March 23, 2026
Who decides what will be done — what is 'duty'? No-one external to the self, which means neither another person nor one's own calculating intellect or blind emotion; but only the divine which is the indwelling omnipresence. Therefore, our foremost duty becomes the realization of the divine.
It will not do to hide selfishness under the camouflage of duty. We have cultivated the delightful habit of naming things and experiences — calling some good and others evil, some happiness and others unhappiness, some desirable and others undesirable. Once the pigeon-holes are fashioned, we endeavor to find a hole for every factor! We do not look at them to find their true nature, the truth. Yoga is the search for truth.
We practice asanas, pranayama and meditation, we discussed study of scriptures in satsang. Even these spiritual activities have to be correctly understood; otherwise they become mechanical and therefore unintelligent. When their truth is directly seen they become a single quest; otherwise they appear to be diverse and different.
The inquiring intelligence alone is free from the conditioning imposed by the naming intellect. This inquiry is goalless and therefore endless. If a goal presents itself, the intelligence shall question it. Any object, any image, is the subject of this questioning! When all objects are dispersed in the light of this intelligence, it (the light, the subject) shines and stands self-revealed. Since it is of the nature of consciousness, there is awareness, but not awareness in the subject-object sense. That is light. That is enlightenment. In that light the shadow of ignorance does not arise. One does not confuse the substance with the shadow, the description for the reality.
If you are hurt, first realize that it is the nature of the world. To expect anything else in this world is already foolishness. This is a world of unhappiness, this is a world of sorrow, this is a world of disease, this is a world of death. If you are looking for a world of undiluted happiness you have come to the wrong shop!