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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj December 23, 2017.

Q: What is the nature of the power that emerges due to devotion to the Sadguru? You once said, “Sadguru bhakti has strong shakti power.” Can you comment on this?

Maharaj: There’s no doubt that Sadguru bhakti has tremendous power. It is rooted through the disciple or devotee. As a matter of fact, there’s no difference between Sadguru and disciple or devotee—the power is the same, both are formless. But, so far, we are considering ourselves as individuals with form, so the concept of Sadguru, the concept of disciple, is there.

Power is everywhere. Though you are in the form of disciple, there is essence of Sadguru there. And Nisargadatta Maharaj says, “I’m not making you a disciple, I’m making you a Master.” So, everybody has that Masterly essence, but you forgot your identity. Therefore, the Sadguru and disciple, these two concepts, are there. As a matter of fact, there’s no difference between Sadguru and disciple, number one. The power is there, already the inbuilt power within the devotee and Master is there. So, when you’re having strong devotion with the Sadguru and strong devotion with this Naam Mantra, and the vibration is going on inside, you’ll get that power, it will emerge inside. For example, if there’s a fire covered with ash, if you remove the ash the fire is coming out. Similarly, the power is there but it is covered with so many illusory concepts. The moment those concepts dissolve, at that time that power will emerge, or will be focused. So, in the beginning you are to undergo strictly meditation—that is most important. Without meditation, dry knowledge will not help you.

See, we’re holding the human form. What do we require? Everybody—every being, forget about humans—every being wants happiness, peacefulness, a tension-free life, a fearless-life. Everybody has the fear of death. So, after knowing the Reality, there won’t be any fear of death. At the time of leaving the body, you won’t have the feeling that ‘I am dying’. So that is the purpose of spirituality. Spirituality is not only dry teaching, you have to live a practical life. So, so far, we are holding the human life, and so many difficulties are bound to be there. But those difficulties and unpleasant atmospheres will be minimized after spirituality. And meditation gives a lot of help for that. So, we’re asking, we’re insisting from everybody, that instead of reading so much theoretical knowledge, be practical, because meditation is the foundation. If the foundation is weak, the building will be weak. So, to understand, to digest that knowledge—what we read in the Bhagavad Gita, in the Vedas, so many books are there—to have practical knowledge, you have to undergo strictly meditation, it’s most important. There’s no other way besides meditation. And therefore, read the books, listen to the Masters, no problem, but your inner Master is most important. Your inner Master is Master of Masters, because the entire world is projected out of your Presence. I’m talking about that Presence through which you can identify yourself. You’re watching the world, but if there’s no awakening in the morning, who will talk about the world and God? So, after awakening…Prior to beingness, how were you? Presence is there but it is not visible. It is visible through this body-form. And therefore, I’m inviting the attention of the Invisible Presence within you that is called Ultimate Truth, Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master. It is very easy to understand intellectually, but in practical life you have to digest, absorb this knowledge of the Reality. The Reality is that except your Selfless Self, there is no God. Reality means that you are Ultimate Truth. The Invisible Listener within you is Ultimate Truth. God is not separate from you. “Oh God, bless me, oh God, bless me.” Where is the God? If there is no Identifier in this body, how can you recognize God? If there is no Presence in the body, who will talk about the God? So, you are prior to God, but you’re not accepting it. It’s fact. Because, I’m telling everybody, you’re the father of God. You may not like it, but it’s fact. Because God is a creation in the human body, by the human being. Where was God prior to beingness? After leaving the body is any God there? So, God is also a concept, hmm? Saint Tukaram Maharaj says, (Maharaj quotes in Marathi): “They are imaginary Gods. All Gods are imaginary.” And it was in those days (17th century) that Tukaram Maharaj said this. It’s a fact, but nobody is accepting it. But forget about that. We’re not going to have any analyzation or personal struggles. But during this human form we have to identify ourselves in a real sense. We’re identifying ourselves in body- form and that is not our Reality at all. For that Conviction, that Spontaneous Conviction, you have to undergo strictly meditation.

What is meditation? Meditation means concentration. What do you mean by concentration? Concentrating on the Invisible Concentrator within you, which is called Brahman, Atman. You can’t guess it, who is concentrating. But after trying to know, the Knower will disappear. Because this entire world is projected out of this Knower. The Knower is invisible Knower. You may give it any name—Knower, Seer—names are given. It is beyond imagination. It is said, your Presence is just like space or sky. There is no specific identity. Therefore, in the beginning we are insisting, undergo strictly meditation. Because only talking, talking, discussing is meaningless. Because I can say so much theory: “What ‘Brahman’ is, ‘Atman’, ‘Paramatman’, ‘God’, ‘Master’, ‘Maya’, ‘five elements’, ‘five bodies’…” This has nothing to do with that. So, have practical knowledge. What is the use of the Vedas and all these things? Try to identify yourself, through which you can vanish all the concepts. You have to come out of all concepts. So, to have this fearless life, to have a comfortable, blissful life, you have to undergo strictly meditation in the beginning. Thereafter it will be spontaneous. Afterwards it is not necessary, but in the beginning, you have to strictly undergo meditation.

So, we’re giving some lineage words that came from Dattatreya, and the meaning of those words is ‘I am Brahman, Brahman I am’, very simple words. But, you have to practice it, you have to devote some time —half an hour, one hour, two hours. But in those days, previously they used to meditate years together. Bhausaheb Maharaj used to meditate ten hours, twelve hours per day. Now it is reduced. But at least you can devote two hours. Half an hour at a time, you can divide it. But at the beginning it is necessary, and then it will be spontaneous. Okay.
So, any questions anybody wants to ask?

Q: So that power that arises after—

Maharaj: That power is inbuilt power within you. Power is not separate, energy is not separate. It is inbuilt power, but you are not aware of that power. That energy, power, emerges out of your meditation. Power is inbuilt within you, power is not separate from you, but you are not aware of that power. Therefore, we are trying to invite the attention of that Invisible Listener that you are Ultimate Truth, you are Final Truth.

Q: Maharaj, I have one question. Why is it so rare that people reach the Ultimate stage?

Maharaj: Forget about other people. Why are you concerned with other people? Be concerned with yourself. When did you come across the people? If there’s no awakening, what about the people? If tomorrow there is no awakening in the body, who will talk about the people? This is a wrong concept. Where are the people? If in the early morning there is no awakening, who will talk about the people, Gods and Goddesses? You stick with your Selfless Self. Don’t think about the people, forget about people. Who are the people? If there is no consciousness in the body, who will talk about the people?

Q: I am able to perceive you physically. Eyes are seeing. Then why…

Maharaj: Eyes can’t see. If there’s no Presence, the eye is not seeing. This is a dead body. This is a dead body; how can you say—

Q: —that identification is happening…

Maharaj: These are the words—’identification’, ‘knowingness’, ‘seer’, etc. —these are the words. Through various words, try to identify yourself. You’re using so many words. We have created language just to understand, just for conversation. Don’t analyze each and every word. I’m always telling you, always advising you, not to analyze my words. What I want to convey, that is most important. Not to talk about the people and all—where are all the people? If there’s no awakening in the morning, who will talk about the people? (Maharaj quotes in Marathi). You are the witness of the world. If the Witnesser is absent within your body, who will talk about the people? No people are there, no God is there. And just to know the Reality, therefore you are to undergo the meditation. You are unconcerned with the people—what are the people? In a dream, are you talking about the dream people? When you are having a dream, you see so many people. After awakening, what has happened to those people? Will they go to hell or heaven? Nothing. This is a long dream.

Q: So, if in this dream I start meditating to understand (inaudible) the Reality, what happens if before reaching the destination I leave—

Maharaj: Not to reach anywhere. You are there and there only. There’s no destination—you are the final destination.

Q: But if before having that Conviction—

Maharaj: There’s no before and no after. Your Presence is Ultimate Truth.

Q: So before having that Conviction, if I leave the body, then what happens?

Maharaj: Nothing has happened. In a dream, if you leave the body, what will happen to the body? It’s a dead body. That is a concept, an intellectual concept. Your question is an intellectual question. Where were your intellects prior to beingness? Prior to beingness have you got any thought, “What will happen to my body?” Have you decided, “I will come to India and I will take birth in India”? After leaving the body, which body will you take the form of? No form—you’re basically formless. No birth is there. Because, some or other way, there is the concept ‘I am somebody else’. Questions are coming out of ‘I am somebody else’. You’re nobody, you’re everybody. Your Presence is just like space or sky. So therefore, to dissolve illusory concepts you have to undergo the meditation. Otherwise this question is bound to prick you.

Q: (Inaudible) if I leave my body?

Maharaj: How can you experience leaving your body? Have you got any experience of your birth? Are you having any experience of death? This is an intellectual question. Mind is playing with you. “I’ll leave my body”—have you got any experience of leaving the body? Not at all. There’s no birth, no death.

Q: So, there isn’t (inaudible) reincarnation?

Maharaj: Nothing is there. That concept is wrapped upon you. No birth, no death, you’re basically formless. This form is not going to remain constantly.

Q: So, this is a dream. The dream may—

Maharaj: This is a long dream, this is a long dream. And just to identify, just to know the Reality, you have to undergo meditation. So, this question is going to prick you all the time. Don’t measure yourself in body-form. So far, you’re measuring yourself in body-form and therefore all questions arise. You are not the body, you were not the body, you’re not going to remain the body. “I’m dying—what will happen after my death?” This is all guessing. Intellectual questions. No death is there, no birth is there. Every day you see different dreams. What has happened to those people?

So, like that, you have to identify yourself. You must have Spontaneous Conviction. It will happen, definitely it will happen. And for which, instead of analyzing the words, try to understand yourself. These are the words. Because with various words I am trying to convince the Invisible Listener within you that you are Ultimate Truth. Does sky have any birth and death? Indian sky is having birth or dying? Sky is sky everywhere. You are subtler than sky. So far you are considering yourself in body form, and therefore all concepts are there. You’re talking about so many people. After leaving the body what will happen to those people? Prior to beingness have you seen anybody of all of this? After leaving the body does anybody remain? (Maharaj quotes Kabir in Hindi)

Q: At the time of death, (inaudible) meditation?

Maharaj: At the time of leaving the body, there should not be any concept of ‘I am dying’. (Maharaj quotes Tukaram in Marathi)—Why is he insisting? Because the last moment before death, that particular point, that particular moment, there should not be the feeling that ‘I am dying’. And this is a fact, even if you think intellectually: The body is not your permanent identity. Some or other day, willingly or unwillingly, you have to leave the body. So, who is listening from the body? Who is talking from the body? Who is watching the world? And therefore, the entire world is projected out of our Presence. If there is no Presence in the body, what is the value of the body? Nothing. If the Questioner is not there, what is the question? No questions are there. So, all replies you’ll get from inside, within you, because your inner Master is very strong. And through this meditation, your inner Master will emerge. It is called ‘Atman-Nivedanam Bhakti’—’final devotion’, ‘ninth devotion’—when you dialogue within yourself with your Self. Because, you see, you are the base of this world.

So, read the books, but try to find out the Reader’s identity. There are so many concepts around us. And we’re a victim of all this vicious circle. Come out of that. And meditation is playing a very good part.

It’s open fact, what you see is the Seer’s reflection. If the Seer is not there, who will talk about the people? Seer means Ultimate Truth, Final Truth, that you are. But all the time we’re measuring, counting our self, in body form, and therefore we are unaware of our identity. Who is talking from this body and who is listening from that body is one and the same. Bodies are different, but the principle is one and the same, Spirit is one. No disciple, no Master. No God, no devotee. All these concepts are in the circle of body-knowledge. If there’s no body, how can you identify yourself? This is a combination of body and Presence. Just like if you click a matchbox and stick, you see fire. Only the stick and matchbox alone cannot produce fire, it’s a combination. Similarly, the body can’t act independently, Spirit can’t act independently, it’s a combination of body and Spirit. The moment the Spirit touched with the body you say ‘I’. Prior to that your Presence is there. That means except your Selfless Self, there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman, no Master.

