Man may get many types of education, he may attain any number of powerful positions, but he is not able to get to the higher stage of life. First and foremost, man must try to control his desires gradually. As desires go on increasing and multiplying, human qualities go on declining and decreasing. There are three types of states: doing, seeing, and being. Doing means indulging in only bodily actions. With mind, he is experiencing. Being is with the Self or . Being is . It is changeless. If we want to attain the changeless Divinity, to some extent we have to control the body, which does, and the mind, which thinks. The body is like a water bubble. The mind is a mad monkey. We should not follow the body, which is a water bubble, or the mind, which is a mad monkey. We have to follow the conscience, or the principle. But today’s aspirants are not following their conscience. They are following only the body and mind. Man should have a firm mind.
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There is too much mixing of men and women, and the mind is becoming a mad monkey. Not monkey, you are becoming an animal. This is totally wrong. In , our philosophy, we have to develop detachment ( ). As you go on developing detachment from the world, your divine attachment will increase. You may be doing repetition of the name ( ) or meditation, but what results are you attaining thereby? You are closing your eyes and sitting. That is not meditation. Your mind is wandering like a monkey. Actually, doing meditation like this is a waste of time. Time waste is life waste.
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First and foremost, you have to control the mind. You should reduce physical connecDivine Discourse April 1991 3 tions as far as possible. The body is an instrument; it is an inert thing. The mind is also inert. The inner power is , which gives splendour, energy, and power to everything. Think of a car. A car has some lights. There are bulbs in the lights. Because of the bulb, you get the light. Does the bulb give the light? No! It is the electric power that goes through the bulb and gives light. We also hear the horn. The horn cannot work by itself, no. The horn gives the sound on the basis of the electric power. The tires are moving, but they cannot move by themselves. It is the power of the engine that moves the tires. The body is like a car. The eyes are the bulbs, and our mouth is like the horn. The legs are the tires, and the mind is the engine. The intellect is the switch. Divine power is the current. Without divine power, the body cannot move. Divine power is the most important thing.
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This is a cloth ( holds up a handkerchief). But this is not the cloth; it is nothing but a bundle of threads. It is not threads, it is cotton. First it was cotton, then it became threads, and finally it became cloth. Without cotton there is no thread. Without thread, there is no cloth.
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Attaining peace
Many people keep saying, “I want peace of mind, I want peace of mind.” “I want peace, I want peace.” The sentence has three words: I want peace . I is ego, want is desire, remove them and peace is there. You want a book from . sends it in a parcel. But when it is arrives, how do you get the book? You have to remove the outer covering of the parcel to get the book. Without removing the outer covering of the parcel, how can you get the book? Peace is given to you in a parcel. So this peace is packed in two things: I , the ego, and want , the desire. Remove the ego and desire, you naturally get peace. That is what peace is. Because of geo and desire, peace is hidden inside.
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The body is a temporary one. One day or other it has to perish. But we need not try to protect this body too much. The body is like a steel cabinet (). The steel cabinet is inert. Why do we have this steel cabinet? Because we want to keep very precious and valuable materials in it. Otherwise, the steel cabinet has no value. But the valuable things are inside the cabinet. The valuable things in the body (steel cabinet) are thoughts, sacred feelings, sacred actions and sacred thoughts.
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You kept all the diamonds inside the steel cabinet. You took care of the steel cabinet because of all the valuable things in it. If there are no precious things, you don’t care for the steel cabinet and throw it out. What is (good company)? We have to develop good things in good ways.
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Get nearer to God
There is God. There is the individual soul. God is light, like fire. Here is coal. Coal means , that is ignorance. If we want to get the individual soul into (spiritual) wisdom, we have to get them near. When the coal Divine Discourse April 1991 4 comes near the fire, the fire enters the coal. When there is breeze from the fan, the the coal easily catches on fire. When both near and dear are there, we can become one. If we want to attain Divinity, we have to come near. Not physical nearness but mental nearness. Bodily, you are very near me, but mentally you are far away from me. You are all having mad thoughts, mad friendships, and mad desires, so how can you get Divinity? The frog sits on the lotus flower, but bees come from far off and take the honey and go away. The frog does not enjoy the honey. You are coming near, but what is the use? You are not taking the Divinity. You should become like the bee, not the frog. The frog is always jumping around the lotus.
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When you say that this is your mind, you are separate from the mind; you are not the mind. You are always separate from the body … In , this is the process of saying, “not this, not this, not this.” I am not the body. I am not the mind. I am the . is changeless.
