Author Archives: nitinbagai

The best way to remove your weaknesses is not to think about them; otherwise you will be overwhelmed. Bring the light in and you will,,,“”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””Deny karma. Too many people misinterpret the meaning of karma, adopting a fatalistic attitude. You do not have to accept karma. If I tell you that somebody is standing behind youContinue reading “We are God’s image.”

To be free from bondage, the wise person must practise discrimination between One-Self and the ego-self.  By that alone you will become full of joy, recognising Self as Pure Being, Consciousness and Bliss.                               ~Adi Shankaracharya.

Q: Why is it that we naturally seem to think of ourselves as separate individuals? Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj: Your thoughts about individuality are really not your own thoughts; they are all collective thoughts. You think that you are the one who has the thoughts; in fact thoughts arise in consciousness. As our spiritual knowledge grows,Continue reading “Universal consciousness.”

Surrender is a practical proposition. It releases the devotee from life’s dilemma. Wherever Sri Krishna teaches about saranagati in the Bhagavad Gita he refers to ananya bhakti, where the instrument and the goal are one and the same. The same idea is stated by Sri Bhagavan in the fifth verse of “Arunachala Pancharatnam”:One who surrendersContinue reading “Surrender”

Each one has to win own victory. Make up your mind that you are going to be supremely victorious. You don’t need an army or,,,“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””                     Waste no more time, for if you have to change your bodily residence you will have to wait a long time for another opportunity to seek God earnestly, passing firstContinue reading “Great commune with God.”

The gross body made up of the five gross elements(earth, water, fire, air and ether) is meant to reap the fruits of past actions in the shape of pleasure and pain. The subtle body consisting of the five airs, the mind,intellect, the ten senses and made up of subtle elements is also meant for enjoymentContinue reading “Self realization-only through intellect.”

Q.: “Sir, why are we in bondage like this? Why do we not See God?” Sri Ramakrishna: “Man’s ego itself is Maya. It is the veil that shuts out the Light. Verily, with the death of the “I” all troubles cease. If by the grace of the Lord a man once gains the knowledge thatContinue reading “Strive to remain with God alone.”

But as long as it exists for you, have but one trend of throught in your mind—God.  If you seek Him earnestly, how can He resist your love?,,,“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””Do not take this life too seriously. It will be gone before you know it. When our childhood was there, life seemed so beautiful. There were so manyContinue reading “Hold one trend of thought .”

Nirupana 18 The feeling ‘I know a lot’ is ignorance. Once it is understood that this is pure ignorance, it does not matter whether one talks a lot or not at all. When you go to sleep, you are sleep itself. You are not separate from the sleep. On waking up, the knowledge ‘I am’Continue reading “Saguna Brahman.”

Everything works in mutual harmony with the Divine Plan. We are a part of that universal scheme — just as important as the sun and the moon and the stars. We have to do our part; we must play the role that is assigned to us by the Divine, not what we want to play.Continue reading “God’s plan”