Talks Excerpt 396. Swamiji prescribes a remedy for insomnia.

ॐ सह नाववतु
सह नौ भुनक्तु
सह वीर्यं करवावहै
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

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

You wake up at night? Ask for peace [shantih], without motivation. Repeat these words:

Om saha naavavatu sahanau bhunaktu saha veeryam karavavahai; Tejasvi navadhitamastu ma vidhvishavahai; Om shantih. Om shantih. Om shantih.

‘May He protect us both (the teacher and the taught) together (by revealing knowledge). May He protect us both (by vouchsafing the results of knowledge). May we attain vigour together. Let what we study be invigorating. May we not cavil at each other. Om Peace. Peace. Peace.’ Say it over and over and over.

If you offer your love to God, He becomes your slave. What does God want? Nothing worldly. But He wants your love.

Sri Krishna drove Radha mad, till she went singing and dancing in the streets for the love of Sri Krishna. Can we be like that for God?

The guru is in all, everywhere, but we cannot see that. We only see his manifestation in one place. Later we will see the guru in all. Till then concentrate on the guru and become egoless.

Desirelessness [vairagya] leads to non-attachment and contentment [santosha]. This itself is the middle path. This means not to desire to do something; and not to desire not to do something.

Om Namah Shivaya. Say it, and Shiva is standing there, all of Cosmic Consciousness is there now.

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