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1. Adulation

   Adulation shows the magnanimity of the one who adores, rather than the one who is adored! Adulation indicates that the ego has become transparent; the best antidote for ego is adulation. Adulation works in three ways: If it is for someone else, it is not ...

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2. Seva

   There are five types of seva. The first type of seva is when you do not even know that you are doing seva. You do not recognize it as seva because it is your very nature- you cannot but do it! The second type of seva is what you do because it is needed in ...

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3. Dreaming the Impossible

   Question: Guruji, how can we control daydreams? Gurudev: Dream in the night! (laughter) What is daydreaming? You have a desire but you do not have the faith that you can achieve your desire- that is what you call daydreaming. You can control daydreaming b ...

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4. Maya

   What is Maya? Maya is that which can be measured. The whole world can be measured, that is why it is Maya. All the five elements- Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether- can be measured. Question: Can space be measured? Gurudev: Only in space can things be mea ...

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5. Letting Go of Control

   Many have a problem of letting go of control. This results in anxiety, restlessness and it sours relationships. Wake up and see, are you really in control? What are you in control of? Perhaps a tiny part of your waking state! Isn’t that so? You are not in ...

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6. Don't Be Perturbed by Foolishness

   What really perturbs you? Isn’t it the foolishness that goes on around you? It is foolish to be perturbed by the foolishness. Foolishness cannot overpower or annihilate wisdom nor does the foolishness stay all the time. When you are not well-founded in wi ...

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7. Glory (Vaibhav) and Dispassion (Vairag)

   It is often believed that glory and dispassion are contradictory and cannot co-exist. Glory and luxury without dispassion is a nauseating pomp and show. Such glory does not bring fulfillment for anyone. it is shallow. Alternately, the dispassion that is a ...

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8. Where Dispassion is Detrimental!

   Karthik: Is there something we should not be dispassionate about? Guruji: Myself! (laughter) Do not put off the fire of longing for the Divine or Satsang with Dispassion. There is a little fire in you that propels you towards Knowledge, Sadhana, Devotion ...

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9. Business and Spirituality

   Often business is looked down upon by spiritualists and spirituality is put off as non-practical by businessmen. Spirituality is the heart, business is the legs, and that is what the ancient people conceived. An individual or a society is incomplete witho ...

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10. Love and Truth

    Why would someone tell a lie to their close ones or to their beloved? This is a question most often asked by lovers. Since love cannot stand untruth, this causes relationships to break up. The solution lies in understanding the paradox of love and truth. ...

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