It’s very simple spirituality. But the impact of so many concepts, ‘I’m somebody else’, ‘I’m a man or woman’, ‘I’m Master’, ‘I’m disciple’, ‘I’m devotee’—all these concepts are there. You’re Final Truth, you’re Ultimate Truth. Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master is not separate from you. But all the time you’re counting yourself in body form, and therefore you’re expecting, “Oh God, bless me, do something, do some favor for me, put your hand on my head.” Why? You’re not a beggar. Why do this? Master has given you full authority. Therefore, Nisargadatta Maharaj says, “I’m not making you a disciple I’m making you a Master.” Because basically you are a Master. (Maharaj quotes in Marathi): You are the architect of your own life.

Because you forgot your identity, therefore we are giving you some words for meditation. Through meditation you are hammering yourself, “I am Brahman, Brahman I am. I am Brahman, Brahman I am”. And at the advanced stage, meditation is also illusion. But it is necessary. Just like you are removing one thorn using another thorn, hmm? (Maharaj quotes in Marathi): To remove one illusion you have to take the help of another illusion. After having Conviction there is no necessity of anything.

There’s nothing wrong with you. You forgot your identity. So what are we doing? We’re trying to invite the attention of the Invisible Listener within you that you are Ultimate Truth. Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master is not separate from you. We’re repeatedly advising you: Be with you all the time. And therefore, meditation is the first step. Only reading so many books, you’ll collect a lot of information. Be practical. It’s very simple, there’s no restriction. You’re already free. (Maharaj quotes in Marathi): You’re already free. You want liberation— what liberation? You’re already free. You can walk on your own feet. Only a lack of courage is there. Have some spiritual courage, “No, I can do it”. See all these saintly people have the same Spirit (Maharaj refers to the pictures of the lineage Masters). What their master’s said, they accepted it. When their master’s said, “You are Ultimate Truth. You are Brahman, Atman,” they accepted it. And for which you must have strong faith within you, and strong faith within your Master. After knowing the Reality there should not be any temptation to go anywhere. Changing Masters—what to do with all this changing master’s and all these things? Because you are Master of your own. The Master is not separate from you, but you are underestimating yourself. Not to count the Master in body-form—it’s formless.

So be strong. Have some courage to accept the Reality. And meditation is giving you some courage to accept the Reality. Many times questions are asked, “Which time is good for meditation?” Particularly early morning is good for meditation, and when you’re going for sleep is a good time for meditation.

Q: (inaudible)

Maharaj: Yeah, yeah, all the time you can recite the Mantra. When you’re sitting for meditation, we’re asking you to “practice the Mantra like this”. (Inaudible). Thereafter it’s not necessary afterwards. But all the time you can recite the Mantra. It’s most important. When you’re sitting for meditation, sit in this fashion. If you’re not getting sufficient time for meditation, you can recite the Mantra, no problem.

Q: While reciting the Mantra, if thoughts come should we stop the thoughts?

Maharaj: Thoughts will be dissolved automatically. With the power of the Mantra… In the beginning your mind is creating… Mind means the manufacturing of thoughts. Mind, ego, intellect came along with the body only. Thoughts are coming because we are considering ourselves in body-form. There will be the thoughtless stage after knowing the Reality, after having the Conviction.

Thoughts are coming, don’t struggle with the thoughts. Don’t struggle with the mind. It’s the nature of the mind, producing various thoughts. The thoughts which are useful you can accept, otherwise forget it. Be Master of your mind, ego, intellect. Previously we were slaves of our mind, now you’ve become Master of your mind. Try to go against your mind.

Q: Maharaj, there is detachment, but sometimes there appears a little bit of depression. So, “I don’t care, I don’t care”—

Maharaj: I’ll tell you, in the beginning while you are meditating, some depression, nervousness, appears. That means it is affecting. Some vibrations are being created. Some wrong things are going out. It is called spiritual purification. In the beginning we are complaining that depressions is there, bad thoughts are coming, some nervousness is coming. That means the Mantra is working inside. Suppose when you’re taking medicine—there are some medicines, particularly homoeopathic medicine—when you’re taking medicine something is going outside. Some effects are there. So, the doctor says, “Don’t worry about it. The medicine is acting.” After the entire thing is drained, then you’ll get pleasantness, blissfulness. So, in the beginning it happens. So, don’t be nervous, don’t be discouraged. It’s the nature of the mind. You’re beyond mind. In Ultimate Truth there’s no mind, no intellect, no ego. These are functioning organs. So not to use excessively. They’re not bad—mind, ego, intellect is not bad. Use them when necessary. Just like pickle, you know? You’re using pickle for taste only. If you’re using so much, then it will increase blood pressure. Anything in excess will be poison.

Q: Maharaj, is it okay, while in the process, to not have interest in having more knowledge like reading books (inaudible).

Maharaj: There’s no more knowledge, there’s no less knowledge. Knowledge is knowledge. Knowledge means just to identify yourself in a real sense. Knowledge means just to identify yourself in a real sense. We’re identifying ourselves in body-form and that is illusion. What you see is illusion, through which you see is Reality. This is the Seer’s reflection. If there is no Seer, how can you talk about the world? Nothing is there.

In a dream you see so many things. You see temples, you see oceans are there, sky is there, so many things are there. So many people are there also. After awakening, what happens to all those people? You see good dreams and bad dreams. You’re witnessing those dreams? The ultimate stage is where all experience and experiencer dissolves or disappears. The ultimate stage means where all experience and experiencer disappear. Witnessing and witnesser disappears. There you are. No experience and no experiencer. No witnessing, no witnesser. It’s the ultimate stage, final stage. Last destination, last terminal. And therefore, don’t count yourself in body-form. It’s fact, you’re not the body at all. You’re formless, you’re omnipresent. Everywhere your Presence is there just like space or sky.

Not to give so much importance to your thoughts. Not to struggle with your mind. Okay, intellects are there, mind is there, for your routine life. Be strong. There’s nothing wrong with you. Some body effect is there. And don’t think about other people, forget it. The entire world is an illusory world. Shankara says, (Maharaj quotes in Marathi). Shankaracharya says, “To say ‘I’ is illusion, to say ‘you’ is illusion, to say ‘Brahman’ is illusion—the entire world is illusion.”

Nothing has happened, and nothing is going to happen. All happening is within this illusory dream. (Maharaj quotes in Marathi): If there’s no root, where are the branches? What happens is that directly or indirectly we are considering that this world is true, and that ‘what I see is reality’. “My father, my mother, my sister, my wife, my Master,”—all these relations are body-based relations. Prior to beingness where are all these relations? Any father was there? Any mother was there? Any sister was there? Any God was there? Master is there? Devotee is there? Nothing was there. Everything came out of nothing and everything dissolves within nothing—because you’re everything.

Meditation is giving you power, courage to accept the Reality. You have to be sincere, there’s no condition. You have to follow it sincerely. There should not be any dual-mind. There should not be any temptation to go anywhere. Because, your Invisible Presence is the base of this world. Why is there temptation? Because you’re considering yourself in body-form. Who is holding this body? Who is listening from this body? That Invisible Presence is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master.
And therefore, the basic is meditation. Only dry discussion will not help you. Only reading will not help you. Be practical. For which you have to spend some time for you only. There’s not any condition. Not to spend a single penny. No garlands are required. No namaskar required also. Bow down to your Self. You’re not giving importance to your Self.

Okay.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj December 16, 2017.

M – You would like to ask any question regarding spirituality?

V – For the past three years I practised meditation but sometimes I feel something like separate, something like missing, I need to go home.

M – What happens, see, one thing is basic thing: we are holding human form. The moment the Spirit, Presence touched with the body, we started knowing our self “I am male or female”, correct? As a matter of fact, male and female, or any form is not your identity at all, very basic thing. Can you follow me? This form is not our identity at all, who is holding this body? It is called Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, these are names given, we are trying to identify. The Spirit which is holding this body has got a lot of experience. Through body we have a lot of experience, good experience, bad experience. Secondly, when the Spirit clicked with the body, touched with the body, we want some happiness, pleasure. We come across some pains also, pains which are not tolerable, body is not tolerable. Some wrong feelings are there. Psychological problems are there. Physical problems are there. Mental problems are there, so many problems are there.

The moment we came across with body form, problems start. And what do we want exactly? Why are we doing spirituality? Why we want Master? Why is meditation required? Because we are not happy, no peacefulness inside. Everything is there, but basic thing, our basic need is peacefulness. And for which we are searching here and there. We are searching Masters, reading so many books and doing so many things, visiting temples, why? Because we are not having pleasure inside. We are having some pain, psychological pain, mental pain, so and so, and therefore you are wandering here and there.

But in our spirituality, we are focusing on the Invisible Listener within You is the root cause of this world. The central point of this world. We are inviting attention of that invisible Presence who is holding this body. Correct? That is your Ultimate Truth. Body is not your Ultimate Truth. A lot of theories are there. I am avoiding these theories: 5 elements, Maya, Brahman, and so many things are there. Theory is ok but theory will not serve your purpose: after reading theoretical knowledge, what help do you get? Nothing.

Who wants peacefulness? Who wants happiness? Who wants a fearless life? Who wants a tension free life? How will we get these? That is the problem. Only dry knowledge, dry spiritual knowledge, any rituals, any karmas will not give you happiness. A lot of people say “do this karma, do that karma”. Some rigorous exercise is given. Discipline is there, stand on one foot. So many things are there. We say not to do anything! Try to identify yourself. Because directly or indirectly, we are having impact, impression of body knowledge. We are doing everything! Even though we are doing meditation, but we are forgetting that meditator “I am somebody else meditating”. So many questions are asked: “how to find out ‘I am’, what is ‘I am’?”. There is no specific definition of ‘I am’. The term ‘I am’ came into existence the moment Spirit clicked with the body. Prior to that, no ‘I am’ was there, no ‘you are’ was there. No language is there. No experience is there. There is no experiencer also.

In brief, prior to Beingness, nothing was there. After leaving the body, what remains? Nothing is there. So, all requirements, needs and expectations came along with the body only. Because this food body is not tolerable. This is a food body. So far you are supplying food and water, it is growing. The moment you stop supplying food and water, it will go away. So, it is open fact, even if you think intellectually: body is not your identity at all, body was not your identity at all and body is not going to remain your identity at all. But through body, and through Presence or Spirit, we can identify our Self. Apparently, it appears in duality. But, sometimes we have to take the ego, duality is required. If I don’t exercise duality, I can’t talk with you a single word. As a matter of fact, there is no difference between you and me. Different bodies are there. The speaker within this body and listener within that body, are one and the same. It is formless. No form is there. That spontaneous Conviction is required.

The purpose of spirituality… we are not having Conviction therefore realization is not near about to us. What do we mean by “realization”? “Oh, he is realized, he is a realized Master”: he identified oneself in real sense. What identification is there? Body is not my identity at all. This form is not my identity at all. I am formless. There is no birth, no death to Me. No deed, no doer to Me. After knowing this, you can live your life normally. Just like in dream. If you come to know this is a dream, then you are free. In dream you see so many things: good things, bad things, you are enjoying your dream. But in that dream, if you come to know this is a dream, then you’ll enjoy that dream. Because you know this is a dream, it is not real, correct? Same thing: at present we are holding this body, this is a long dream. It is fact, this is not going to remain. This body is having time limit, age limit, stages. You’re a small child, then you turn young man or young woman, then you grow to old man or old woman. And one or other day, willingly or unwillingly, you have to leave this body. That means this form is not your real form. We are holding this body, but who is acting through body? That identification is most important. Unless you identify yourself in real sense, again there are chances of another dream. Now we don’t want any dream, so this is an opportunity. Human body is an opportunity to find out yourself, to identify yourself.

We are having a lot of questions. So many questions are asked. Because these questions are coming through body only. Because some or other way, body establishment, body identity is there. When you come to know “body is not my identity at all”, no question is there. You are Final Truth. Brahman, Atman, God, Master, names are given to You, not to this body, the Invisible Listener within You.

This is the brief of spirituality. So, dry knowledge, dry discussion will not help you. Intellectually we understand everything. But, in practice, Conviction is required. Theoretically we are knowing “I am Brahman”. Because so many books are there, they are inviting attention that: Except your Selfless Self, there is no Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God. It is fact. But, in spite of that, we are having some attachment with the body. A lot of attachment with the body. Suppose anybody hurts you with any words, you feel “oh he insulted me”, it happens. Suppose, any person, he hurts you by any words, bad words, you feel “I am insulted”. Because you are not expecting those words from others. That means there is some impact of the body.

