Novas Mensagens - agosto e setembro de 2007

"Lead a Natural Life" "Our birthright is to be young and healthy always; nobody needs to feel sick or old. Nature is ready to keep you young for a hundred years, until the very last breath of your life. But we must do our part by observing the laws of Nature. So let us always take care not to tax our systems. For example, most of us wear glasses; when we overstrain our eyes, we lose the eyesight very quickly. So we must be very, very careful, not just with the eyes, but in all areas. That's why most of the great thinkers ask us to go back to nature. As far as possible, lead a natural life, a simple life. Don't tax your brain, don't tax your mind, don't tax your system with all this overloading. Take it easy, but not lazy. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi."   "Keep Your Battery Charged" "Your body is a magnet. You are a divine being, and the divine charge is there within you. But that magnetism will be lost through wrong acts, wrong thoughts, wrong habits. If you go on discharging your battery, however much the nature tries to charge it, the battery will always be weak. You will put out a feeble light. But if the battery is fully charged, the minute you touch the starter, the engine will rise up. You can simply jump with joy with such a lot of energy in your system. Every cell will dance with joy. So you should know both sides: how to charge your battery well, and how to stop the discharging - both are necessary. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi." "Yoga in Everything You Do" "Yoga means perfection in action. When you do something, do it with one hundred percent of the mind. Don't do it half way. Whatever you do, do it with full concentration, with your whole mind. That is Yoga. Yoga doesn't mean that you just go into a corner, sit with spine erect and then do some japa or some breathing alone. My Yoga is everything. Whatever you do should be Yoga. When you start doing something, do only that, one hundred percent. Yogaha karmasu kaushalam, perfection in action is Yoga. Anything and everything that you do can become a Yogic act that way. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi." "Be a Yogi, Be At Ease" "If anybody says, 'Oh, I am trying hard to become a yogi,' I would say to that person, 'You will never become a yogi.' One cannot become a yogi by trying hard. Simply, that's not Yoga. Yoga means to retain your tranquility always. Whatever may come, think that it is a part of the Divine Will, the Cosmic Law. That way, you won't lose your peace. Every day thousands and thousands of people may die in an earthquake, millions die from disease or accidents, millionaires become paupers. We see such things happening every day. So what is there to wonder about? We need to accept things: 'Well, that's the world; if it has to happen, let it happen.' Just be at ease. Then, if there is something to do, you will automatically do the right thing. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi." "Become an Instrument" "Nothing belongs to us; we haven't brought anything with us when we came and we are not going to take anything with us when we go. That's why all the religions say, in different ways, be detached, desire nothing, give everything in the name of the Lord, become an instrument in the hands of the Lord, then you are free. Do everything as God's work. Even when you look after your own family, you should feel that it is not your family; you call them your family, but they have been given by God to be looked after by you. They are not yours. Temporarily they are given to you to be looked after. If we lead such a life, we will be happy always. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi." "Let Yourself Rest" "When you go to sleep, you should feel, 'I am here to sleep and not to think of anything else. I have been thinking throughout the whole day. Now I don't want to think of anything, I am just going to rest. I won't invite any other thoughts. Let my mind go to sleep.' With that affirmation, lie down. Still, if you should wake up in the night, repeat some holy words or prayers, until you go to sleep again. You will get the best sleep possible, without any pills-because pills can never produce sleep, they simply make you unconscious. When you sleep with pills, you get up with ills. "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi." "A Dedicated Soul" "Unending peace will come only to a dedicated person, a dedicated soul, ready to give and give and give. You can never become poor by giving; on the other hand, you will become richer and richer. By living that way, our minds will be always light and pure. Others will feel that. There's no advertisement necessary for such a person; just by seeing you, people will feel that. That is the real nirvana or kaivalya, wherein you get the unalloyed peace that passes understanding. And that is the goal of Yoga. That is what real happiness is. It is not the birthright of one sect or creed, it is everybody's "God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi."

“The Power of the Mind”

“Suppose somebody looks at you and says, ‘Hey, how come you seem to be super happy today?’ What does that person see?  Does the person see your mind? How does he or she know that you are happy? It shows in your body. That means the happiness of the mind immediately is reflected in the body. That is the proof. The same way, if you are unhappy you may be asked, ‘What's wrong with you? You don’t seem to be happy today.’ So that means every mood immediately gets reflected in the body. Every thought has a say over every molecule of the body. Even though we see the change more visibly in the face, that doesn’t mean other parts of the body are not changed. From head to foot you change. There’s no doubt about it. That is the power of mind.

