Author Archives: nitinbagai

“Most smiles are born of good emotions arising out of good, or out of feeling sympathy, love and kindness, or mercy. But the most wonderful way to smile is to fill your heart with the love of God. Then you will be able to love everybody; you will be able to smile all the time.Continue reading “Real smile.”

Conversation with people requires audible voice. Conversation with God requires silence. People who talk too much are not with God ; there is much less time in their thoughts for Him. Those who inwardly converse with God are outwardly more silent. No matter what their surroundings, they are habitually more quiet. Because the devotee hasContinue reading “Conversation With God Requires Silence.”

A man who has forgotten where he left his things in the house cannot recover them by weeping even for a hundred years. But he will get them only if he thinks the matter over and finds out. The Self is realized directly by Knowledge which destroys forgetfulness (ignorance), the root-cause of all misery, butContinue reading “Everything is within you.”

Proof of god’s response.A common cause of spiritual discouragement is the devotee’s expectation that God’s response will come in a great blaze of awe – inspring inner illumination. This erroneous notion dulls the devotee’s perception of the subtle divine responses that are present from the very beginning of one’s meditative practices. God responds to theContinue reading “Subtle response.”

Maintain a neutral attitude towards all things; do not get infatuated with anything; maintain equanimity whether in happiness or suffering; be the same to friends and enemies; treat alike a broken piece of mud pot and a piece of gold. Know that a flawless yogi is one who does not ever allow himself to beContinue reading “Attitude towards world.”

“Why We Shout In Anger” A  saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled ‘n asked. ‘Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?’ Disciples thought for a while, one ofContinue reading “Distance of Hearts.”

“Before you die, something must happen. If it doesn’t happen, you are wasting your life. And you are even beginning to waste my life !If people do not put their all into their spiritual process, I would rather climb the mountain and sit there alone. Yes, that would be so much better for me.I amContinue reading “Thirst needed.”

You do not go anywhere away from the Presence as you imagine. The Presence is everywhere.The body moves from place to place; yet it does not leave the one Presence. So no one can be out of sight of the Supreme Presence. Since you identify one body with Sri Bhagavan and another body with yourself,Continue reading “Presence”

There are four stages of nonattachment. The first is to make a sincere attempt not to allow the mind to dwell on sensual objects. When objects beckon the student he should endeavor to free himself from those attractions. With the gradual dawning of discrimination, nonattachment develops and equilibrium is established. This is the second stage.Continue reading “4 stages.”

“Truly speaking it is not you who call Him, but He who calls you. Just as in the hushed silence of night the sound of distant temple bells and conches can be clearly heard, even so, when through intense and undivided devotion to Him the hunger of the senses is stilled, His call will findContinue reading “Calling bound to come.”