Directly or indirectly, we are living with mind ego intellect. Mind ego intellect came along with the body, they are functioning authority, functioning organs. So, unless you overcome the mind, ego, intellect, unless there is confirmation “I am not body”. Until that time, you feel so many things. You will feel insulted, depression maybe there, non-peacefulness maybe there, so many problems are bound to be there.

So, to overcome all these things, some method is there, some discipline is there. What discipline? You have to undergo strictly meditation. Meditation is the base, the foundation of spirituality. You need not, nor are required, to do anything. Meditation means concentration, concentration on the concentrator. In this body, invisible concentrator is there. In this body, invisible listener is there. Body is not listening. If there is no Presence within the body, who will listen? So, that Presence, Invisible Presence, within this body, it is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, that You Are. But you are not accepting it! Again, and again, mind is playing, creating some questions, not allowing to stabilize. We are unstable because mind is playing along. Mind is very crazy. Mind, what is mind? Manufacturer of thoughts, in your dream also. So, mind is one of the parts of this body, it is not you.

Mind, ego, intellect appear upon your Presence. You are supplying energy to the mind, ego, intellect. So, try to identify yourself. The basic principle of spirituality is: try to identify your Self in real sense. Though we are knowing everything about spirituality, but we are not having Conviction. To have Conviction “I am not body, I was not body, I am not going to remain body” – you have to undergo strictly meditation IN THE BEGINNING, underlined. Because that is the only way to have Conviction, that’s the only way to have realization. I am telling you meditation is also illusion. We are giving some words – “Aham Brahmasmi”, “Soham”, so many words are there. Through those words, you are hammering your Self – “You are Brahman”. Because you forgot your identity. In spite of knowing this, our mind is not allowing us to stabilize, creating some problems. There are so many questions asked “oh, my mind is doing this thing, I am not stable, some problems are there, physical problems”, because you are giving more importance to your mind.

To control your mind, to control the intellect and ego, you have to undergo strictly meditation. I am not doing any miracles. Miracles happen from you because you are miraculous source. Source of miracles starts from you. Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, is not separate from you. I am again and again repeating the same thing. Only thing, what I am telling you, you are to accept it. What is my advice for you? We are inviting attention: Except your Selfless Self there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman, no Master. You are Master. My Master Nisargadatta Maharaj says: “I am not making you disciple, I am making you Master” because you are already Master. But, you forgot your identity. You are missing yourself, trying to find out outside.

Go to this Master, that Master, that Master, read so many books…. No happiness. So, everything starts from You, everything ends within You. You are the source of this world. Your Presence is subtler than sky, space. Nothing was there prior to Beingness, nothing will be after leaving this body. Everything came out of nothing, everything dissolves within nothing, it is fact. But, we are not accepting that fact. Still we are having some ideas, some concepts, still some temptation to go here and there. Why to go here and there to find out yourself? You are there and there only.
You are not to go anywhere to find out Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master. It is a waste of time. Settle with your Selfless Self. You are the central point of this world. Entire world is projected out of your Presence. I am placing before You fact, your facts, listener’s fact. Listener has tremendous capacity, tremendous energy, you are not using your energy. Still you are living just like a beggar “oh do something, do something, give me your blessing, have some blessing, oh god, bless me, bless me”. Why?

Have your own blessing. God is not separate from you. Master is not separate from you. Brahman is not separate from you. Atman is not separate from you. But the impact or impression of the body knowledge, that is supposed to be dissolved. It is a very simple thing. And how will it be dissolved? You follow instructions given by the Master. Don’t raise any question. Meditation is the base. When you ask about meditation to someone “oh, I am doing meditation but not stable, what to do?”. Follow it. Ok, immediately you can’t be Master of the language, you have to study it. When you are a student, ‘a, b, c, d’ like that. We don’t become master of language, we study ‘a, b, c, d’ first standard, second standard, third standard. Then you’ll be Master or PHD of all this, post-graduation, etc. At that time, you need not, nor are required, to say ‘a, b, c, d’. Similarly, meditation is ‘a, b, c, d’, beginning lesson, basic lesson. You have to go through strictly. I am telling you, in the beginning you will find some difficulty. Your mind will not allow you to steady, it will create problems.

Mind means flow of thoughts. It is very crazy, because mind is in commanding nature. Now, Master says “you be of commanding nature, don’t follow instruction of your mind, don’t be slave of your mind, have command, try to go against your mind”. If mind says, “do something”, “no I am not doing”. There are some children, parents ask “do something”, “no! I am not doing this”. Try to go against your mind, that is the basic thing. Directly or indirectly, we are a slave of mind. We are following, “oh my mind is not doing this, what to do Maharaj?” What to do? Instrument is given, power is given to you, you can use your full power. Not to depend upon your Master, I am not doing any miracles. “Bless me, put your hand on my head”, why? You can put your hand on your own head. Because there is no difference at all, I am placing before you Final Truth. I am not claiming ‘I am a great man, great Master or great philosopher’. This philosopher, spiritual man is already within you, but you are neglecting it. You are underestimating your Self, that is the tragedy, don’t do this. Because human body is a Golden Opportunity for you, if you neglect, if you take casually, again there is possibility to have another dream.

Now this is last terminal. No search, not to search anywhere. Searcher Itself Is Ultimate Truth! Why to go search here and there. No Master can do anything. Knowledge is also ignorance. What knowledge? Knowledge means just to identify yourself in real sense. We are not going to become great Masters, spiritual Masters. The purpose behind that: we want pleasure, happiness, peacefulness, blissfulness that is already within you. But we are giving so much importance to body-based concepts. Unless the body-based concepts dissolve, disappear, vanish, you will not get pleasure. Fear is there always, fear of death is there, “oh what will happen?”.

So, you can have commanding nature, you are not to take egoistic thoughts. You can do it, but you are lacking courage. To have that courage, you have to undergo strictly meditation. Meditation in the beginning, until you get Conviction. Then, again the question: how to meditate? In our lineage, we are giving some words, it is language. Those words are creating some vibrations. Those words are very powerful. Those words are having so much power, energy. People are not knowing the importance of the words. It is having tremendous importance. Therefore, we are asking not to disclose that Mantra to anybody else. But try to stand on your own feet, nothing is impossible. All these great Saintly people, Ramana Maharshi, so many Saintly people, what did they do? They followed the instruction of their Masters. They digested what they read and listened. You’re reading so many books, “oh, I Am That book, Ramana Maharshi, this book, that book”, only reading books is not important. Try to find out that Invisible Reader within You, whose story is that?

Invisible Reader within You, it is Ultimate Truth. I am pointing out that Reader, invisible Reader within you, not to the body. I am inviting attention of the invisible Listener within you, not to body, you are formless. Just to accept this Reality. And to accept this Reality, you must have courage, not to follow the instructions of the mind, ego, intellect. These are only the functioning organs of the body, it is not Ultimate Truth. Because, their existence came along with the body. If there is no existence of the Spirit within the body, who will talk about the mind, ego, intellect? Therefore, I am always advising all of you: try to identify yourself, convince yourself. Power is given to you, use your power. You have got tremendous power. Not to be beggar “oh do something fair to me”, why?

No doubt, you be humble, be normal, but not to have any expectation “do something for me”. Why? You can do it. So many things. Because your power is not limited to the body. You have got tremendous power. So, don’t consider yourself as a coward or something “oh what to do?” hmm? You can do it. So many things. So, therefore, first thing you have to follow the instructions of the Master and the discipline of meditation strictly. Then there won’t be any question, all questions will be solved within you.

All questions are related to the body only. Psychological questions, mental questions, “my mind is not…”, what do you mean ‘mind’? Because we are giving more importance to mind, ego, intellect. You can stop it, you can listen to the mind, not to follow instructions. So many people advising you, you just listen to it and forget it. Things which are useful for you, you can accept it, otherwise forget it.

Not to follow mind all the time. Mind means flow of thoughts. Thoughts are appearing in your mind and go to intellect to take decision and through ego it is implemented, it is a process. So, theory is important up to some extent, until you get realization. Not to depend upon theory. You need not go to do anything because you are not doer, there is no deed at all, Ok.

So just, what I told, you follow it. Listen again and again. Because in a nutshell, in brief, I have given the entire philosophy. You need not go anywhere, you can approach your own Master within you, not to go any Master. Master is not separate from you. I am again and again repeating the same thing, same principle is there. Only reading so many books, it is meaningless. Only collecting information, is not necessary. Not to go to any other Masters. Master is not separate from you. Respect the Masters, I am not asking to neglect Masters. Respect all the Saintly people, but at the same time, that Master is within you.

So, to know the Master, to identify God, your Presence is required. If there is no Presence in the body, who can identify God or Masters? So just to follow it, that’s enough. Some problems are there with my body, but I am trying my level best to convince those who are coming to me. Beyond that no spirituality is there. Ok?

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj December 12, 2017.

M – “Maharaj, bless me!”, nothing will happen, you have to come forward. Maharaj is there to take care of you, Maharaj Sadguru blessing always with you, but you have to start yourself. Maharaj told “you are Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master”. Nisargadatta Maharaj says “stay with the ‘I am’”. That is a question: stay with ‘I am’ means, ‘I am’ is Ultimate Truth. Through which you are experiencing ‘I am’ is Ultimate Truth. You got to stay with that Reality. You have to forget body identity and it is fact: body is not your identity at all. It has got time limit, age limit. So, you have to come forward with the Reality, what Master says you have to accept it. Only you are expecting “oh, Maharaj, bless me!” “It is not possible, how can I do it?” It is not sufficient, you are not man or woman. Your Master says you are Brahman, Ultimate Truth, you are Master, why don’t you accept it? You are going along with the mind, going along with intellect, and I told you: mind, ego, intellect came along with the body and you are not body. Every time I am hammering you: you are not body, you were not body, but you are not accepting it. Again “my mind is not controlling, what to do Maharaj, give some blessing”, Maharaj can’t give blessing, you have to come forward, you have to have some daring.

I have given example of that Eklavya, you know Eklavya’s story? Yes, but you are ignoring it, it is one of the best stories about Reality. Eklavya is this character in Mahabharata, he was a small boy, hardly fourteen years old. He had been to that kingdom of Pandava. And that time, Master Guru Dronacharia was teaching the art of archery to the Kauravas and Pandavas. At that time, he was outside, he is seeing Dronacharia king of archery, kingly people Pandava and Kauvala. And then he approaches Dronacharia, he requests him “I want to learn the art of archery can you teach me?”. Dronacharia said no because circumstances are there, he is supposed to teach only kingly people and Eklavya is from a lower caste. He says, “I am sorry, I am unable to teach you”. But Eklavya is not depressed, he accepted Dronacharia as his Master and then he went to forest. He prepared a bow, he prepared arrows, he prepared a statue of Dronacharia. And with full faith, he concentrated Concentrator and he asked questions to Dronacharia’s statue “Oh my Lord, oh my Master, I am aiming this, is this correct?” And his inner voice says, “Yes, my boy, it is correct” and like that, he learnt that archery in such a way which is not taught by Dronacharia or anybody else. See what power he is having!

The next story is that, when Pandava and Kauravas boys went hunting along with Dronacharia in the forest and this boy, Eklavya, was concentrated, fully. They came along with the hunter dogs, which were barking, barking. Eklavya felt disturbance, so what he does? He aims an arrow at their mouth, in such a way that there is no blood shed, their voice stopped, there was no blood shed. When they came to know “why our dogs are not barking? What is the problem?”, they saw the arrows in the dog’s mouths, but no blood. Then “who is the archer?” They went there, they saw one boy concentrating fully and learning that archery. Then they said, “who is your Master?” – he says – “My Master is Dronacharia”. They went to complain to Dronacharia “how you taught this art of archery to him, which is not taught to us?” Then Dronacharia was surprised. And then Dronacharia asked that boy “who is your Master?”. “You are my Master”– he forgot, Dronacharia forgot.

