Francis Lucille FL: I suggest we spend a few moments in silence to make acquaintance at that level. Without words. There is no teacher sitting in this beautiful armchair. If, however, questions arise, answers may arise. And questions and answers have nothing to do really with this body sitting in this armchair, or that body sitting in that much less comfortable chair down there. It’s just God playing with itself, …
In order to retain the flavor of the talks, we have tried not to edit the following excerpts much, so that they read as spoken words rather than written ones. Jonathan Granoff (Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen) began the program speaking about love. We ask for love that doesn’t ask anything in return, for the love that is as easy as breathing, for the love that is in every flower turning toward the …
An Interview Dr. Anderson taught the spiritual traditions of India, the Far East, and the Oracular traditions at San Diego State University. Though he is currently retired, a group of students continue to meet with him weekly—they simply don’t want to graduate from his class. I heard of Allan some years ago, but only met when we had a chance to work on a video project together. His utter sincerity, …
Maharaj: Just as a person continues going to work every day because he wants to receive his wages, so you keep coming here because you want to gain knowledge. Once you have this knowledge, there is no need for you to stay any longer. Until you get the knowledge, you don’t want to leave; nevertheless, the only ones who should stay are those who feel a great urgency to know. …
Arthur Osborne’s commentary is in italic. Questioner: Am I to concentrate on the thought “Who am I?” Ramana Maharshi: You must concentrate to see where the “I”-thought arises. Instead of looking outward, look inward and see where the “I”-thought arises. Q: And Bhagavan says that if I see that I shall realize the Self? RM: There is no such thing as “realizing” the Self. How is one to realize or …
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Questioner: Is it necessary to acquire certain spiritual knowledge in order to undertake the search for our true nature? Bernard: Of course not! What is necessary is only to hear the good news that you are the Self. You are, here and at this very moment, the Self. What you seek, you already are! One needs to have heard this at least once, because it is the Truth about our …
As a child I saw an absolute division in experiences. One moment I was completely detached and in perfect harmony with the world, the next moment I was in deepest depression wishing for dissolution and to die. I was either heavenly happy or filled with sadness and death. Naturally, I only wanted to dwell in the pleasant experiences, so the search began to achieve this. Initially, it was not truth …
This talk is the complete transcript from the 2000 Gathering. No expectancy . . . no waiting for anything to happen . . . being completely present here. We’ll be sitting together one and a half or two hours simply to allow that state of consciousness that is free of future, free of past—a timeless state of simple presence—to emerge within yourself, because that’s why you’re here. You didn’t come …
