You are responsible for whatsoever you are.

 

If you are miserable, you are responsible.

Don’t throw the responsibility on anybody else, otherwise you will never be free of it.
Because how can you be free if I am responsible for your misery?
Then unless I free you, you cannot be free;
if it is in my hands.
And if it is in my hands,
it can be in somebody else’s hands.

Those who are with me have to understand,
howsoever hard and painful it is,
you and you alone are responsible,
for everything that is happening to you,
has happened to you, will happen to you. Continue reading

The Strength of Stillness – By Sri Aurobindo

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There are two great forces in the universe, silence and speech. Silence prepares, speech creates. Continue reading

Karma – Action Arising out of Denial of the Present Moment

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“Very often there is denial of what is happening in the present moment, not wanting it to happen, which includes what’s happening inside you at that moment, to completely say “yes” to whatever emotion may be there or whatever your inner state may be at this moment or to completely say “yes” to whatever the external situation may be at this moment. Continue reading

Agitated by belief

So, your religion, your belief in God, is an escape from actuality, and therefore it is no religion at all. Continue reading

Transcendence of the world

Transcending the world does not mean to withdraw from the world, to no longer take action, or to stop interacting with people. Continue reading

Refusing to hurt anyone no matter how much you have been hurt. It is a great art…

That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Continue reading

‘the shibumi seven’

These seven aesthetic qualities can guide the design of nearly everything, no matter if it is an action or an object. I call upon them to shape my life, to guide me in selecting the techniques I choose to teach, and to provide a framework for how I wish to build my business. Continue reading

Random Acts of Kindness

I am done with great things and big plans, great institutions and big successes. Continue reading