Then, next story is most important: Dronacharia says ‘If I am your Master, give me Guru-Dakshina (gift to Masters) – Eklavya says “What do you want?” – “I want your finger, through which you are aiming.” – “Ok, take it, I don’t want to become warrior, I wanted to learn the art of archery”.
The story indicates that: you are not supposed to be Master of philosophy, you have to implement that Reality, “I want to know the Reality”. So, like that, with full faith, full confidence, you have to learn this Spirituality. Only “Oh Maharaj, what to do? Give some blessing, I am helpless, how can I do it?”-this is not…, you must have courage! You have to start from your own!

Q – I understand after reading that book ‘I am That” …

M – Yes you read it, because everything is mentioned. What you want? You’ve got a lot of power energy which you are not using. So, you are going along with the body and that is illusion, this world is illusionary body. Mind, ego, intellects are illusionary bodies. So, you have to discard all these. When Master says you are Ultimate Truth, you are Ultimate Truth. Again, not to go along with the body, along with my mind, ego. Mind is always crazy, mind creates problem, FORGET IT! Have some courage, “yes I can do it! Because Master says that I am Master, I am Master!”. So, live like a Master, not like a slave.

Q – I had the recognition that whatever I am speaking or whatever you are speaking is different from what I am. I would like to stay with the recognition. When it comes to repeating the Mantra, my recognition goes because Mantra repetition is like I am doing some action.

M – See: unless body identity dissolves, all this up and down is bound to be there. And, for which, I am again repeating for you: sit for meditation. It will take some time, three months, four months, six months, or eight months, one year, but effect will be positive.
Don’t expect any miracles because you are Ultimate Truth. “I am doing something, I am doing like that”, that ‘I’ is supposed to be dissolved! There is no ‘I’, no ‘you’, so these are the intellectual games, mind playing intellectual games with you. You are separate from mind, ego, intellect, so that ‘I’ is supposed to be dissolved. Where there is no experience, no experiencer, no witness, no witnesser. That is a stage. So, since you are experiencing something, experiencing ups and downs, that means it is a game of your mind. So, you have to discard mind. To control your mind, you have to undergo strictly meditation. Through meditation you are hammering – ‘I am Brahman, Brahman I am, I am Brahman, Brahman I am’. With continuous hammering, it will come with explosion: ‘So That I am THAT’. So, something is wrong with your imagination or something wrong in your understanding: that “I am doing something, I am feeling something”, there is no ‘I’, that ‘I’ is supposed to be dissolved totally. So be strong, you are not a handicapped man, you have to stand on your own feet. Master is teaching you: stand on your own feet, not to depend upon your Master. Master can’t do anything, I am not doing any miracles, miracles happen out of You, I am placing before you your Ultimate Truth.

So, if you feel “oh Master, give me some special favor, special blessing”, no Master is giving blessing. You are Master, you ought to have your own blessing. Therefore, Nisargadatta Maharaj says – ‘I am not making you disciple, I am making you Master, because the Master essence is with you’ – how long are you going to be disciple? So, have some Conviction, have some strong faith within you and within your Master – ‘Yes, I can do it’– all these Saintly people, they were not highly qualified, they did not know, they had complete faith in Master.
Master said “you are Ultimate Truth” they accepted it, no other way, no other thoughts. Not to go anywhere to search any Masters. And therefore, Nisargadatta Maharaj says – ‘Except your Selfless Self there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman.’ – so don’t be dependent, you are Independent.

Q – Should I, continue repeating Mantra or should I stay with the recognition?

M – You don’t do anything.

Q – I am not doing anything, that’s when I feel peaceful ….

M – You are making partition “I have to do something, do I do Mantra, or do I stay with me?” You are not to do anything, be normal, be simple, You’re Always With You! You are discriminating: whether to stay with the Mantra, whether to stay independent. It is not like that because ‘YOU’ does not have any form, there is no ‘I ‘, you are Formless.

In the beginning, we are telling to undergo the meditation, afterwards it is not necessary, it will be spontaneous, even in deep sleep, your meditation is going on. You have not to go make any deliberate effort, whether to stay with ‘I am’, whether not to stay with ‘I am’, like that. There is no ‘I am’ also, in Ultimate stage, Prior to Beingness, where is that ‘I am ‘? There is no any ‘I am’. After leaving body, what ‘I am’ is there? No meditation is there, so just think and the entire Truth is before you. Prior to Beingness, are you doing any meditation, are you doing some sadhana? Nothing. No sadhana was there. Sadhana is required because you forgot your identity. You’re Ultimate Truth. But, you are posing your Self as a man or woman. That is not your identity. Therefore, this sadhana is given, just to regain your old original memory.

So “I am doing something, I am doing that thing”, peacefulness is also illusion, happiness also illusion. Who wants happiness? What is happiness, what is peacefulness, prior to Beingness any requirement is there? Peacefulness? After leaving body any peacefulness is there? Nothing is there.
So, peacefulness, happiness, and so many depression, these are all concepts that came along with the body, this is a dead body! Body is not tolerable therefore you have to do all these things, meditation you have to do, you have to follow the master’s instruction. Where are the master’s prior to Beingness? Where was God prior to Beingness? God, Master is given to you. In spite of that, you are considering “I am somebody else”, that somebody is supposed to dissolve. The ‘I am’ is supposed to be dissolved.

Q- If that is the case, you are asking me to repeat the Mantra which am doing, but that Mantra is not sinking, and some other Mantra from my childhood which I learnt sinks in well. Can I repeat that Mantra?

M – See I have given Mantra, if you are happy with another Mantra, you can do it. Whatever gives you happiness, you do it …

Q – I mean I feel very comfortable doing …

M – Don’t be confused, through which you are comfortable, do it, no problem. If you say- “Ram, Ram” – do it – “Ram, Ram, Ram” – if – Siva “Siva, Siva”. Mantra is given, where to keep faith, where not to keep faith is up to you. Whether to accept Master’s instruction or not accept Master’s instruction is up to you. I am giving freedom to everybody, if you are not happy with this, you can change your Master, no problem.

Q – Not the Master but the Mantra ….

M – Yes, you change anything. What I suppose to tell you, I place before you your Truth, if you are not happy, that is ok, forget it. You’re a free bird to go anywhere. The Truth which I suppose to place before without any expectation, if you not agree, if you want to change, do it no problem, Ok.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj December 14, 2017.

Q – In your own words, what is the best way to incorporate self-inquiry with reciting the Mantra?

M – There is no specific best way. You can recite Mantra all the time. You forgot your identity, for which Mantra is there. Prior to Beingness there is no Mantra, therefore which you choose best way, that is the best way, there is no specific best way. So according to your convenience you can recite the Mantra. Reciting Mantra is most important. Because by that way, you are hammering, you are trying to get your original memory that you are Ultimate Truth, ok?

Q – What is the best way to increase faith and devotion?

M – As I told, there is no best way, the way which is you choose, that is the best way. Try to identify, the principle behind that: you have to identify your Self in real sense. There is no specific best way or not best way. The way which you choose is most important. It is all illusionary concepts: “this is the best way, this non-best way”, it is not like that. What you choose is best because you are Master, you can choose the way that is best.

Q – What is the best way to practice Self–Enquiry during the day?

M – See day and night is not … you are told to recite Mantra all the time, ALL THE WAY…. Reciting Mantra is most important than finding out the best way. The ways through which you are reciting Mantra, that is the best way, so there is not any specific best way or non-best way.

Q – I usually listen to the Bhajans all day long. Does it have the same effect to just listen to them or is it necessary or recommended to sing them instead?

M – You just listen to the Bhajans, that is most important, singing is optional. If you can sing, very good. If it is not possible, just listen to Bhajans. That will serve your purpose, because by listening the Bhajans, you are impressing your Ultimate Truth you are Brahman or Atman.
So there is no any discrimination: “best way, good way or bad way, bad energy, good energy”, these are all illusionary concept. Basically, you are Unborn, you are Formless, so “best way, non-best way”, it is no discrimination. What way you choose, that is most important. There is now way at all. As a matter of fact, there is no way at all, so why to consider best way, good way or bad way? There is no way. It is Ultimate Truth that you are Ultimate Truth. For Conviction of Ultimate Truth, which way you find easy, that you can follow it, there is no discrimination. So don’t expect some best way, this is not astrology: “this good time or bad time”, no good time, bad time, so it is all illusionary concepts.

Basically, you are Unborn. Because you forgot your identity. Therefore Mantra is there, meditation is there, necessity of the Master is there, Bhajans is there, meditation is there, so many things are there. To gain your memory, you forgot your identity because prior to Beingness, there is no best way, good way or bad way, after leaving body which best way is there? So, all these concept appear during the body form. And as a matter of fact, you are not body form. That is most important. You have to convince your Self that- “I am not body, I was not body, I am not going to remain body. I am Formless, therefore I am Unborn. There is no birth and death to me”– That Conviction is supposed to appear spontaneously. For which, first we are advising meditation. Through meditation recite the Mantra, till you get Conviction. You’ve got to do all these things, exercises. No exercise is required. Because prior to Beingness, there is no exercise. So, good way, best way, bad way, no bad way, nothing is there. Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing best way, nothing bad way, nothing is there. So, this is illusionary world, nothing was there. Entire world is projected out of your Presence. This is illusionary world, it is a dream world, in dream world, which is the good way, which is the bad way, nothing is there. In dream, which is good time or bad time? Nothing, good time, bad time, all concepts. So not to think in that way, just to try to convince your Self that you are Ultimate Truth. Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, are names given to you, not to body form, that Conviction is there. “Singing Bhajans is necessary or listening Bhajans is necessary?”. Mostly listening Bhajans is most important. Because by listening Bhajans, you are impressing, the sound is impressing all the way on the Presence. So it will be good result. Creating some vibrations, so listening Bhajans is most important, if you can sing, no problem. But you can listen. You may be not understanding the meaning of the words, but the sound is giving some effect, it is creating some vibration within you.

Q – If you create this vibration yourself by your voice, is it better?

M – It is better but if it is not possible, I don’t insist for singing, you can listen it no problem. Language may be different, for spirituality language is not…English language, French language, language is created by us. Once, Gurudev Ranade, a close disciple of Bhausaheb Maharaj -Bhausaheb Maharaj was not knowing English and then there are some lectures translated by Guru-Ranade and he was reading it in English. And Bhausaheb Maharaj said “this is wrong”. Bhausaheb was not knowing any English. But then Guru-Ranade found out that what Bhausaheb Maharaj said was perfectly right. When Guru-Ranade was reading this English translated literature of Bhausaheb lecture, Bhausaheb at a certain point says, “this is wrong you, have to correct it”. So, Guru- Ranade said, “if you are not knowing English, how can you point out all these corrections? The corrections are perfectly right”. So, who has created language? Divine language, everybody knows Atman, Paramatman, is not your language. So like that, language does not matter.
So, emphasis for that, your Identity Conviction is most important, ok.

Q – Once Baba told us, you are very lucky you are a foreigner: you don’t understand, you don’t need to understand it, you just accept it…

M- Yes, you have to accept it, just accept it, instead of creating any, asking question, just what your Masters, accept it, that’s enough.

Q – And then because of this, if somebody read Dasbodh in Marathi, it’s much more feeling because this is natural vibration coming.

M – Because Presence within the body is one and the same. See, just like sky does not have any special identity, Nashik sky is different? Bombay sky is different? Russian sky is different? American sky is different? Sky is the sky everywhere. Similarly, Invisible Presence within all the bodies is one and the same. So it may be Marathi, it maybe English, it maybe French, it makes no difference, because we are identifying with the body, body is not your identity at all, Ok.

Q – Maharaj tomorrow so and so is leaving.

M – What you have been told just follow it that’s enough. What you listen……

Q – Now I have a way to become what I am really.

M – Recite the Mantra, meditate it that is enough for you. And Mixlr App is there, you can listen Bhajans and all program. That’s enough, nothing is required. Not to do anything. Not to go anywhere. Just follow what I told you.

