11 July 2026
Saturday
Many people come to Me distraught and pray, “Swami! I have no peace. Give me peace”. But peace cannot be got from the outer world; it must be sought in the heart. Wicked desires breed misery; beneficial desires result in joy. The removal of desire ensures peace. When desire after desire multiplies in the mind, how can peace be gained? After bhajan and meditation, you repeat Shanti (peace) thrice, praying for physical, mental, and spiritual peace. But the awareness of the Atma being the reality of all can alone confer Shanti. A single mango seed is planted; the tree yields thousands of fruits, and in every fruit, you find the seed! The same Atma is in every being! The Lord is the seed that is manifested as thousands of seeds. “Ekoham (I am one) Bahushyaam (I shall become many)”, said the Lord. When we posit differences and distinctions due to ignorance of this fact, we are afflicted by fear, and peace disappears. When man doubts and disbelieves brother man, how can peace prevail?
From Swami’s discourse of 5 April 1981
Also on words from this discourse: The Flower, the Fruit and the Pain of Separation, 24 June 2026, Śraddhā, the Fire Within, 21 June 2026
Many people come to Me distraught and pray, “Swami! I have no peace. Give me peace”. But peace cannot be got from the outer world; it must be sought in the heart. Wicked desires breed misery; beneficial desires result in joy. The removal of desire ensures peace. When desire after desire multiplies in the mind, how can peace be gained? After bhajan and meditation, you repeat Shanti (peace) thrice, praying for physical, mental, and spiritual peace. But the awareness of the Atma being the reality of all can alone confer Shanti. A single mango seed is planted; the tree yields thousands of fruits, and in every fruit, you find the seed! The same Atma is in every being! The Lord is the seed that is manifested as thousands of seeds. “Ekoham (I am one) Bahushyaam (I shall become many)”, said the Lord. When we posit differences and distinctions due to ignorance of this fact, we are afflicted by fear, and peace disappears. When man doubts and disbelieves brother man, how can peace prevail?