Talks Excerpt 354. Swamiji: Believe every word the Guru says, no matter what you think.

From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.

Devotee: When you go inside (meditate), isn’t it all imagination, the same as outside? Swamiji: No, because when you go inside, you know; and you know that you know.

Believe every word the Guru says, no matter what you think.

Worship the Lord with your whole being. See yourself in all you offer; and what you offer is your Self.

Meditate in the heart – see a candle – become one with it. Then open your eyes and see God in all.

Do not rely on others, otherwise you will want others to do your meditation for you.

Devotee: Why are we divided inside? Swamiji: It is a habit from long ago, but one day we will be One inside. At the moment, inside there is the observer and the observed.

There are various ways to realise God: One is to repeat God’s name with the vision of Him deep inside your heart. Another way is to repeat, ‘I am not the body, not the mind, I am pure Spirit. I am the Atman.’

Soham: ‘I am He, I am He, I am He.’ Eventually you must become He, you must become It.

Look beyond the mantra, as you say it. There is nothing that you do. It (God) is everything.

Repeat the mantra, and say, ‘I am nothing, Thou art all.’ Think like that. Be humble. Kill the ego ruthlessly, otherwise realisation is not possible.

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These recordings or the excerpts from them, were made from the early 1970s onward, by Mother Radha, a close devotee of Swamiji’s and edited for uploading here by our gurubhai and her son, Brother Tim. Please be mindful that what Swamiji was saying may have been specific to an individual or a group of people with him, at the time.