Q – Avoid complexity, be simple …

M – Be silent, be patient, be humble, be normal, not to struggle with the mind, not to struggle with the people, that’s enough. What you’ve been told is more than sufficient. Because Brahman is not separate from you, that is the main principle of Spirituality. “Mind, ego, intellect”, so many concepts are there, where are those mind, ego, intellect prior to Beingness? Nothing was there. No birth, no death, nothing is there. Is sky having birth or death? No. Does sky have any awakening? Nothing is there. So now you have to do some exercise in the beginning, till you get Conviction, that’s enough. Be bold! Nothing wrong with you, Ultimate Truth is not separate from you.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj December 10, 2017.

Q: But Maharaj, if the person is meditating for one hour, if he is only able to repeat the Mantra for ten minutes, and if for the remaining fifty minutes, the mind keeps wandering…

M: Ok, let the mind go wandering. What you are told… recite, recite Mantra! You can recite Mantra no? Say I have given, “Aham Brahmasmi”, or “Soham”, whatsoever the words may be which have been given, you can recite the Mantra, what is the harm? Why are you concentrating on the mind? Why aren’t you concentrating on your Self? All the time, you have become the slave of your mind. Why are you going along with the mind? Let mind go along with You. “Oh, my mind is not cooperating”, you have to control your mind! For which Mantra is there. Mind is always playing with you. Mind is very crazy. It creates confusion. Mind doesn’t have its own importance. Mind is nothing because previously there is no mind. Mind, ego, intellect, came along with the body. They are foreigners. Prior to that You were there. Why to follow these foreign culprits, mind, ego, intellect. Prior to the holding of the body, where are these foreigners? Nothing. Mind, ego, intellect, came afterwards. They are visitors. Prior to them, there is total purity. No mind is there, no ego is there, no intellect is there, no concept is there, nothing is there! After leaving the body, what remains? After leaving the body, mind is there? No. Ego is there? Intellect is there? Experience is there? Nothing is there! Prior to Beingness, is anything there? Nothing is there. But ‘nothing’ came along with the form and started saying “I am”. You’re formless. No birth, no death. No destiny, no deed, no doer. No experience, no experiencer. Open fact! I am placing before you your open fact. Prior to Beingness, you are Brahman, and now you are Brahman, and after leaving the body, you are also Brahman! Brahman means Ultimate Truth. It is just like space or sky. And meditation is giving you courage to accept the Reality. Why are you following the mind? So far, we are slave of mind. Now you have become Master of mind. Try to go against your mind: “I can do it!”. It is simple reciting Mantra. What is there? Just recite the Mantra. Mind is wandering, with your permission; you are giving it permission to wander. You are not controlling it. And so “my mind is wandering”, ok, why? You’re allowing it to; you’re giving it all freedom. “My child is not under control”. You are to make them disciplined. When a son or daughter is not under control, “Oh my son or daughter…”. In the beginning, you are to correct it. Similarly, mind, ego, and intellect are your children. Now you just have to convince. Nothing is wrong or impossible for you. It is open secret I have placed before you. Except your Selfless Self, there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, mind, what is mind? What is ego, what is intellect? Nothing. These are functioning organs. You are supplying power to them. Prior to Beingness, you are Brahman, now you are Brahman. After leaving body you are also Brahman. Brahman means vast, beyond space or sky. When Master says you are God, why are you not living like a God? My Master says, “I am not making you disciple, I am making you Master” and yet you are saying “Oh…” and living like a disciple. Previously you were a servant, now, you have become owner. Previously you were a servant. But fortunately, you have got mastership, you have become owner of the factory. When you are servant, you are serving everybody. After having ownership, are you serving anybody? No. Live like owner, live like a Master. Respect everybody, no doubt. Respect everybody. But live like owner. Similarly, live like Brahman, Brahman, Atman. You are Brahman, Brahman is not separate from you, this is not an egoistic concept, it is Reality. I’m placing before you your Reality. Why to fear? It is your property… It is very simple; I am trying to explain a very simple thing. You are Master, you are Brahman, you are Ultimate Truth, what more do you want? Mind is separate from you. It came along with the body and body is not your identity at all. To discard body- knowledge you have to undergo strictly meditation. Sit for fifteen minutes. Spend fifteen minutes of your life for meditation. So much freedom is given; in those days they were doing ten hours, fifteen hours, twelve hours of meditation. Now fifteen minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour. Spend some time for you. It is high time. If you take it casually, it will be difficult for you. Again, so many concepts will create confusion. Now there should not be any other dream! This form is last form! No form, because you are formless. Be firm! But at the same time, be humble be normal. Not to hurt anybody’s feelings. No arrogance. Humbleness is most important, forgive and forget is most important for a spiritual person. These are the qualities. Ego always creates problems. Why is there ego? Everybody is equal. These bodies are different, the Speaker and Listener are one and the same. I am not claiming “I am a great Master”. Because you are not knowing yourself, therefore you say “I am a disciple”. Master is there! Don’t be a coward. Have some courage to accept the Reality. This is your property. Okay? Any problem? Any question? I don’t want anything. Therefore, I am asking you: be sincere in concentrating on meditation. This is first step. If your foundation is not correct, my talking is meaningless. It is dry talking, dry Spirituality. I am asking you to have practical Spirituality. Realization is not separate from you. It is instant Realization, instant Enlightenment. Only thing: you have to follow the instruction given by your Master. Strictly. There is no harm, you are not to pay a single penny. No garland, no Prasad, nothing is required. No expectation. My expectation is that you follow the instruction. It will be of benefit for you. Because you are Master of this world, the entire world is projected out of you. Why you are counting all the time “I am man or woman”? “I’m with form”, “My mind is troubling me, oh, what to do?”, “My ego is troubling me”. Why are you being a coward? You can control it. “I can control my mind, what is there?” Have some courage! If you control your mind, it will not dare to touch you.

Q: Is by saying “I can control my mind” not a subtle form of ego which is taking control?

M: Forget it, recite Mantra! Don’t concentrate on mind, ego and intellect. Recite Mantra, that is most important. Ignore your mind, ego, intellect. You’re concentrating so much on mind, ego, intellect. Why? Why don’t you concentrate on what Master says? That you are Master, you are Brahman, why don’t you concentrate on that? “My Master says I am Brahman, I am Brahman!” But we are not accepting it. Directly or indirectly, we are posing ourselves in form. What is human body? It is a dead body. If there is no Presence, what is the value of this world? Nothing. Where is the mind ego intellect prior to Beingness? Nothing. After leaving body, your mind will be there? Nothing. Nothing will remain. “My mind, my mind” What is “my mind”? No mind is mine!

Q: Can I ask a question? (M: Yes) So when the mind is settled, everything’s quiet and settled in meditation, there’s no inclination to think, then I don’t worry about it, I just be. No Mantra, no nothing, I just enjoy it.

M: Ok, that is a good idea, good. After a certain stage, there won’t be any mind. There won’t be any experience. No Mantra either there. As I have told, Mantra is given in the initial stage. I have also told Mantra is also illusion. I am not hiding anything from you. But to remove one illusion, you have to take another illusion. Mantra is antivirus software. After removing wrong files, it is useless. No meaning. But you have to recite Mantra, because so many bugs are there crowding around you. If there is any weak point, they will enter your computer. Therefore, reciting Mantra is most important. Mantra is playing a very good part. It is protecting your Spiritual body. All the time you have to recite Mantra. You may be sick, you may be in good position, you may be in bad position. Recite Mantra all the time, it will be spontaneous. When I am coughing nonstop, Mantra is going on inside. It happens spontaneously. It has become part and parcel. You can’t stop it. It can happen. Your body can be in any condition. Sickness, illness is there, any condition. You have to engrave the Mantra, the meaning of Mantra.
Be calm and quiet. Ok?

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj November 29, 2017.

So, the basic principle behind that: you have to be out of all these illusory concepts, you are formless, you are unborn, it’s a fact. So, body is a media and as you know, the body is having time limit. You were a child, and you have become young man, now old man, and some or other day, willingly or unwillingly, you will have to leave the body. So, it is a fact. Even if you think logically or intellectually: body is not identity at all. How you are prior to body and how you will be after leaving the body? That indication, that Reality, Master is placing before you and is inviting the attention of the invisible Listener within you. That “you are Brahman, you are Master, you are everything, you are almighty God”. Almighty God means Ultimate Truth, except your selfless Self there is no God. So, in the beginning till you get Conviction, you have to exercise meditation, Bhajans and all these things. Afterwards it will be spontaneous. Even though you are holding body, you remain unconcerned with the world. What is the world? When did you come across the world? The moment awakening is there, the moment the Spirit clicked with the body, you see “I”, and immediately with the experience of “I”, entire world is projected. Where was that world prior to the Beingness? After leaving the body where is the world? That means: entire world is illusion. Illusionary world disappears with illusions. To say “I” is illusion, to “you” is illusion, to say “Brahman” is illusion, entire world is illusion. So, in the illusionary world, whether you are realized or enlightened is meaningless. But, for the sake of understanding, we say “you are realized”, “enlightened”, “you have got lot of knowledge”, etc., etc. So “spiritual Master” are also illusionary words. But, the spiritual Master is placing you before the Listener’s Presence which is called “Brahman”. So be with you all the time. Because again I am repeating: the human body is a golden opportunity for you, though it is not your identity, through human body, you can identify yourself. Because the invisible Presence within the body is Ultimate Truth. So, if you go on talking spirituality, theory, practice that is meaningless. Not to read any Vedas, nothing to do, because it indicates your unidentified identity that you are. So, the glimpses of “I” within the body is called Ultimate Truth, through which you are experiencing “I”. Prior to “I”, your Presence was there, after leaving the body your Presence will be there. Prior to being Presence, your Presence was there, so all the time Presence is not going anywhere, just like space or sky. If you go in America, sky is same, if you go to China, sky is same. So like that, the Presence within the body is one and the same, there is no difference. And then, after Conviction, Nama Mantra is also illusion, meditation is also illusion, but Nama Mantra is required till you get spontaneous Conviction: “I am nothing to do with the body, though I am holding the body, I am totally different from the body, I am formless”. That spontaneous experience, that spontaneous feeling is supposed to appear within you, for which you are doing all these things, meditation and all. Bhajan is creating spiritual atmosphere within you. Meditation is also one of the parts through which you get Conviction. So, these are the various disciplines, spiritual disciplines you have to follow, in the beginning only. Until you go out of these illusionary concepts. This is a dream; human life is a dream. When are in a dream, you say everything is Reality. After awakening, you say it was all a dream. Similarly, so far, we are holding the body, we feel that everything is true. After leaving the body, what is the true and false? Nothing. Prior to Beingness, nothing true, nothing false. There is no “I”, there is no “you”, “he”, “she”, “it”, nothing is there. So, everything came out of nothing, everything dissolves within nothing. Where do you stand? What is your position in the world? You may be a great philosopher, you may be a great master, you are a small person, one and the same. Not gaining so much effects. So try to understand, try to identify yourself. Who is listening from this body? Who is experiencing from the body? Who is watching dreams from the body? Who is doing actions from the body? Like that you start Self-enquiry. Self- enquiry leads to Self-knowledge, Self-knowledge leads to Self- realization. These are the stages, just for understanding purpose. So, don’t say “I have to realize, I have to attain enlightenment”, these are the words. As such, there is no “realization” or “enlightenment”. These are the concepts, spiritual concepts within the span of the body knowledge. But, you have to do it very seriously, don’t neglect it, there should not be any wavering mind, there should not be any temptation to go anywhere. Beyond this, nothing is there in the world. If you go on changing the various Masters, visiting so many temples, nothing is going to happen, it is waste of time. You visit your own temple within you. God is within you, God is not separate from you, Master is not separate from you. Bodies are different, Presence is one and the same. Invisible Presence within the body is one and the same. It is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, that you are. What more do you want? Nothing is there.