“God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

                                               “Happy New Year”

“How do you find peace and happiness in your life? By living a dedicated life.

“If you make your life a dedicated one, you will have unending peace. To quote the Bhagavad Gita, ‘Tyagat shantir anantaram.’ Only with Tyaga—only by leading a dedicated life, do you have unending peace. In this New Year, may you experience peace and joy in your life. Live as good yogis and set examples for others. Let all others be inspired by your life. Don’t use your words. Things are easily said, but hardly done. Instead, let humanity see in you the beauty of a living a dedicated life. May God bless you with that peaceful, joyful life.”

“God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Happy Hanukkah and Christmas”

“During these beautiful occasions like Hanukkah and Christmas, let us make a re-affirmation to lead a life filled with love. That will take care of everything else. The best celebration of these holy days is to celebrate the teachings in your life. What does Judaism teach us, what did Jesus say? These celebrations, these holy days are here to remind us of the teaching behind them: ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself;’ ‘Do unto others as you would wish them to do unto you;’ ‘Seek the Kingdom first and all else will be added unto you.’ If you feel that these teachings will benefit your life, then apply them. If tomorrow morning when you wake you are a little different person, a little better person, with a little more peaceful mind, then you really have celebrated Christmas and Hanukkah.

“God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Refine the Body and Mind”

“Babies do not make distinctions between rich and poor, friend and enemy. You see such equal vision in babies. That equal vision is what you call Yoga. Whoever lives with that kind of vision is called a divine person, a holy person. Because God has equal vision. God loves everybody, including the person who goes and demolishes the church or temple. So the sign of divine life or Yoga is equal vision. When we were babies, we were fine, then we got defined and what should we do now? We should rise above these definitions. Whoever has done that is called a refined person. That is the purpose of all the religions. All our practices, all our Yoga, all our daily actions should help us in refining our bodies and minds. “God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“See the Good”

“As you think, so you become. So if you are going to become that, shouldn’t you think nice things? If you have ugly thoughts, what would you become? Imagine that somebody is thinking constantly of a monkey. What will that person become? You won’t even see him or her on the ground, but in a tree. That’s why the Chinese monkeys advise us to think no evil, see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Because if you keep on thinking bad thoughts, you will become bad. Even among your friends and the people around you, don’t always think of the bad side. Everybody is a mixture of good and bad. Always appreciate the good side, and you will become good. Ultimately we all want to become better people.

“God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Develop Divine Vibrations Within”

“Every sound has a vibration, every vibration its own effect. Various sounds are used in the nursery, in the monastery, on the battlefield. Just like any other force of nature, sound, too, can be used for good or bad. As spiritual people, we use sound to elevate the mind and to bring out the divine qualities. Repetition of holy names  is found in almost every religion--in churches, temples, synagogues, mosques. Thousands of years ago, yogis had also realized the importance of sound. They called those sounds ‘mantras.’ A mantra is a holy name or word with divine vibrations. You can develop such vibrations in yourself also. Simply select one sound and repeat it constantly. Just be sure that it is a holy sound, a sound that will be uplifting for you and for all humanity. “God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Adapt, Adjust, Accommodate”

“My Guru, Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, used to say that the entire teaching of Yoga boils down to one thing. If you want to live in the world peacefully, ‘Adapt, Adjust, Accommodate, Bear Insult, Bear Injury, this is the Highest Sadhana,’ he says. If anybody injures you, bear it. If anybody insults you, bear it. It is not an easy thing. We can talk a lot about philosophy–-Raja Yoga, the Self, Kundalini Yoga, everything. But if anybody spits at your face, can you smile at him? That is the highest sadhana. Just say, ‘Ah, wonderful, you seem to have found a nice spittoon! It is my face? Very good.’ Smile at him, show him that you are a real Yogi. But it is very difficult, no doubt. “God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“When the Student is Ready”

