Who Am I?

In the inner globe of consciousness or the astral globe, the outer vast world is packed. Although the world is inside, it appears outside. How can such a small space accommodate a huge world? Since it is not feasible, the world is false and only appears to exist. Only a false huge world can be created from the miniscule consciousness. Hence, the world is illusory and only Brahman is true. The rising of the sun in the morning is the seed of the day. With the sun there is morning and also time. The sun means time, as its position in the sky indicates the time. Among millions, only a rare one can reach the root or the seed of Atman. He is unbeatable in any argument. Have conviction as to what this consciousness is, and abide there firmly. This is meditation and what is expected of a true seeker. As long as one has any expectation of a personal gain, there cannot be any realisation of the Truth. The word Atman means ' I" or the bodiless consciousness. We feel our presence du...

Attributed to Mother Teresa: The fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith;  the fruit of faith is love;  the fruit of love is service;  the fruit of service is peace.

Ramesh and Renate 2005 Ramesh Balsekar and Leonard Cohen in Conversation in 1999. 

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Om Sri Sai Ram. I regret to inform you that Mrs. Phyllis Krystal, an ardent devotee of Bhagawan, merged with our beloved Lord on 10th December 2016, at the age of 102. She was in her home in Guildford, United Kingdom at the time of her passing. Phyllis has left behind her daughter Sheila, and two grandchildren. We celebrate her blessed life and loving services, done with indomitable energy in the name of Sai. On behalf of the Sathya Sai International Organisation, with love andhumility, we pay tribute to Mrs. Phyllis Krystal, a shining exemplarof Swami's teachings who dedicated her life to spreading His message and love across the world. Her work has uplifted people in many countries and helped thousands connect with their innate divinity. Her own lifestyle reflected her values and her deep commitment to Swami. Even as a centenarian, Phyllis lived alone in Switzerland, cooked herown meals, and responded to hundreds of phone calls, emails...

Ganga Nath (Friend of Vikram Oberoi) writes: During college, I read every book I could find on Eastern Wisdom. I learned about Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Then one day, while walking through my college campus, I saw a poster for a lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM), as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I knew who Maharishi was because I’d seen a photo in Life Magazine of the four Beatles with him in India. I had already read a book by Hermann Hesse called “Magister Ludi - The Glass Bead Game”. It’s the story of a young boy, Joseph Knecht, who goes to study at an elite boarding school for boys where he eventually becomes the Master of the Glass Bead Game, a game that requires expertise in all fields of science, art, music, literature and history to win. When he first arrives at the school, the Music Master, who will become his spiritual mentor, tells him that, of all the things he will learn at the school, meditation is the most important. I alr...

M: Once you create for yourself a world in time and space, governed by causality, you are bound to search for and find causes for everything. You put the question and impose an answer. Q: My question is very simple: I see all kinds of things and I understand that each must have a cause, or a number of causes. You say they are uncaused -- from your point of view. But, to you nothing has being and, therefore, the question of causation does not arise. Yet you seem to admit the existence of things, but deny them causation. This is what I cannot grasp. Once you accept the existence of things, why reject their causes? M: I see only consciousness, and know everything to be but consciousness, as you know the picture on the cinema screen to be but light. Q: Still, the movements of light have a cause.  M: The light does not move at all. You know very well that the movement is illusory, a sequence of interceptions and colorings in the film. What moves is the film -- which is the ...