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Conscious, conscience, consciousness
You are not just one person, you are three: The one you think you are (that is the physical body), the one others think you are (that is the mind), and the one you really are (the ). The one you think you are is only the body. “I am body, I have aged this much, I am a man, I am a woman, …” - all this is only body, what you think you are.
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You have to develop the confidence that Divinity is within me (you). You are (embodiment of ). The is . That is, “I am and .” That is .
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Don’t misuse love
You have come from a long distance. knows that you have a lot of devotion. There is a lot of love for . But you are misusing that love.
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Husband and wife - the love between them is called attachment or lust. Between mother and child, it is call maternal love. The love of relations and friends is called friendship. And the relation between God and you is devotion ( ). It’s only a difference of names, in forms. But love is one and the same.
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The only real connection: with God
Divine Discourse April 1991 6 Many people come alone. When ask them, “How many people have come?” they say, “I came alone.” Next week, he has a girl friend. Second week, “She is my wife.” (laughter) This is very bad. Why are you coming here? You can have this type of friendship and wife back home. Why should you come all this distance, spending all this money? Why should you waste so much money? What have you obtained after coming here? Even you life has to be a bit away, because life is only one and not double. Husband and wife sleep on a single cot, but dreams are separate. They won’t get the same dream. Where is the connection?
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Sometimes, you may get some thoughts. You have to control your thoughts. You are the master, not the slave. When you control the sense, you become the master. If you allow the senses to roam around freely, you become the slave. Become the master, and not the slave. Master, master. Always have the master plan. That is most important. All of you, many of you are becoming real devotees. If you were not devotees, you wouldn’t come from such a distance. loves you. But sometimes your mind goes here and there. Even during meditation also, the mind wanders here and there. The mind is bumping and jumping. Like air pockets. It is not good.
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Think of God. Think about God’s name. That is most important. There is only one God. Many gods do not exist. Think of any name or any form of God. Think Ram, think , think - whatever you like. That is unity in diversity.
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You have to have relationships. Detachment is not going away to the forest. Have relation between mind and mind, heart to heart, love to love. Not body to body. The body is only temporary and full of grief. You have to develop faith in the . Wherever you sit, think of God. If you are not able to control the mind, then involve yourself in some social work, social service.
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Follow one master, have one name andform
Don’t go after different types of ; you just get confused. If you like God, think about God; that’s enough.
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Many Indian just want money and nothing else. That is not a good thing. They are not good leaders. They are nothing but beggars. They are not big people. The real big man s one who wants only your love. Wherever they ask for money, they are beggars. Don’t trust them. Real big man will have a heart to heart relation, a connection with heart-to-heart love.
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Whatever path you want to follow, follow that one path; follow one master; have one name and one form. does not force anyone to do this or that. That is your source, it is not by force. That is real Divinity. I don’t want anything from you. wants only your love, love, love. That is pure love. That is the biggest value. It is worth millions of . Materials are less valuable. Love is invaluable. Have that valuable love. If you go to any sacred place, wherever they demand money from you, don’t stay there. That is not real spirituality. Real spirituality is only love to love, heart to heart. If you develop this type of devotion, you really get spiritual peace.
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You are all very good people. You have come with great aspirations. You are living in so much discomfort. You are spending a lot of money. But you are unable to get enough commensurate peace and joy. The reason is your fickleness of mind. Don’t have that fickleness. ’s grace is abundant. You think is not talking to ou and you get worried about it. or here, doesn’t waste his time. He grants interviews both morning and evening, but the crowd is so big - how can he help you? Have a heart-toheart relation. When the time comes, will speak to you.
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Always be happy. Happiness is nothing but union with God. What s the secret of happiness? The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes but liking what one has to do. You have to know the right path. ’s grace is abundantly there. He is always experiencing your love. has no aversion. is there for you, and you are also there for : Have these two connections properly connected.
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(Speaking to someone) You are wasting money, wasting energy, wasting time. Time waste is life waste. Time is very important. Don’t waste time. Whenever you have time, sit down and think of God. Think in whatever way you want. Be spiritual. Don’t think of marriages and this and that. What happiness is there in married life? There is no happiness at all there. 5 minutes happiness per day; 23 hours and 55 minutes of worry (lots of laughter).
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What is that ring? Marriage ring? “Yes sir.” Where is your wife? “Outside.” Always fighting, fighting, fighting. Yes, I know. Jesus said, “You are one.” You want peace. Because there is no peace.” Don’t worry. Come on. ( materializes a ring for the man and puts it on his finger.) Be happy.
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Some people sing a song, ? (The audience sings a .) Today evening, Thursday, any group, today for this ? Practice. Practice. … 4:30. All come here, do . is a very important thing. It is a high road to God, a royal road. Very very very happy.