Excerpts
from YouTube videos of Dada and Ruzbeh in conversation
Stillness
cleanses the mind – sit in silence 15 minutes at a time, keep on increasing the
15 minute intervals. Blessed is the one who is pure in spirit. We can cleanse
our bad karma’s by doing good karma’s. To detoxify, work in selflessness,
dedication and satsang.
Diet can be
transcended
We carry
bad karma’s from our past lives, our aim of life is to be like a Holy man by
achieving perfection which means awareness
The
Integrated Education is missing – City dweller feels superior to the Villager.
Joint Family passed on Godly values to children. The very first lesson which
should be taught is that God is watching you, second lesson that you must
always speak the truth, control over anger which needs a power superior to his
own
In rare
cases one may be born as an animal or some other form – like in case of heinous
crimes. Law of Karma is not punitive, but reformative. Law of Karma is one
aspect of God and God is love.
Forgiveness
is important because peace of mind is the richest treasure of mankind. Purity
has precedence over forgiveness but forgiveness includes forgetfulness. Shampoo
your mind everyday means forgiving.
Besides
selflessness and humility, self-control is required and the best way is to walk
the way of acceptance. Let thy will prevail – Tum hi sab kuch jaanat Priyatam,
teri icha puran ho. Sukh mein, dukh mein, mere Priyatam, Teri icha puran ho!
Thou knowest everything beloved, Let thy will always be done. In Joy and
Sorrow, my Beloved, let Thy will always be done!
To put your
ego aside, be in a circle of seekers who have surrendered. Or go against the
ego. Surrender is only needed
Master said
his last words “Be by me” – so I am not alone but that’s his grace
Between
here and Astral world, there is a Purgatory – where one cant hide desires – so
one shakes it off to reach Astral world
If degree
of desires are more, one comes back
From the Astral world, one goes to the Causal world – Astral body dies and Causal body comes alive – it is here one comes to know one’s destiny. When you come back, you have forgotten that you have made the decision yourself
Visualization
– Man does not use even 10% of his power, 90% is wasted. With visualization,
either you change what is around you, or you change yourself
Difference
between affirmation and visualization – Visualization is more powerful, it can
alter reality or you!
During
pregnancy, Mother should be careful that no negative thought or feeling enters
her mind. As much of spiritual listening, singing, thinking that she can do.
Mother has to talk to the child in the womb with spiritual lessons.
In a
calamity when several people die, there is a National Karma or Group Karma
Karmon ki
gatt nyari, Karma is not arithmetic
Moment of
death is destined but in some cases, it can be postponed
A perfect
Master can decide when to leave. There was a Master who woke up every morning
in the “Graha” and asked him what are the instructions for the day
The mind is
that which separates me from you – the Individuality, which creates duality
If there
could be merger of minds, there would be true harmony and peace
The need of
a Guru to quieten the mind and reach the state of surrender and oneness –
because the mind will not surrender itself to anyone but the Guru. The
surrender has to be done by the mind itself
The soul
does not go anywhere after it leaves the body because space dimension applies
so long only once it is in the body. The soul’s journey is a journey is
consciousness, which is different from space. Heaven and Hell are states of
consciousness.
The soul
does not take up physical body immediately after death, it goes off to sleep as
it is tired and then wakes up. Then it is assigned a task in the astral world,
it dies again and goes to causal world, which is called “Devakana”. It is there
that the soul gets complete view of itself and the Universe
Keeping
some time for silence is so that you have time to think of God. God gives us
1440 minutes every day. Once you thank God for giving you this birth, then next
question automatically arises – What for is this human birth? What are the
duties as a human being? We realize that it is a simple way, but we keep on
postponing.
To forego
anger, prayer is the answer. There are certain things which I cant do on my
own, I need a superpower. Scientist Babson said “The greatest and least used
power is the power of Prayer”
Group
chanting or Group meditation helps
Idea behind
spirituality is that you are not the body that you wear – You can forget your
body through anything creative – music, painting, drawing. Hare Krishna
movement is based on music, people forget the body, they go in a trance
Sufi’s
& Yogi’s insist eat less, sleep less and talk less – that is a way to God.
The Gita speaks of the Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga and other
yogas – the path that I follow is Alpa yoga or Sahaj yoga. Bhakti yoga is
aligned to Alpa yoga. Sahaj yoga is yoga of surrendering to the Master. A time
will come when you will be asked to render account for every idle word you have
spoken – ascribed to Jesus.
How to
teach silence to the child in this age of so many distractions? We must teach
the child to sit in silence everyday for a while. In silence one can
communicate anything. Emphasis in today’s education is on words, not deeds.
Selflessness
is very necessary – to fly, a man needs grace of Guru and God. Without grace,
the disciple may become proud. He has to thank the God and feel grateful, that
it is God who brought him in contact with the Guru. Without Guru’s blessings,
the disciple is nothing. Behind all disciple’s efforts, is the blessings of the
Guru. Blessed is the man who knows it. It is because of him that he walks on
the way of humility.