Q: (inaudible)

Maharaj: There is no future, no present, no past. Just for understanding I have to use some words. Don’t analyze my words. What I want to convey is most important. “Prior to beingness”, “after leaving the body”, these are the words. Through which I am trying to indicate that: Except your Selfless Self, nothing is there. Your Presence was there prior to Beingness, after leaving the body your Presence will be there, at present Presence is there. You are talking literally, “my Presence, your Presence”, there is no “my”, “you”, “she”, “it”, nothing is there. Is your body yours? To say “my”, to say “I”, some power is required, some energy is required. Have you got any individual identity to say “I” or to say “my”? Nothing is there. Everything came out of nothing, so, since you are holding the body, you have got some ego that “I am somebody else”, out of that somebody else, these questions are there. There is no “my”, “I”, “he”, “she”, “it”, nothing is there. There is no existence. You are considering in body form, you are formless. How you are prior to Beingness? “I” is there? “my” is there? “He”, “she”, “it” is there? Nothing is there, no God is there, no Master is there. After leaving the body, what remains? Nothing. “I don’t know” is correct. When you say, “I don’t know”, that means: “I am not in form”. I give the example: when you are alone in the house, somebody knocks on the door, somebody is shouting from outside “anybody is there?”, you say “nobody is there”. That means you are there! When you say, “I don’t know”, it means your Presence is there.

Q: Yes, but “I don’t know” maybe it is nothing also.

Maharaj: Yes, everything is come out of nothing, it is an illusionary world, in dream you see many things, what is true? What is false? After awakening, what is the true thing, what is the false thing in the dream? It is a dream. This is also dream, but you are treating dream as a real dream. There is no real or there is no unreal. No true, no false. Totally nothing. In this illusionary world, everything is nothing. These are illusionary bodies, a concept. Therefore, I am insisting: not to measure yourself in the body-form, not to count yourself in body form, there is no body at all. Body is not your identity, body was not your identity, body is not going to remain identity. To say “I”, some Presence is required, power is required, energy is required. I am talking about that energy through which you are talking “I”, if there is no energy in the body, how can you say “I”, “you”, “he”, “she”, “it”, nothing. Dead body can’t say “I”, dead body can’t say “my”, to say “my”, “I”, “him”, these are the words. Not to play with the words, spirituality is also illusion. But through illusion, we have to remove another illusion. Therefore, I mention that “realization”, “enlightenment”, these are the words. There is no such “enlightenment” or “realization”. Where are the realization, enlightenment prior to the Beingness? Prior to Beingness do you know whether you are realized or not? So, these are the words in human form, but through words we are trying to indicate that except your Selfless Self, nothing is there. We have created the language just for understanding, just to convince yourself. It is addressed to the invisible Listener within you, invisible Presence within you is Ultimate Truth. For which, you have to undergo strict meditation. Without meditation, it is not possible for you to identify yourself. Only literal knowledge, dry knowledge, or say, comparative knowledge, analytical knowledge, it is meaningless.

Q: Is it necessary to read scriptures?

Maharaj: You can read it! No problem, but while reading just find out who is the Reader. It is the Reader’s information. Not to read some theoretical, which is insisting on some “Karma”, “do this Karma, do that Karma”, because you are not the doer, there is no deed. Some books are insisting on Parayana (reading Scriptures), try to know Narayana (Self), not Parayana. Only Parayana will not serve your purpose. Some people are insisting on doing Parayana of this Grantha (holy book), that Grantha, why to do Parayana, see the Narayana within you, hmm? You are keeping aside Narayana and you are doing Parayana, it is meaningless. It is the story of the Narayana, not Parayana. You are itself is a Narayana, Narayana is Ultimate Truth, great God. It should not be analytical study, with the various words, we are placing various words before you, not to analyze, not to try and define the words. Try to find out the Listener: who is listening from this? Body is not listening. If there is no Presence in the body, who listens to the Master? When you see the Master, Seer is there. Seer is having the most importance. The invisible Seer within you is the Master of Masters. If there is no Seer within the body, who knows what is the Master and who is the disciple? “Disciple”, “Masters”, “God”, “deity” or “devotee”, all these are concepts appearing within the human form. We have created the language, we have given the meaning of every word, not to analyze the words, not to make comparison of various Masters. I am repeatedly telling you: “why this Master said like this, why this Master said…?” What do you want out of that? Where do you stand? “Why Ramana Maharshi said like this, why Nisargadatta Maharaj said like this?” Not make comparative study of all this Masters. What they want to indicate is most important. The common message of all Masters is: Except yourself, there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman, you are Master, you are Brahman, you are Ultimate Truth. Don’t count yourself in body form. Body form is not your Reality, therefore you are unborn, no birth, no death. You are Final Truth. This is a last terminal, not to go here and there.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

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Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj November 28, 2017.

M: See, it’s very simple. In the beginning you are to undergo the exercise of spirituality. We’re asking for meditation, do bhajan, and all these things. All these exercises are required, spiritual exercises are required, in the beginning, because what happened is we have forgotten our identity. We’re posing our self in human form. We’ve accepted “Human form is my identity”. It’s not your identity at all. To discard all this body- based identity, body-based concept, to discard all body-based identity and body-based concept you, have to undergo some spiritual exercise. Like meditation, reciting mantra, bhajan, placing garlands on Masters, all these things are required. Because, as I have told, since childhood until today, we’ve accepted so many concepts and we are living within their vicious circle. We have to dissolve these, they are supposed to be dissolved, we have to discard all these concepts. As you know better, body identity is not going to remain constant. It is on a time limit. So who is acting from the body? Who is listening from the body? Who is watching a dream from the body? Who is experiencing all this in the body? So that invisible experiencer, invisible presence within your body, is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master. Why is it necessary to know all these things? Because since childhood until today hundreds of thousands of concepts have wrapped upon us. And then we are living within these concepts. Our total lifestyle is under the pressure of all these concepts. Our total lifestyle is under the pressure of mind, ego, intellect. There is no mind, ego, intellect prior to beingness. They are not going to remain after leaving body. The number one thing is that body is not your identity, body was not your identity, body is not going to remain your identity. That conviction is supposed to appear, then there won’t be any fear and no requirement of peacefulness, there will be spontaneous peacefulness. Now, body knowledge is not tolerable. Therefore we need some peacefulness, happiness, tension free life, fearless life, etc. etc. Prior to beingness, these requirements are not there. After leaving body, no requirements are there. All concepts of God, Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, appear in this body presence. Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, are names given to the Ultimate Truth That you are. You are not accepting it. There is still something in your mind saying, “God may be somewhere in the temple”. Wandering here and there searching for God, searching for so many Masters. “This Master has given me knowledge”. No Master is giving knowledge, they are placing before you your reality. Knowledge means nothing, just to identify your Self in a real sense. Beyond that knowledge does not have any identity. So, no knowledge is knowledge because prior to beingness, there was no knowledge. After leaving the body, what knowledge remains? Knowledge means: in human form you have to identify your Self. Where do you stand after listening to all these things after reading and reciting Mantra? The purpose of Mantra is just to hammer your Self that I am not body, I was not body, and to dissolve all body-based concepts Mantra is there. And through Mantra, after reciting Mantra, slowly, silently, permanently, all concepts will be dissolved. Then you’ll feel some exceptional reality within you. You’ll feel some exceptional happiness within you. Happiness and peacefulness is not separate from you. Happiness is there, but it is body-based happiness therefore there is no stability. Body-based happiness body-based peacefulness is having some material causes. So, here without material causes happiness is there. What is happiness? Something which is tolerable is happiness, things which are intolerable means unhappiness. Every person, every individual is having different concepts of happiness. So, forget about it. Not to become victim of your mind ego intellect, because throughout our life mind is playing a very big part. Always we are accepting something through mind. So, control your mind, mind is a very tricky mind. It is a naughty mind. Hmm? It creates problems. So far you are not aware of this mind, ego, intellect. You are following all the instructions of the mind. Now you have to dictate terms to the mind. Mind is not your owner, you are Master, you are providing energy to mind. So, mind, ego, intellect is not having any specific identity. These are the functional organs from the body. So, not to give so much importance to mind, ego, intellect. So, the purpose behind spirituality is very, very clear. Within this body form, you have to identify your Self. Where do I stand? Who is it that says “I”? Who am I? If I am not body who am I? This is the main question before us. Spiritual science says you are Ultimate Truth you are Final Truth. You are Brahman, you are Atman, you are Paramatman, you are God, you are Master. Master is not separate from you. But how long are you going to remain in the body concept. So, for which, you are to hammer all the time. We are giving Mantra, Soham Sadhana, it has come from lineage to lineage, from Dattatreya. It is having some exceptional power, energy. Through that Mantra, some vibration is taking place inside. And then entire reality will be open within you. You need not go to anywhere or accept any blessing from anybody else. Accept your own blessing. Hmm? So, any dry discussion, dry knowledge will not help. There should not be wavering mind. Hmm? After knowing the reality, be stable, be loyal, be faithful with you and your Master. We are always inviting attention of the invisible listener within you. Except your Selfless Self, there is no God, no Brahman, Atman. You have to accept it, it is the reality. But you are not accepting, therefore you are having temptation to go to this Master, that Master, that Master. Nothing is going to happen. By changing Masters, nothing is going to happen. Approach your own Master. Master is not separate from you. Master is Ultimate Truth. Bodies are different Presence is one. The Presence within your body and the Presence within the speaker’s body are one and the same. Try to convince your Self. Try to understand. What is the reality? Then the entire reality will be open with you. Beyond that nothing is there. It is very simple… Where are the Veda’s prior to beingness? See, there are so many sciences: spiritual sciences are there, thousands of spiritual books are there. What do they indicate? They indicate: Except your Selfless Self nothing is there. Instead of going through theory, live practically, practicality is most important. Hmm? You need not have any exercise. No rituals are there. Just identify, for which you have to undergo strictly meditation, meditation is the very, very base, it is the foundation. At the advanced stage, meditation is also illusion but at the beginning, you are to undergo meditation, don’t ignore it. Devote some time for you. Don’t neglect your family, I’m repeatedly saying don’t neglect your family, don’t neglect your body-based responsibilities. But, at the same time, try to concentrate. This body form is an opportunity for you with which to identify your Self. After identification, there won’t be any concept of birth and death because you’re unborn, you’re formless. It’s fact. But, you are not accepting, still there are some impressions, “I will die”, “Because of past birth something happened”, “Future birth”, “Past dream future dream”, all these are concepts. So, not to be a victim of all these illusionary concepts. No birth, no death, nothing is there because everything came out of nothing, everything dissolves within nothing. Not even that, the entire world is projected out of your Presence. If there is no Presence in the body, who will talk about the gods and goddesses or anything?

Nothing. So, you are the central point of this world. So, to identify the world, your Presence is required. Therefore, I’m inviting attention to that invisible Presence within you. You have tremendous energy, don’t neglect it, don’t underestimate it. That is the most important thing and for which there is nothing to do. Just a little bit of deliberate exercise, in the beginning, in the initial stage, meditation. Because through meditation you can identify your Self. Without meditation it is not possible. Why is meditation required? Because so many layers of illusionary concepts are there. So many layers of illusionary concepts are there. You are to discard all these concepts. For which you may read the books, but when you are reading books, what you are reading is the reader’s story. Hmm? But not to read those books which will distract you from the reality. Because some books are saying things down and down and down do this thing do that thing. What special exercise is required? Not to do anything, (some books say) “You do this thing you do that thing”. Because you are not doer, there is no deed at all. So, all these concepts are developed in certain books and you are not to read books that distract you from the reality. Read “I Am That”, Ramana Maharshi’s (books) and some other books also, which directly invite attention of the listener or reader. So, there is nothing to do because I can go on talking and talking it is the same principle I am talking about with you. So be with you all the time, but be sincere, because again I am repeating, this body is a golden opportunity for you. If you lose the opportunity, or if you take it casually not seriously, there is the possibility of another dream, and we don’t want another dream this is the last destination. There should not be another dream of birth and death. As a matter of fact, there is no birth and death at all. You are omnipresent, your presence is everywhere just like space or sky. So, don’t ignore it. After knowing the reality, be in touch with your Self. That’s enough. Hmm? Does anyone want to ask a question?

Q: I just want to ask about the Mantra, you say on the YouTube talk that you gave that doing the Mantra was the initial stage, does the Mantra become automatic?

