मोह करूँ॥२१॥ Amazingly, I do not see duality in a crowd, it also appear desolate. Now who is there to have an attachment with.॥21॥ Ashtavakra Gita