“Even if I have the capacity to change you, I will not. I will help you to change yourself.  Then you will say, ‘I did it!’ You must earn it by your own efforts, because if something is simply handed to you, you won’t appreciate the value of it. That is why the scriptures say, ‘Ask, and it shall be given.’ Are they stingy then? No. Simply, they are waiting for you to be ready and willing to receive, so they wait for you to ask. By that asking you are saying, ‘I’m hungry, feed me.’ In India we have a similar saying, ‘When the student is ready, the Guru appears.’ When you are really ready--when you are wanting, seeking, asking--you won’t even need a particular Guru; you can learn from anything and everything in the universe. All that will come, but only when you are ready. “God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Know the Truth”

“The wise people tell us to know the truth, know the truth, know the truth. But, of course, if everybody were to know the truth, the fun would be lost. So, at least a few should be ignorant of it. But ultimately, one day or another, everyone has to realize the truth. When you have suffered enough by taking everything on your shoulders, then you say:  ‘I am tired of it all.  I don’t want to do anything.  I’m sick and tired, sick and tired.’ At that point, you throw up your hands and simply say, ‘God, do whatever You want. It’s none of my business. You created the world, You run it. In fact, You are already running it. Why should I worry about anything?’ When you realize that, you will have realized the truth.”

“The Real Pilgrimage”

“People make many ‘pilgrimages’ nowadays: They book the plane ticket, book the hotel, drive up to the temple and say ‘Hello God, how are You?’ And then, they come back home. This is not the real pilgrimage. A real pilgrimage will teach you that nothing is going to help you. Only God. That’s why pilgrimages are mostly taken in difficult, hard to reach places. But you don’t have to go on this kind of pilgrimage. You can gain the same physical and mental cleanliness right where you are. That is probably one of the reasons we practice Yoga. Through asana, we clean the physical body; through pranayama, we clean the vital body; through meditation, the mental body is cleaned. So, instead of going to Mount Kailash as a pilgrimage, take Yoga as a pilgrimage and clean up everything. When you are perfectly clean, your body and mind will reflect the Inner Light.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Seek the Kingdom of God”

“Maintain your peace at all costs. When I say ‘at all costs’ I mean that. At all costs maintain your peace. You can renounce anything and everything, but not your peace. When you are peaceful, everything and everyone want to be with you. Everything likes a peaceful person: Money likes the peaceful person, position likes the peaceful person, power likes the peaceful person. They all come to you whether you want it or not because they love to be with you. Seek that kingdom of no want. The Bible says, ‘Seek first the Kingdom of God, and everything else will be added unto you.’ Seek that Kingdom of God. That’s your first and foremost duty. If you’ve done that, everything else will be simply added unto you. The Kingdom of God is within you. That Kingdom is in the form of peace. So, may God bless us with that kind of supreme, supreme, supreme peace.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Stop Running After Things”

“What do you need? What are you looking for? Your ultimate aim behind everything is to find happiness. Ask anybody, ‘Why are you doing this and that?’ They will reply, ‘I just want to be happy.’ If you deeply analyze, you will soon find out that nothing from the outside is going to make you happy. Nothing brings you peace. When you get something you are happy. But that’s only momentary, because when you get something the next minute you don’t want to lose it. You’re worried about it--getting and losing, happiness and unhappiness. Then you decide, ‘I’m not going to run after anything. Because whatever I run after makes me miserable later on.’ The moment you decide to stop running after things, you will find complete joy in your life. You will realize that you are happy. You are happiness personified.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Losing Weight”

“Do you feel comfortable, happy and healthy in your body? If so, then, forget about the weight. Thinking constantly, ‘I must lose weight, lose weight, lose weight’ is more of a problem than the weight itself. But, if you don’t feel comfortable, then there is something wrong. You need Yoga but Yoga alone will not help much. You must know how to eat. Eating itself is a Yoga. You should realize that you have a complete, good set of teeth. Chewing well is important. That’s why I often say, eat your liquids, drink your solids. So, learning how to eat well, chew well, also is important. A Yogi should know that. And, of course, what to eat. What is the natural food for our body? Our body is made for vegetarian food. So eat well, eat the proper food, chew well, digest well, and then don’t worry about the rest. That is more important than constantly thinking about the weight.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Challenges are Necessary”

“Challenges are given to you to bring out your inborn capabilities. The monkey mind is given to you to see how you can train it and how you can make use of it for the service of others. If it’s already a nice, well-trained, beautiful mind, you don’t have the opportunity to show your capacity. So it’s purposely given to you that way. ‘Here is a wild monkey. Tame it!’ That’s Nature’s way of giving challenges. Life is filled with challenges. And only by challenges can you bring out your strength, your intelligence, your capacity. We should never get disheartened by the challenges. Necessity is the mother of invention. Challenges are necessary to bring out your capabilities.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Accept Everything”