M: Yea, Yea, in the beginning you have to recite it, you have to hammer it and then afterward it will be automatic, you won’t have to concentrate on the concentrator. In the beginning we say to concentrate on the concentrator. What is the concentrator? Presence. The invisible Presence within you on which we say to concentrate on concentrator. In the beginning it is duality. But after having that exercise, duality disappears. So invisible Presence, the unidentified Presence within you is the concentrator. When you are sitting alone, see what is inside: glimpses of “I”. We are just experiencing glimpses of “I”. That is called the invisible concentrator. So, concentrate on the concentrator then the concentrator will disappear. Nothing will remain. So, in the beginning you have to study. Don’t worry, nothing will happen. What I have told follow strictly. Hmm? Not to allow so many unnecessary doubts, because mind creates so many doubts. (Q: The Mantra has power) The Mantra has tremendous power, the Mantra is having tremendous power, it came from Dattatreya and it has tremendous power. It creates vibrations and all the layers of concepts will be melted. You’ll feel it. Miracles…there is no miracle, nobody is doing any miracles… What do you mean by miracles it is beyond imagination, things that happen that are beyond imagination are called miracles. But it is a body-based concept, so not to give so much importance to miracles. You are beyond miracles, because these are body-based concepts. So, try to identify, and after trying to identify, the identifier disappears. Yes?

Q: So when we work with the Mantra, you mentioned that there are many layers of ignorance… (M: Yea Yea) that would be in the subconscious, that material in the subconscious is concepts and the Mantra helps to release those. Does the Mantra help to refine…?

M: The Mantra removes all these things, all layers. The Mantra will remove all layers that appear upon your Presence (Q: Yea) because so many layers are there, therefore it is not visible. Just like suppose a fire is there but it is covered with the ashes. Inside fire is there but it is covered with ashes… after removing these ashes, you will see there is fire. Similarly, energy is there, fire is there, it is covered with so many concepts. Mantra is cleaning it. Mantra is making purification. Hmm? Mantra is having tremendous power and, in the beginning, only, after using the Mantra (all concepts will be cleaned away), the duty of the Mantra is to remove all these things, it is a spiritual broom. You know broom? It is a broom. Cleaning everything. It is a spiritual duster. It is vanishing everything. But you must have some patience. Some people say, “I have taken Mantra and it has no effect”. It is not like that. Suppose you are pouring water, it is absorbing and then it is flowing. It is not immediately flowing. It will take some time. It depends on your involvement. How serious you are about it. Don’t take it casually… we are not to spend a single penny, no garland nothing is there. Hmm? No condition nothing is there. No bondage is there. Hmm? So, this is free of charge, it is totally free… not to consider yourself handicapped, “How will it happen?” No nothing is impossible. Hmm? So, human body is not your identity at all, that reality is supposed to be accepted. It’s fact. We are not accepting because of impressions of the body-based knowledge.

Q: Can Mantra be repeated when you are walking?

M: Yea, yea, all the time even when you go to the toilet. There is no restriction, it is part and parcel of your spiritual life. And through Mantra, you are inviting attention, “You are Brahman, you are Brahman, you are Brahman, I am Brahman, Brahman I am”. The meaning of the Mantra is “I am Brahman, Brahman I am, I am Brahman, Brahman I am”, because the spirit is very sensitive. What you impress it reflects. Hmm? Considering this fact, the Mantra is given. Through Mantra you are hammering all the time “You are Brahman you are Brahman”. So, like that, until you get conviction, spontaneous conviction, you have to undergo Mantra, then that Mantra will be automatic without your knowledge. Even when you are in deep sleep, Mantra is going on. So, see the fun and concentrate with you, miracles are with you, see the miracles. You’ll find some exceptional experiences within you. All spiritual experiences are progressive steps, not Ultimate Truth. How were you prior to beingness? Nothing was there. No miracles are there. After leaving body what miracles remain? Nothing. Ok.

Q: So, when we are reciting the Mantra, we should not ask “Who am I?” or “What am I?”

M: Not to ask, be simple. (Q: Just do the Mantra) What I have told you, you just have to accept it. Not to put any questions or doubts. When we say, “through Mantra meditate it”, meditate it. Not to create anymore because mind is playing very crazy part, creating some doubts “Oh”. So, continue to find out your Presence and reality, reality is within you. Just exercise that Mantra meditation, and you’ll see the reality, what is there. Reality is not separate from you. You are reality, Ultimate Truth. I am repeatedly repeating the same thing. Except your Selfless Self nothing is there. Your Presence is just like space or sky. Does the sky die? Does sky have any birth or death? Any question there? Does sky have mind ego intellect? Nothing is there. Mind ego and intellect are all concepts related to body knowledge. Body requires peacefulness, body requires happiness. But if you forget the body, just imagine, because Presence knows itself through body only. Presence is unknown. The invisible Presence through which you’re talking, through which you’re listening, through which you’re walking, taking all body-based experience, always energy is there. Hmm? Just like electricity. If there is no electricity, no light can be there. So, like that, there is invisible energy, power, which is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, That you are. But you’re not accepting the reality of life because you are having more faith in mind, ego, intellect. Not to go anywhere to find out Master, why to go to that Master to that Master? What will they do? Nothing. They have their own concepts. So not to become a victim of anybody’s concepts. Spiritual knowledge is not a concept, it is reality I am placing before you. Therefore, as my Master Nisargadatta Maharaj says: “I am not making you a disciple, I’m making you a Master”. Masterly Essence is within you… Ok.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

Illusionary World Download Link

Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj November 17, 2017.

Q – Maharaj my question is that all spiritual discourse seems to take a slightly negative view of this material reality. The invisible listener came into this material reality and he put all the effort in this life so that we can be out of this and not come back again, and so my question is that: why is it such? Why do we take such a negative view of material reality? Is there an error somewhere, did the invisible listener make a mistake by coming into this reality or is there something wrong with this reality?

M – There is no reality as such. Your Spontaneous Presence is Reality. No material cause is there. No negative is there, no positive, nothing is there. In brief, it is an illusionary world. In dream you see so many realities, is that true?

In dream you see so many things, you see yourself, you see sun, moon, you see so many persons, good persons, bad persons, what is reality of the dream? After awakening, you say it was bad dream or good dream. So negative, positive, all these concepts are there. Do you know anything about you prior to Beingness? Nothing. After leaving body, anything knows you? So, what is the discussions, knowledge, theoretical knowledge, Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, negative positive, good energy, bad energy, past life future life. All these concepts came into existence along with your Spontaneous Existence. The moment that Spirit clicked with the body, all these questions and theories started. All these theories, even spiritual theories, even say “I am Brahman “– also is a concept, so what is true? Nothing is there. Questions and questioner also illusion. You and me also illusion. So far, we are holding the body, therefore all this struggle is there. After leaving the body, what knowledge is there? Knowledge also illusion. So, everything came out of nothing and everything dissolves within nothing. The moment the Spirit clicked with the body, you say “I” and ego started, mind started, intellect started, and body started functioning, within the circle of this mind, ego, intellect and three guna’s.

So ok, in the beginning theory is ok, just to understand, just to identify. But theory also, any theory, spiritual theory also, is illusion. Even spirituality also illusion. Forget about everything. Knowledge also illusion because there is no experience, no experiencer. When you say “I”, there is no experience at all. To say “I”, you have to take help of the body. If there is no body, who will talk about the “I“? Who talk about material knowledge? Who talk about spiritual knowledge? Who talk about the God? Who talk about the Brahman? Who talk about the Master? Master, disciple, God, everything is illusion. It is an open fact. After leaving body what remains? What is negative, what is positive? Do you know what is negative, what is positive, you can’t define. The thing which is negative for you, it may be positive for others. The thing which is positive for others, may be negative for you, it is vice versa.

So, all these talks are within the circle of human form and you are formless. It is fact. Just to understand yourself, just to concentrate on speaker within you. The invisible speaker, without any name, anonymous speaker is Ultimate Truth. Through which you have to concentrate, therefore to absorb this reality, you have to undergo the meditation, without meditation you can’t identify yourself. So, knowledge is there, you have got good knowledge, you have got good foundation, but confusion is there because ego, intellect and mind are confusing. So, do not listen to the mind, ego and intellect. Where was that mind, ego, intellect prior to Beingness? Nothing was there.

After leaving body, where is the mind? Who’s mind? Because you remain unexperienced, you can’t experience also. Where all experience and experiencer dissolve, disappears, there you are.
It is nothingness, entire world is nothingness. To know nothingness, you are considering yourself something, that is illusion. So therefore, everything came out of nothing, everything dissolves in nothing. Because we have subtle ego “I am somebody else”, that body ego is there, body ego is supposed to be dissolved. You are not body at all, you are not body at all, and you are not going to remain body. What is life of this body? Fifty years, sixty years, hundred years, what-have-you, after what? Just question yourself, where were you prior to hundred years? You say – “I don’t know “. After leaving body? – “I don’t know”. Then what is the negative and positive, what is the God & Goddesses, what is the Master and disciples? All these relations, all these concepts, are within the circle of the body knowledge only. Just to identify. And for which, theoretical you are knowing everything, but don’t confuse yourself. Apply your intellect, forget about spirituality: How you were prior to Beingness? Any negative there, any positive there? Nothing is there? Because you are not knowing yourself. Your unknown to yourself, the unknown comes to the known through body only. If the body is not there, can you utter a single word? No words are there.

If body disappears, dissolves or death, after leaving body, any world is there? Any language is there? Concept of God is there? Brahman is there? Master, nothing is there. Prior to Beingness, any concepts were there? Nothing. So to say “I“ is a concept, illusionary concept, to say “you” is illusionary concept, Brahman also illusionary concept. All these concepts develop and within the circle of those concepts, we are trying to identify our self, that is illusion. Entire world is illusionary world, which is projected out of your Spontaneous Invisible Presence. So, to have this Conviction, you have to undergo meditation. Otherwise only bookish knowledge, or literal knowledge, will confuse you again and again. So not to go anywhere, Master is not separate from you. My Master Nisargadatta Maharaj says – “I am not making you disciple, I am making you Master because, Masterly essence already within you “. You are not separate from the Master, only thing, you have forgot your identity. To regain your memories – “I am Brahman, I am Ultimate Truth”, all this process is there. Even meditation is also illusion. So, therefore you undergo the meditation in the beginning. After having meditation, your mind may rebel against it. Confusion will start, negative, positive concept will be there, good energy, bad energy, past life, future life, because since childhood till today, we read so many books and the impressions are there. You have to be totally blank, how you were prior to Beingness. You read so many books, confusion is there, so not to have confusion.

There is only one thing: except your Selfless Self, there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman. You are Master, you are Final Truth. That you have to accept. Do your job, do your duties, not to neglect your family life, not to neglect your routine life, take care of your body. At the same time there should be Conviction, not understanding, there should be Spontaneous Conviction, I am nothing to do with this world. The world itself is projected out of your Presence, and that Ultimate Presence, Invisible Presence, Invisible Existence, within you is Ultimate Truth. And there, there is no any observer, there is no experiencer. So that you have to accept it; it is a fact, we are not accepting fact. We are roaming within the circle of the body knowledge, body based spiritual knowledge, that should be avoided, don’t roam within the circle of the body knowledge.

There is some habit of the mind to make the comparison “Oh, Ramana Maharshi says like this, why?” These are the words, you are playing with the words, we are dancing with the words, avoid that, because mind is crazy. Mind is creating confusion, and trying to distract you from the Reality.
So be aware from mind. Mind is not bad, mind means manufacturing of thoughts. There are three types of thoughts, spiritual thoughts, then commercial thoughts, and criminal thoughts. Which thought to be accepted, not to be accepted, it is up to you. So, you become Master of the mind, ego and intellect, not to become slave of the mind, ego and intellect. You can control it, and see that the entire world is illusion, what is true? You are not true, I am not true, the Presence within the body is Ultimate Truth.

So, these houses are there, thousands of houses are there, thousands of countries, after demolishing the houses, what is the true and false? Sky is there and there only, we have blocked the sky within the four walls. We say, this is temple, this is a house, this is a toilet, this room, that room. We have given the name, it is not having some independent name. So we have given the name to sky: this is China, this is India, this is America. Sky is same, can you bring China sky something? China sky is there, American sky is there, is it separate? No. So, Presence within you and Presence within this body is not different. We are identifying our Self in body form, your name is something else, my name is something else. Names are different, but the Existence, Holder of the body is not different, follow?
Any question came for me?