Who
benefits from listening to the mantra’s – if it is the one who hears, then yes.
One does Kirtan when one is about to pass away. Why do we chant a mantra a
particular number of times? – it is to define a thing. Usually 1,25,000 times
so that one gets the habit. We can work while we pray and we can do vice versa.
Purpose is to realise oneness between you and naam. Its coming back of an
ancient memory.
Normal body
is of 5 elements – Astral body is made of thought. Causal body is made up of
“being”. From the being comes thought, from thought comes action.
A word is
also a deed – Karma gets created by words. Brahma Lok, Shiva Lok, Vishnu Lok
are levels of awareness – the roots are in the causal world, but they don’t
occupy space. Evil thought becomes Asura, the hell. There is hope for everyone.
We become
what we think. In the astral world, it is all thoughts. Physical world is a
world of trial and tests. Thought can help in subduing this body but will is
needed. Thoughts have vibrations which make you ultimately what you are. If you
wish to change, you have to change your vibration.
God is only
one, it can out on any form that he likes – the one message is that “Give Love,
but the Love that you give should contain respect”
When we
sleep, the silver cord remains intact – it connects the physical with the
etheric double. But a man passes through the stage of awakening, dreaming,
sleeping and sushupti (blissful sleep) i.e dreamless sleep. Even though
sushupti may be very small period, but we have to enter it every night without
being conscious of it, and it is in those moments that we get energy to work.
Healing takes place all the time because every cell of the body contains the
healing energy. Sushupti is divine energy as though the soul returns to its
home and comes back filled with energy
Best time
to pray is Brahma muhurat i.e 4 am to 4.30 am – there is a descent of
vibrations from above. Second is mid-afternoon, third is Sandhya i.e twilight
and fourth is just as you go to sleep. Remember the Lord for a minute after
every hour or do it 5 times every day – once when you get up, once when you
take breakfast, lunch, dinner and sleep. If we are specific, it has an effect –
hence 5 times. Azaan or Bell is 5 times a day, if you don’t pray, you feel
guilty.
A spiritual
person is one whose mind and heart are moving towards God all the time. A truly
spiritual person is a lover and love is of 3 types – love if someone loves you,
love if someone does something to you and third of “Agape” – it is given
inspite of whatever you may do. This type of love makes a person spiritual.
Meditation
is sinking deeper and deeper within yourself. Man has been able to control
nature so much so that he says “I have mastered nature”. Man has to know what
he is. Observing your breathing is the key. But you will get more benefit if
you repeat the name of your deity.
Between
Karma, where does free will come in? The Universe gives us a chance – again and
again and again. We are free to make the choice at every step, at every moment.
Upanishad Rishi says there are 2 ways open to you – Shreya and Preya. Preya is
the pleasant but it leads to your doom, Shreya is a thorny path, but it leads
you to your highest good. You have to choose between the two and your choice
determines your Karma for tomorrow. God gave you free will as much he kept for
himself – Life is a gift which he has given
When my
Guru didn’t pay attention to me, it was a process of purification and it was a
lesson in humility. The Master knows best, the disciple, the shishya has to
become a shishu, a family member.
The planets
create electromagnetic fields – we may be born in the same place at same time
but destinies would be different, because of this electromagnetic field. To not
get affected by these energies, we have to discover our electromagnetic shield
– to create this shield, one has to know the mechanics, which ancient people
knew.
If you are
on the spiritual path, people will believe that you are being hard on the
family. The seeker on the path does not wish to draw closer to the spirit of
attachment. In every one of his actions, he is careful to see that he takes a
detached view of life.
Loneliness
is a great psychological disease. We were always taught in childhood you are
not alone. Repeat God’s name and go in the dark.
Secret of
embracing pain is to not regard it as pain, and offer it to God so that the
pain of some others is lessoned. Common man finds some sort of physical reason
why the pain has occurred, which is not the right way. Nature wishes to teach
us the lesson of acceptance. As life goes on, this lesson becomes more and more
intense. Present day education doesn’t encourage this.
Each child
brings its own destiny with itself. One can mold oneself but leave it to Law of
Karma, which is not punitive, but reformative. So the Guru does not interfere
with the Law of Karma, he encourages.
Gratitude
is Number 1 on the path of spirituality. One prayer – Thank you God! It brings
us to acceptance. I learnt through association of people who accepted.
A Fakir
must have these 3 marks:
1. Zikr -
Meditation
2. Fikr –
Repetition of the name Divine
3. Control
over Nafs (the lower self of desires)
A Fakir is
supposed to control all these desires and live a pure life. He does not waste
his time in idle talk but talks to the heart within, the beloved.
All that a
Guru wants of the disciple is obedience, which is either 100% or 0%. Some
disciples become jealous of the one’s close to the Guru. Being part of mandali
is double-edged sword. Guru-Disciple relationship depends on grace of the Guru,
there is no Karmic bond. Disciples closest to the Guru, one will find baser
elements of character. The Guru finds them useful. Give cent percent obedience
to the Guru, you become closest to him