“Simply be at peace. Whatever has to happen will happen. That’s why I always say there is one very good mantra to always repeat: acceptance, acceptance, acceptance. Accept everything that comes your way as God-given. If it is pleasure, accept it. If it is pain, accept it. Profit, accept it. Loss, accept it. That doesn’t mean that you should not think of doing or wanting something. But, have your wants under one condition: they should be approved by the Higher Will, by God. ‘If God approves, I will have it. If not, I won’t.’ Then, either way, your peace is maintained. By accepting everything, the great benefit is that you don’t disturb your peace. You are always in peace. That is what real Yoga is. That is what real spiritual attainment is. That’s what you call enlightenment.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“The Right Work”

“The best way to know whether you are doing the right work is to ask yourself, ‘Did anything or anybody get benefit from my work?’ Then it is the right work. Somebody or something should benefit. It’s not always people: people or animals or birds or fish, even inanimate things. Simply ask yourself, ‘By my work did anybody get even the slightest benefit?’ If the answer is yes, you are doing the right work. Then their joy will be your joy also. The people who benefit by your work will be happy and that happiness will come to you. You will see their happy faces. You will enjoy what you are doing. But if you are doing things only for yourself, then certainly it will get boring after some time. Selfish people can never be happy always, no. They get bored very soon. So the real joy in life is to live a useful life, a serviceful life.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Cosmic Beauty”

“What makes the mind dirty? All the dirty thoughts. Because the mind is nothing but a bunch of thoughts. When the thoughts are clean, the mind is clean. When the thoughts are ugly with jealousy, hatred, or vengeance, the mind becomes that. And a dirty mind makes a dirty body. Yes, the minute you see someone you say, ‘Look at that crook.’ Because you see the person’s face which shows their crooked mind. Your thoughts are expressed in your body. ‘Ah, look at that happy baby.’ When the mind is happy, the face looks happy. When the mind is sad, the face looks sad. So everything that you think is transformed into your body. Even to look beautiful, you don’t need makeup. Don’t waste your money on cosmetic beauty. Make your mind beautiful and then, without any cosmetic beauty, you will have cosmic beauty.

                                                                                                                                             God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“The Golden Now”

“Forget about the past or the future. Live in this present time and you will have a happy journey. Don’t worry about the past; don’t dream about the future. Think of the golden present, this golden moment. A moment is also a fraction of time. Probably the best thing is the golden now, the eternal now. Now is the time. Haven’t you heard the proverb, ‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.’ So, enjoy the golden now, now, now. Here and now, here and now. Now here. Nowhere to go. Be in the golden now.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“The Best Remedy”

“When you are disturbed, agitated, anxious or any have problem in the mind, simply take a few slow deep breaths, and you can see how it calms you. That is the best remedy for calming down. It takes care of the physical and mental aspects, and also, what is in between the physical and mental: the vital body. Our bodies are graduated, divided into five bodies--in Sanskrit, the Pancha Kosha. Our body is not just one body, it’s five bodies put together. Like an undershirt, a shirt, an overshirt, a coat and an overcoat. The overcoat is called the physical body. The next is the vital body, the breath body. The third is the mental body, mind body. The fourth is the intellectual body, the fifth is the blissful body. Everything should be kept clean, neat and tidy. And, there’s no better remedy for disturbances of any of the bodies than pranayama.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Accept the Changes”

“The soul never dies, and the body also never dies, it just changes its name and form. So you are always that undying soul. So what should we do? Accept the changes. The problem comes only when we deny the changes. Can we always be young? No. Nature’s way is that nothing is permanent, all is constantly changing. If there is one quality of nature, it is that it is ever-changing. But what changes? There is One that is never-changing. So the One is permanent, the changes are impermanent. Realize the Permanent, enjoy the impermanent. Realize the never-changing, enjoy the ever-changing. Both are necessary.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“The World Becomes Heaven”

