HONESTY IS KEY TO GAINING RESPECT

July 30, 2022

The whole world seems to be distressed because people want to be given respect. But if you ask for respect, you can never receive it. There is only a little bit of respect in the world and a great deal more defamation. We may encounter praise, but only for a...

Memory and the mind

July 9, 2022

Human beings have an amazing capacity to store memories. Our memory is so sharp that once something bad gets imprinted on it, that bad thought keeps emerging on the screen of the mind – over and over again. Even though there are dozens of good things happening in front of...

Patience brings wisdom into our lives

June 11, 2022

Patience brings wisdom into our lives. Patience is very important in our modern, fast-paced world. What definition comes to mind when you think of patience? In Rajyoga, we sometimes think of patience as a state of just waiting – of just being calm. When we wait calmly, there is no...

Being egoless brings great pleasure

April 30, 2022

Nobody is an enemy to anyone else; our biggest enemy is the ego. The ego and truth are opposites—the truth is visible through the humility we have, and the ego does not allow us to reveal the truth. Even if you only have a little bit of ego, it will...

Healing the self with silence

March 26, 2022

When we sit in silence and begin to know ourselves, we see that we carry with us many, many things from the past. The mind has been a slave to so much, and the heart has been wounded. We have done wrong and so we have a feeling of guilt;...

Contentment brings freedom and joy

March 12, 2022

It is part of human honour to be content. In India, the Goddess of Contentment is worshipped and the one who stays content is considered as a god. His hands may be empty, but the heart is content. Some people have everything, and yet, without contentment, it is as if...

Happiness comes from within

February 19, 2022

The question that many ask is, ‘What are the virtues that bring happiness?’ and ‘What kind of happiness brings peace?’ Now, if you were to tour around India, Australia or Europe—indeed any part of the world—would there be happiness? Or if you were to visit all the different shopping centres...

Head, hand and heart

January 29, 2022

Love has a connection with the heart – when we speak about love, we always put our hand on the heart. We do not put our hand on our head, do we? When the hand goes quite naturally to the heart, it reminds us to make sure, before taking any...

Introversion brings peace and power

January 1, 2022

When you have not had any interest in the external world for some time, but instead have only a deep desire to turn inside, this is the sign of the beginning of the journey within. To those who have seen this sign within the self, I say, it is a...

What is love and where does it come from?

December 18, 2021

First, we begin with ‘Om Shanti’—Om means ‘I am’, and Shanti means ‘peace’. When there is peace there is love, and when there is love there is peace. Within our relationships in the world today, there are three things that don’t allow us to understand and experience true love, and...