Q – Maharaj what relationship do you have with your body?

M- No relationship with the body. I am not, I am not body at all. When the Reality is there “I am not body, I was not body” -what relation is there? I am Holder of the body, so far holding the body it is ok, no relation is there. This is casual relations; the moment body disappears what is the relationship with the body? Body is not certain, body is not permanent, what relation remains? So far as you are holding body, relation is there, the moment body dissolves, no relation is there.
Because body is not your identity at all, body was not your identity, and body is not going to remain identity, so what relation remains? Temporary relation, you are tenant, you are remaining for some time. So far you are feeding the body, water, food, it is growing. The moment you stop feeding the body, water, food, it will go away. This is a burning wood, you can burn or burry.

So, who is holding the body? Who is talking from the body? Who is listening from the body? Who is watching dream from the body? Who is experiencing from the body? I am indicating, I am trying to indicate THAT- THAT you are. Which is called Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master.

Theory… No theory will be there. Be practical, accept the Reality practically. How long will you say “ABCD”, “ABCD”? How long will be a student? You are Master. Ok, so far you are not knowing yourself, therefore you are a student, but after knowing the Reality, you are Master. Master Essence is already within you. Therefore my Master says – “I am not making you disciple, I am making you Master” – live like a Master. Ok. This is a rare knowledge, not to do anything for this. This is a really rare knowledge, because you do this thing, you do, no exercise. To know the spirituality, no exercise is required. To read this book, this parayan, there are so many all-around India. Parayan means: read books continuous, read this book. Instead of that parayan, try to identify within that, what is written in that book.
So, this is undue exercise, you are wasting your time, not to waste your time. Your Spontaneous Invisible Presence is central point of the world. The world is projected out of you, the moment the body disappears, world disappears. What is negative, what is positive, what is true, what is false? Nothing is there. No consciousness, no unconsciousness, no knowledge. No knowledge is Knowledge. What is Knowledge? Nothing is there. To know nothing, you are doing everything. What is material? No material is there, ok.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

I Fall Back Into Worrying Download Link

Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj November 17, 2017.

Q: How is it that I am not the doer. During meditation, I sometimes get glimpses of this truth, but then again in critical situations, I fall back into worrying as if I was the doer. I understand that after dissolving all body knowledge this will not happen, but is there possibility of avoiding this pitfall?

M: It will be spontaneously avoided, after having Conviction, everything will disappear. See all these experiences appear during the Presence within the body. You are separate from the body. Prior to Beingness or prior to consciousness, no experience was there. After leaving the body, no experience remains. So that is your Reality. What you are feeling, what you are experiencing at present, it is through body. Body belongs to five elements, where there is imbalance. Everything is imbalance. Even mind, ego, intellect also are the functioning of the body. So far, our Identity is not clear, all these experiences will appear. What you are doing is correct. But don’t encourage your mind, ego, intellect, because confusion will start.

Even if you think intellectually, what was prior to Beingness? When there was no Presence in the body, no experience was there. After leaving body, what experience remains? So whatever experience appears, good or bad, it is appearing upon your Presence. Experience of Presence is so far body is there. So, you have to convince yourself: body is not your identity at all, body was not your identity at all. Why mediation is required? Because through meditation, you get Spontaneous Conviction that I am not the body. And the thing that was not tolerable earlier, will be tolerable at present. All questions are appearing because “I am somebody else”. That subtle ego is there. So okay, it happens, but not to give importance to this egoistic ‘I am’.

Subtle ego is there, so thoughts are appearing. Not to struggle with the thoughts. Where experience is appearing? Experience is appearing upon your Presence. If there is no Presence, what will you experience? No, I, no you, no he, no she, nothing is there. Good things, bad things appear upon your Presence. Prior to Beingness, prior to Presence, there was no experience. Because you are unknown to yourself. After leaving body, you are unknown to yourself. That is Reality. For which you are doing meditation, and in the beginning, you have to take ego, you have to do deliberately. As matter of fact, there is no doer, there is no deed. Because you are not in any form. Where there is form, only there the question of doer and deed appears. You are formless. Sky can’t do anything. Sky or space can’t do anything. There is no doer, there is no deed. So, like that, you are beyond the sky, because you are experiencing sky. So therefore, there is no doer, there is no deed. Nothing is there. No knowledge, no knower.

Knowledge means just to identify yourself in real sense. But you have to take deliberate efforts in the beginning only. Then knowledge is also illusion, you are also illusion, I am also illusion, everything is illusion. Illusionary world, everything is illusion. So, knowledge is also illusion.

Q: So, in that case Maharaj, some worrying is appearing, we just notice worrying is appearing and that’s it.

M: It happens. Just to watch and wait. Just ignore it. Whatever is appearing is upon your Presence. If there is no Presence, nothing is appearing.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

Digest the Knowledge Download Link

Sri Ramakant Maharaj a recorded discussion from Ranjit Ashram in Nashik of Satsang with Sri Ramakant Maharaj October 23, 2017.

Q: How can we churn this knowledge in our daily practice?

M: Digest. That knowledge in respect of your Selfless Self. You have to digest it. What is mentioned in the Kakad Arati, bhajans and poems, it indicates your identity. Identity without any attachment with the body. All questions are related with the body, unless attachment with the body dissolves, you are not able to identify yourself. Why this identification is required? Because we are not having any peacefulness, happiness, always there is fear of death or problems. So, try to identify, try to understand that you are holding the body, you are not the body. Whatever is mentioned in all these poems or by various masters indicates that you are completely independent. Which is called Brahman, God, Atman, Paramatman, Master, for which there is no death, no birth, no past or future life. So, to have this Conviction, this confidence, you have to accept all this reality. Because unless you accept this reality, whatever we are discussing is meaningless. In this human body or human life, what we have to identify – though we are holding the body, it is not our identity. The moment the attachment with body dissolves everything will become clear and therefore we insist on meditation and bhajan. Because Selfless Self always engages with spirituality, it is always alert. Through body attachment, this mind, ego, intellect may create some unpleasant atmosphere within you. You are totally separate, even if you think intellectually. Prior to Beingness nothing was there. After leaving the body nothing remains.

Churning and digesting only so far as you are holding the human body. The moment the body concept or body attachment disappears at that time this churning and digesting will become spontaneous. You will not have to make specific or deliberate effort. But, till that spontaneous Conviction appears within you have to undergo meditation, you have to digest whatever is mentioned, refer to various masters, saints, through poems, read books. This is just an indication, a signal, the listener signals to the reader that you are completely separate from this illusionary world. Human body is temporary, it is having time and age limit. You are not this human body, its requirement and knowledge is not tolerable. So, to make it tolerable and completely separate from body attachment, you have undergo the mediation, you have to know the reality. Reality is not separate from you, Brahman is not separate from you. The invisible listener within you is Brahman, but due to body attachment, body knowledge, mind, ego, intellect, you are again and again distracted from reality. Use your mind, ego, intellect for body functions but it is not Ultimate Truth.

Even if you think intellectually. Prior to beingness. No needs are there, no requirements, there is no fear. No requirement of peacefulness, happiness. Their is no fear. After leaving body, nothing will be there. No requirements, no fear is there. As far as we are holding body therefore fear is there. So many things. We need some happiness, peacefulness, blissfulness. Body knowledge is not tolerable, so all these concepts are required. After having Conviction that body is not my identity, then attachment with the body will be dissolved slowly, silently and permanently. At the moment attachment dissolves. Though you are holding body you remain unconcerned with the world. World is a long dream, everyday a different dream in which you are acting and doing so many different things. After awakening, you remain unconcerned whether it is a good or bad dream. Similarly, at present, we are living within a long dream. Because of long association with the body, we are having so much attachment with it. Don’t neglect your body. Don’t neglect your human responsibilities. At the same time there should be conviction ‘I am nothing to do with my body knowledge’.

Even when there is pain or unpleasant atmosphere, after knowing the reality, its force will be reduced. Because, there will be Conviction that I am not the body at all. So therefore, spontaneous Conviction is most important. And to reduce the attachment to the body and illusionary world, all this process is required. Churning and digesting knowledge means to try to identify perfectly. Okay?

Q: Have you any advice regarding meditation, how to breathe, how to sit?

M: This is just a method giving in the beginning stage. Say, when you are learning any language, you are taught how to write A, B, C. After having command of this language, you don’t need to follow any discipline. This discipline is given in the beginning. To sit cross-legged with half-closed eyes, in position with concentration on tip of nose, reciting Mantra in mind, it is to be observed in the beginning.

After having conviction, after having regular practice, meditation will be spontaneous. In the beginning you have to do it. Then it will not be necessary. There are not any hard and fast rules. But you have to follow in the beginning only. Until you have got, complete, perfect practice. Okay. But beyond that nothing is there. Not to have any wavering mind. When you have got the knowledge, there should not be any diversion. There should not be any wavering mind ‘I will go this way, no that way.’ Don’t become a victim of your mind. Mind is playing all the time. Mind is a function, flowing of thoughts. Different thoughts are flowing. You can observe thoughts, you can experience thoughts, not to become a victim of your thoughts. Thoughts which are useful to you for daily practice you can use those thoughts. Use your mind. But, not to become victim or slave of your mind. Mind, ego, intellect are functioning organs of the body, which apply to all beings. But with human body, there is a difference from other beings, in that it can identify and know itself. So, you have to follow and accept reality. Whose main purpose is that attachment to the human body is to be dissolved. It is very simple thing, your strong faith and will power is very important. All spirituality is for escaping from illusory world – because we are part and parcel of this world, accepting this life, this body, as my body. Therefore, attachment to this body has to be dissolved. It is a fact. Every body has its time and age limit to disappear some or other day. At the time of death there should be no fear of ‘I am going’. You are going nowhere, you are everywhere. That Conviction should appear spontaneously. For which we recommend meditation, bhajan, to remain in that atmosphere. Like looking at a photograph, to remind and regain original memory that you are Ultimate Truth, you are Final Truth.

That continuity is most important. It is required, and you have to remember all these things to be alert at all times. Today you are in ashram, tomorrow you may be anywhere in the world, because some or other day attachment with the body may distract you from reality. So whatever you have been told so far, it has to be followed strictly, this is very serious. If it is ignored, then again, the wavering mind will create many problems for you. Not to follow the mind. Mind should follow you. Mind, ego, intellect are functioning organs, their existence came along with the body. Prior to body knowledge, prior to beingness or prior to consciousness there was no mind, ego, intellect, no gender, no being. Nothing was there. After leaving the body what remains? World disappears along with the body, nothing remains. What you see as the world and its relations – all these concepts of birth, death, past, future, gods, goddesses are in the circle of human body. You have given birth to God, he does not have separate identity. Entire world is itself illusion where there is no birth or death, as you are formless. Prior to Beingness or prior to consciousness there is no form. After leaving body, there is no form – you will be formless nor go to any hell or heaven. Hell, and heaven are concepts. There is nothing bad, nothing good. Because you are not doer, there is no deed. Conviction, strong faith, will power and courage to accept reality is most important. Therefore, we are insisting to go through reality. Meditation is the only source to have spontaneous Conviction. There is no other source, no other way – by simply reading books and doing bhajan, no. Unless you identify yourself it is not possible. Mind will always try to distract you, it is always creating problems. Don’t give so much importance to your mind, it is just a subtle part of your body. After leaving body, no mind, ego or intellect will be there. There was no body mind prior to Beingness or prior to consciousness. Thoughts will be flowing always, what are useful to you keep, the rest – throw out.

Except for your Selfless Self there is no Atman, no Paramatman, no God, no Master that reality should be accepted. Do your duties, don’t neglect responsibilities, physical or food body. But during this time, you should identify and convince yourself that I am nothing to do with this body. Then whatever happens to the body will be bearable.

Same thing is repeated again and again. Only through meditation can you have that conviction. Because you are really Master, Brahman. Brahman is not separate from you. Atman is not separate from you. But because of body attachment and body-based knowledge you have forgotten your identity. So, I am repeatedly trying to invite attention of listener within you that You are Ultimate Truth. It is Final Truth. You may go anywhere; no restrictions are there. Okay?”

Sri Ramakant Maharaj