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    Ma Gurupriya

    The path to Peace and Confidence

    Bring the message of Bhagavad Gita into your lives. One should not just study Bhagavad Gita; one must live it.

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    Permanent happiness

    When the intelligence is applied, it throws light into the situations, showing us that there is no permanent happiness in anything of the world.

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    Dealing with challenges effectively

    When we have challenges, when we are in trouble, we do not think of God. We brood and complain and say, “Why me?”

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    Spirituality and Science—Is there a conflict?

    From the time I stepped onto this path, there was a new meaning in my life.

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    The Parting Instructions

    Expectations must become extinct. Liberation is vāsanā-tānavam—extinction of desires. Desires will not fall the way you want, but will fall. Recognize the place for extinction of desires, and allow them to settle.

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    Handling difficult interactions

    Why does interaction become difficult at times? It is because of raga-dvesha (likes and dislikes). We like some people and are happy to be with them. Some we don’t like, so we do not want to interact with them.

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    Humility

    One day, during the early morning darshan, a brahmachārin came and prostrated at his feet. Apparently, he was one of the most intelligent students learning Sanskrit from Maharaj Ji. The brahmachārin mentioned that he had been listening to the Ramayana Katha of the famous exponent, held in the Ashram premises.

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    Real Prasāda

    Throughout the day, during satsangs, Maharaj Ji, through his words, interactions and bhāva, was distributing as ‘prasāda’ manifest lessons of love, humility, renunciation and equal-vision. It was for us seekers to pick up these treasures and enrich ourselves.

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    Purity of Mind

    A Mahatma had a rich disciple who, in spite of repeated advice of the Guru, would make no effort to purify his heart and mind. But at the same time, the disciple used to pester the Guru for bestowing on him Brahma- jnāna (knowledge of Truth – Brahman).

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    True Relationship

    गुरुर्न स स्यात्स्वजनो न स स्यात्पिता
    न स स्याज्जननी न सा स्यात् ।
     दैवं न तत्स्यान्न पतिश्च स स्यान्न
     मोचयेद्यः समुपेतमृत्युम् ॥
     gururna sa syāt–svajano na sa syāt–pitā
     na sa syājjananī na sā syāt |
     daivaṁ na tatsyān–na patiśca sa syān–na
     mocayedyaḥ samupeta–mṛtyum ||

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    Contentment is in the Mind

    वयमिह परितुष्टा वल्कलैस्त्वं दुकूलै:सम इव परितोषो निर्विशेषो विशेष: ।स तु भवतु दरिद्रो यस्य तृष्णा विशाला मनसि च परितुष्टे कोऽर्थवान् को दरिद्र: ।। vayamiha parituṣṭā valkalaistvaṁ dukūlaiḥ sama iva paritoṣo nirviśeṣo viśeṣaḥ |sa tu bhavatu daridro yasya tṛṣṇā viśālā manasi ca parituṣṭe ko'rthavān ko daridraḥ ||

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    The Bliss of Non-Expectation

    निष्किंञ्चना मय्यनुरक्तचेतसः शान्ता महान्तोऽखिलजीववत्सलाः। कामैरनालब्धधियो जुषन्ति यत् तन्नैरपेक्ष्यं न विदुः सुखं मम ।। niṣkiṁncanā mayyanuraktacetasaḥ śāntā mahānto'khilajīvavatsalāḥ| kāmairanālabdhadhiyo juṣanti yat tannairapekṣyaṁ na viduḥ sukhaṁ mama ||

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    The Cause of Happiness and Misery

    नायं जनो मे सुखदुःखहेतु र्न देवतात्मा ग्रहकर्मकालाः। मनः परं कारणमामनन्ति संसारचक्रं परिवर्तयेद्यत्।। nāyaṁ jano me sukha-duḥkha-hetur-na devatātmā graha-karma-kālāḥ | manaḥ paraṁ kāraṇam-āmananti saṁsāra-cakraṁ parivartayed-yat ||

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    Our True Nature

    आकाशवल्लेपविदूरगोहं
    आदित्यवद्भास्यविलक्षणोऽहम् ।
    अहार्यवन्नित्यविनिश्चलोऽहं
    अम्भोधिवत्पारविवर्जितोऽहम् ।।
    ākāśavallepavidūrago'haṁ
    ādityavadbhāsyavilakṣaṇo'ham |
    ahāryavannityaviniścalo'haṁ
    ambhodhivatpāravivarjito'ham ||

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    The State of Fullness

    पूर्णे मनसि संपूर्णं जगत्सर्वं सुधाद्रवैः।
    उपानद्-गूढपादस्य ननु चर्मास्तृतैव भूः ॥
    pūrṇe manasi sampūrṇaṃ jagat-sarvaṃ sudhādravai: |
    upānad-gūḍhapādasya nanu carmāstṛtaiva bhū: ||

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    The Indweller who Enlivens our Body, Mind and Intelligence

    Ma tells us how we should be grateful to the Universal Lord who being present in our heart enlivens our entire being – the body, mind and the intelligence; how, remembering this great Truth, we should prostrate at His holy feet in reverence and gratitude.

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    Equanimity – The Key to Yoga

    For the worldly-minded, siddhi and asiddhi relate to worldly efforts. For the seeker, these relate to his sadhana. Equanimity applies to both alike. So, be indifferent or harmonious, and carry on.

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    Real Education

    Apply intelligence and also be thoughtful and introspective. Assess your own thoughts, views, speech and action. Never be selfish.

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    Moderation-A Great Lesson

    Suppose you have a little depression or disinterestedness today – what of that? Let it remain. Be at home even with that. Know that as it has come in so also will it pass off. If you keep this elevated attitude, soon you will find that the depressive moods will become less frequent.

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