by Francis Bitterly | Dec 17, 2021 | Wisdom
The Lord Is My Shepherd Psalm23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even...
by Francis Bitterly | Dec 13, 2021 | Wisdom
Talk 146 In reply to Miss Leena Sarabhai, a cultured Indian lady of high rank, Sri Bhagavan said: The state of equanimity is the state of bliss. The declaration in the Vedas ‘I am This or That’, is only an aid to gain equanimity of mind. D.: So, it is wrong to begin...
by Francis Bitterly | Oct 1, 2021 | Wisdom
Questioner: Would Maharaj talk about the grace of the guru? Maharaj: It is the intensity of the faith you have in the guru’s words that is most important; once that is there, the grace flows automatically. The faith in the guru is based on the consciousness...
by Francis Bitterly | Sep 24, 2021 | Wisdom
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would...
by Francis Bitterly | Jul 31, 2021 | Wisdom
God is the ultimate “I” Who is the Self of every self! Thomas Merton may be the most prominent Christian writer of the 20th century. He was a mystic writer, and he received a little pushback from traditional Catholics because he was close with men of all faiths and...