What is it that you want to achieve or not achieve? You should relax and be joyful in this moment. As long as you think there is something to achieve, then time passes fast, and I have not reached there yet, whatever it is. In fact, […]
Tuesday morning’s satsang was silent and peaceful throughout. First, I thought not to join Satsang today, but I changed my mind. I had breakfast and a shower. I am still coughing sometimes, and an infection in my chest persists. I left for Satsang at 08:30, just […]
The first time at Satsang in a few days. I managed not to cough during Satsang. I was sitting in the last row on a chair so I could leave the room quickly in case I got a coughing fit. After Satsang, I drove to the […]
Gopika would leave for Gokarna this morning. I was packing and emptying my room on the rooftop. I removed the beddings and brought them down; it’s all from Gopika. At 10:00, I had an appointment with Saryana. Saryana rented me the scooter, and we would meet […]
Still sick from coughing, I bought Swasa Kalpa Syrup from the Ayurvedic shop this morning. A traditional Ayurvedic herbal formulation primarily used to manage respiratory health. It is most commonly used for conditions like asthma, bronchitis, and chronic cough. In Sanskrit, Swasa refers to breathing or […]
“The greatest wealth is health.” ~Virgil~ I am still coughing. Last evening, a big plug of mucus was released from my throat. It was pretty solid and stuck in my throat. Coughing is easier now. I am eagerly waiting to feel fit again. It must last […]
I didn’t feel like joining Satsang again. I was still coughing; something was blocked in my throat. So I more or less rested. Outside, construction is underway, and there is a lot of noise as drainage is being installed for a new building. But mentally, I […]
I still have a cold. My nose is not running anymore, but now I am coughing from time to time. It feels hard in the chest. Maybe I got it from Gopika, maybe it’s from the pollution. Usually, many people in Tiru are coughing. At least […]
Free will, destiny — we refer them to higher planes within you, yourself, nothing outside. “Do I have free will?” — This question belongs to the one who identifies with a personality. So the answer also belongs to that. In fact, you are not this or […]
When Ramana says “you are the Self” or “you are the True Happiness,” he is not speaking as a separate realised person pointing to you. He is speaking as the Self within you — as that one, undivided Reality. As Amma explains, the pointing is not […]
It is Sunday morning. It doesn’t make much difference here if it is Sunday or another weekday. The shops have opened, and the streets are busy as usual. I caught a cold; it started yesterday already, and my nose is running. I don’t feel very sick […]
Good morning! After coffee and some bread, reading and writing, I prepared for Satsang. I shortly visited Gopika, then I left. I arrived at the Ashram at 08:45, just in time to get a chair. People can enter the Ashram at 08:45. Slowly, the room filled […]
Gopika sent me another shopping list for this morning. She is still sick and can’t go out by herself. So I changed my plan, going to Sri Ramanasramam, and went shopping. At first, I got some Colloidal Silver from Penny, who is Gopika’s Pilates teacher. It […]
The Self doesn’t attain anything Today I will join Satsang with Ganga Maa. I walked down to Gopika to have a shower. I thought she would be in the Ashram already, but she was home. And she looked very sick. She didn’t feel well and was […]
In today’s satsang, Amma explained about _summa iru_ — the stillness that is the Self. At first, attentiveness (_shraddha_) is essential, but at a deeper stage neither attentiveness nor inattentiveness is needed. The power of attention is no longer pulled outward or inward; it simply rests […]
What state of being comes to you when you think of your mother? It’s the _bhava_ of a mother. What emotion comes to you when you think of the guru — guru as the bhava, the state of being when that is invoked? As the Lord […]
The first time I woke up was at 03:00 in the morning. It would be 08:30 in New South Wales, where I am coming from. I spent some time on my laptop reading. It must have been around 04:30 when I fell asleep again. I woke […]
The flight with IndiGo lasted four hours. We grounded at 06:40 with a 45-minute delay. The immigration was fast; there were not many people at the e-Visa counters. I just had to complete my Arrival card, which should usually be done on the plane already, but […]