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“Not just on body, we wear clothes on our mind too. Opinions and prejudices are like tightly stitched clothes. It’s OK if you wear them while dealing with the outside world. That too is not suggested for seekers. Faith and trust are like comfortable unstitched clothes. You must wear them inside home with loved ones.”

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“Further away you are from the truth, more you talk about it.”

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“People create conflicts, arguments and all sorts of noise to help each other avoid silence. Because nothing scares a mind more than silence. Silence is the language of soul. The soul talks to God when mind stops talking about God.”

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“People are constantly seeking drama in their life. If you refuse to be a character in their drama, they cast you in silent role by calling you arrogant.”

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“Talking softly when you are not sick, walking gently when you're not old, staying silent when you have words and so on... The energy you thus save lights your inner lamp and summons the higher powers.”

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“You can meditate even while chopping carrots: The metal of knife has come from Earth, carrots have come from Earth, body is nothing but refined Earth. It's all a dance of Earth and you are the eternal watcher, the soul.”

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“The universe is dark and infinite. Then how come this little scene happening before me so vibrant with colours, shapes, patterns, sounds, sensations? This childlike wonder will keep you in eternal bliss. On the other hand, human characters and stories will give you highs-lows, pain-pleasure, hope-fear, stress-release and so on.”

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“When you started the journey of this life, you learned your mother tongue so as to communicate with the external world. Even before that you knew a language that you have been using since eternity. It’s your Divine-mother tongue: Silence. Use it to communicate with the divine.”

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“What would the doctors do if there were no patients? What would politicians do if there were no social problems? What would humanitarians do if there were no inhumanity? The opposite sides that seem to be fighting each other actually depend on each other, define each other, thrive with each other.”

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“When you listen to the sound of waves at the beach, you feel relaxed because your mind doesn’t have to agree, disagree or judge that sound. Human beings are nothing but waves of five elements. Why does your mind go in overdrive when their sounds fall in your ear? You will feel tremendously relaxed when you stop agreeing. disagreeing or judging every human sound that falls in your ears.”

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“Those who accept a situation find a way to get out of it. Those who try to run away from it suffer like a fly trapped inside a net.”

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“Mind is like a wild horse that either runs after something or runs away from something. You are not the mind. You are the rider sitting still.”

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“Calm mind is not a requirement for meditation. It is the result of meditation. Don’t try to calm your mind. Let the mind be what it is so that you can be who you are: the soul, the witness.”

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“For society, you are not even a human; you are just a trained manpower. For them, you can “Rest in Peace” only after death. That too is a lie. To discover the eternal peace inside you, you have to walk alone.”

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“I meditated for 3 minutes.” ... “I meditated for 3 hours.” ... “I meditated for 3 days.” No. You meditated for no-Time. Meditation is all about detaching from Time. The time you are telling is just memory of the character you have landed upon “after” floating in no-Time.”

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“If you have perpetual disagreement with your family member, no matter where the conversation starts, it will end at the same conflicting point. It’s so repetitive that you exactly know their response even before they say it. If that is so, why not do it all in your head? Say both your side and their side of argument in your own head while watching them silently. It will become like a prayer. At the end you will not DEMAND them to change. You will just wish. And wishes do get fulfilled.”

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“To bear an unbearable weight put on us by life, we seek strength from our long forgotten inner roots. Roots bear the weight only up to a limit. Then they let something old break in us and something new grow. At that point of transformation, we say good bye to the weight with no complaint, only gratitude.”

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“Solitude means dwelling in your uniqueness and originality which can't be shared with anyone else.”

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“A turbulent state of mind is a necessity to do all the crazy things society is making you do. A peaceful mind can't do all this. Don't seek peace. Seek more turbulence if you want to continue with this madness.”

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“In a movie, dialogues take the story forward and background sounds give dramatic effect. So many people are saying so many things in your life. React to only those with whom you want to take your story forward. Regard the rest as background sounds.”

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“Life designed by human society is like a TV serial full of drama and tension. Peace, prosperity, justice, equality, health -- These are just empty slogans flying around since the beginning. Society has no interest in these things. Society is interested in the drama and new episodes that get created when characters pursue these things.”

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“Rich, poor, high, low -- the one thing common in all human beings is misery. The real cause of their misery is that they have lost touch with their inner self. But if you want to become a leader of a group of human beings, tell them that the other group is the cause of their misery.”