“You may question, ‘If the world is going to be that painful, why should God have created the world? Did He want me to constantly go through pain?’ No. He created the world for you to go through the obstructions, face them, learn how to overcome them. So, ponder, ‘The problems I have, did the world give them to me?’ If you think well, you should know, ‘The world is not there to give me pain. I caused my pain. I closed my eyes and went and knocked into the wall and I bumped my head. The wall was not interested in giving me a bump. It’s my wrong connection with it.’ When you realize that, you know how to deal with the world. You know how to enjoy the world. Then the world becomes a heaven for you.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Good Deeds”

“Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that even when you walk on the road and if you see a banana peel, take it and throw it away. You have saved somebody’s head. Because somebody might step on it and slip and fall down, you have done a great service. If you see a broken glass piece, take it out and put it somewhere. Anybody can do this. You don’t have to be multi-millionaire to do service or charity to others. Our life should be like that. Even in the Scout book they have, ‘How many good deeds did you do today?’ Is it not so? Good deeds. Every one of us should have a notebook like that. Before you retire each day you should ask yourself, ‘How many good deeds?’

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“A Jivanmukta is a soul liberated from the bondage of the mind. To that soul, everything is fun, everything is a show, nothing is a surprise. If the Jivanmukta walks through a cemetery and all of a sudden a grave opens and a dead body gets up and walks, to him it is not a surprise. If he walks down the street during midday, and all of a sudden the sun disappears and the moon appears, it’s no surprise. A Jivanmukta doesn’t worry about the past, doesn’t worry about the future. He just watches the One who is Eternally Present. He won’t say, ‘This is good; this is bad.’ He will watch it with a witnessing attitude. If we get that, we will never have to praise anybody or blame anybody. We will just watch everything peacefully.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Nothing Dies”

“No one dies; nothing dies. Haven’t you heard people saying, ‘Oh, he is dead and gone’? What does that mean? If he is dead, how can he go? One that exists, always exists. Nothing can be destroyed, only the names and forms are destroyed or changed. Because it is all God’s Image. You are the Spirit. You change bodies to fulfill your desires, but the Spirit never dies. Everything is created in the Image of God, and God never dies, so we never die. Even the body never dies; it simply changes form. It is composed of elements, and then they decompose. They go back to their source.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“Witness the Mind”

“You are never happy or unhappy. You are the same always. You are God’s image. So, get rid of that ‘I’ business, which comes from the mind. Stay above that, and watch the show. Even in meditation, if your mind runs here and there, watch it, enjoy the show. A great saint, Thaimanuvar, says that mind is a monkey, and that too, not a simple monkey--a drunken monkey. And not only a drunken monkey, but a drunken monkey bitten by a scorpion. Imagine the condition of the mind! How on earth are you going to quiet the mind? It is impossible. So, leave it alone; watch the show. Instead of trying to do something to the mind, watch it. If you know yourself as the Witness of the mind, that is Self-Realization.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

“It’s All God’s Story”

“If you see everything as God’s story, why should you worry about anything? It’s all God’s: pleasure, pain, profit, loss; everything is God’s. A story should have everything in it, not only one aspect. Have you ever seen a movie where everyone is always happy? No. Wherever there is a hero, there is a villain also. Pleasure and pain are two sides of the same coin. We have to have both--positive and negative. It is the mind that says, ‘I am happy,’ or ‘I am unhappy.’ As pure Self you don’t say anything. You are just a Witness. If you see yourself as mind, then you go through all the troubles within the story. To experience the One behind the many, we have to realize the Self.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

Em Português:

Meditar se torna fácil se você sabe qual é a sua meta. Quando você se sente cansado de correr em círculos e se sente infeliz porque sua mente nunca descansa, você desejará aprender a meditar. Eu me sinto feliz quando alguém diz: "estou doente e cansado de tudo!" Quando alguém está doente (SICK, em inglês)e cansado, começa a buscar (SEEK, em inglês). Então torne-se um doente (SICKER) primeiro, e depois um buscador (SEEKER). Quem realmente irá apreciar uma comida? Aquele que realmente tem fome. Se você não está com fome, você não aprecia realmente a comida que lhe é oferecida. Então faça-se faminto e sedento pela verdade. Se você não puder fazer isso sozinho, a Natureza ou o mundo irão fazê-lo. O propósito da Natureza é dar-lhe problemas e através deles levá-lo para o caminho espiritual.

Deus abençoe você! Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi!

“Nossa Paz, nossa Alegria está dentro de nós mesmos. Entretanto, nós não a percebemos dentro de nós. Mas é só apenas quando enfrentamos problemas do lado de fora que começamos a olhar para dentro. É por isso que até o nome GOD (Deus em inglês) foi dado para nos ajudar a ver esta verdade. Como você soletra GOD? G-O-D. Go-Deep (vá profundo). Em tamil (dialeto na Índia falado pelas pessoas do estado de Tamil Nadu), o nome de Deus é Kadavul: que significa: “vá para dentro de si mesmo”. Mas uma vez que você enxerga Deus dentro de você, com essa visão, você consegue perceber tudo a sua volta como Deus. Então, o que quer que queira criar do lado de fora, crie dentro de si mesmo primeiro, desenvolva isso inicialmente dentro de si mesmo.”

Deus abençoe você! Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi! Sri Swami Satchidananda.

Semana de 26/10 à 03-11

Se você é capaz de meditar bem no momento que se senta para fazer isso, então você nem mesmo precisa meditar. Meditar é acalmar a mente, organiza-la. Se você já está relaxado e em paz, porque você haveria de meditar? Meditação é uma forma de medicação. Quando você precisa de remédio? Apenas quando você está doente. Da mesma forma, se percebe alguma perturbação na mente, você tenta acalma-la e isso é a prática de meditação. Então, não fique desapontado se você não puder meditar imediatamente. Nada é conquistado de um dia para o outro.  Quando você foi capaz de andar? Logo no início de sua vida? Não. Quando você era um bebê, você não podia nem mesmo levantar; você não podia engatinhar. Então, você gradualmente aprendeu a engatinhar, e andar, e eventualmente até mesmo a correr. A meditação é da mesma forma; leva tempo e perseverança. Mantenha sua prática e você terá sucesso.

Que Deus te abençoe.

Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi!

Sri Swami Satchidananda

Semana de 18/10 à 25/10

“Com muita freqüência as pessoas dizem: "Estou muito chateado." ou "Estou realmente deprimido." O que isso quer dizer? Você está chateado ou a mente está chateada? Sua mente estava bem ontem, mas hoje ela está chateada. Você se torna a mente, você se identifica com a mente.Este é o problema. Mas você NÃO é a mente; você tem uma mente. Existe alguém por trás de todas essas coisas - a testemunha, aquele que tudo sabe. Você é esta pessoa, mas você não sabe disso. Aprenda a observar a sua mente, a ser testemunha de suas flutuações. Tente conhecer o conhecedor. Ver aquele que tudo vê. Ouvir aquele que tudo ouve.

Que Deus te abençoe.
 Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

Semana de 10/10 à 17/10

“If anybody does something bad to you, you should return something good to them. That’s what you call being a cultured person. Saint Thiruvalluvar says, ‘If somebody hurts you, do something nice to them.’ Let them feel guilty about it. They will think, ‘Did I hurt this nice person? I shouldn’t have done that.’ See? If you return good for the hurt, that’s the best way to teach such people a lesson. It will put them to shame. If somebody hurts you, love them. To be able to do that, you must be a good yogi. Learning never to get offended by anybody is Yoga practice.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

Semana de 02/10 à 09/10/2005

“God has given us these restless minds. But you don’t have to worry so much about the mind. Let it play. It is all a play, a mental play. Watch the show. The mind is like a screen--it reflects all kinds of images. When you go to a cinema, you see many kinds of shows: good, bad, violent, silly. You watch everything. It’s fun. The same way, you should watch your own mind putting on a show and have fun watching it. This is a very important point. You have to always step back from the mind and watch it. Be the witness always and you will always enjoy the show.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

Semana de 25/09 à 02/10/05

  “We can learn a lot from a child. Why? Because a child has a pure heart. The child doesn’t get agitated over anything. A child just smiles so easily, so beautifully. How beautiful the face of a child is. It is Divine. It glows without any make-up. Children don’t need any make-up because their hearts are clean and their faces show it. Their faces are the expression of their pure hearts. But unfortunately, we don’t stay like that. Somehow we get spoiled. The mind gets all mixed up, and the beauty is gone. Then you have to find the beauty from outside, through cosmetic beauty. The child has Cosmic beauty. How long can you live with only this cosmetic beauty? It is not permanent, so make your mind like a child’s and you will again reflect that Cosmic beauty.

God bless you. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.”

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