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“Information stuffed in our mind is like a floodlight. We dim it only while enjoying dance, music, dance of colours and sounds in nature.”

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“Tendency of your mind is to remember those who have hurt you. Flip the mind, nurture the soul: Remember those who have been nice to you.”

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“If you are arguing with somebody, the root of that argument lies in an inner wound that person gave you. You can’t show that wound because of the fear of being judged or labelled. So, you create an outer wound at some small thing and start arguing in the hope of rubbing some ice to your inner wound. This leads to more wounds - inner and outer.”

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“When you make your wounds your identity, you start seeing wounds everywhere. What comes to you depends on what you identify yourself with. God comes to you when you identify with nothing.”

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“On this giant theatre stage, everybody is in character. There are just characters interacting with characters to enact stories. You will rarely see a bare soul. Even monks are just playing holy characters.”

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“You have to decide whether you want the truth or sense of belongingness. If you want truth, you have to be alone and dive into yourself no matter how scary it feels. If you want sense of belongingness, it doesn't matter from where you get it: a spiritual group or a kitty group or fan group of a celebrity.”

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“Companies, entertainers, content creators, politicians, preachers ... Everybody is squeezing you in the name of your family. Don't run away from your responsibilities but you should seek eternal freedom and not waste your life in gratifying some ghosts that are pretending to be your family members and holding you hostage.”

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“Even while your body and mind are running, there is something (or 'nothing') inside you which is always at rest. You're that.”

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“Seeing God is as difficult as seeing the white cinema screen when a 3D movie is playing on it.”

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“Life is a journey of self-discovery. Mirror only shows us our outer appearance. People and situations show us inner layers of our being.”

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“You are soul and soul is beyond all existence. You are not thoughts; Thoughts are invisible and intangible but they are not beyond existence; They exist along with the rest of the matter and energy.”

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“A Guru and disciple were passing through a street where they saw a cow being harassed by barking dogs. Disciple said, "What has happened to this world? Peace loving people are being harassed by noisy people." Guru said, "Both cow and dogs are behaving as per their nature. I would worry about the world when cow also starts behaving like dogs in reaction.”

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“Everybody is trying to make their journey till death comfortable. In the process they are missing the moments that can open the door to immortality.”

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“Don't hesitate to quit a path just because you have invested your time and energy on it. Nothing goes waste. Your investment is safe in your Karmic account.”

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“Born as a presence, trained as a person, you are. Forget your training, you will, in one magical moment of love.”

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“Living in the present moment or "here and now" is the most rewarding job in the world. You get rewarded with magical experiences.”

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“As a tourist, you look at a century old building with so much wonder. But your house seems ordinary to you. Widen your perception. The stones in your house came from ancient rocks. Metals came from Earth's womb. Earth, water, air, light... Everything is ancient... as old as Time.”

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“You don't have to read these words. You can see them as just random patterns of white colour on black background. Similarly, you don't have to engage with the thoughts. You can see them as random patterns of energy in Time and Space.”

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“Be it sorrow or happiness, you get as much as you can handle.”

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“If and when they change, I will change my opinion about them." No. If you want them to change, first you have to soften your opinions about them.”

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“Imagine an absolute vacuum in which nothing exists. Then air, water, trees, mountains, clouds, thoughts and all other forms of matter and energy appear inside it. Mind can merely imagine that vacuum. But you can feel it. Because you're that vacuum.”

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“People have power over you because you're trying to prove yourself to them. Make tea and sip. Cook food and eat. Have a nice bath and sound sleep. You are not here to prove anything to anyone. You are the child of the universe .”

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“Your eyes are like two small glass windows. Who is sitting inside and looking through them?”

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“Since the beginning of Time, Human beings have been growing the vast crop of myths around the eternal flower of truth.”

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“He can use even your shortcomings to your advantage. Surrender to Him.”

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“Are you really free? You possess things or things possess you? You have thoughts or thoughts have you? You have a mind or mind has you?”

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“It is one thing to look into someone's eyes while talking. It is completely another thing to look into them in silence. When there is silence inside and outside you, look into your deity's eyes. You will get pulled into them and never come out.”

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“Walk around after a good rain has given nice bath to everything. You may feel like you're walking inside a movie. You may even get a glimpse of the creator.”

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