It is not action that we must surrender - but doership!  It is not effort that we must surrender but the self-will that seeks to direct it in particular ways. Its not passion that we let go off - but attachment! Its not activity or engaging with life & its people/events that we must step back from- but from identifying self through them/that!

Effortlessness does not imply no effort; it means when things happen through a ‘me’ rather than by a 'me’. The self who ‘does’ things starts to recede; the Universal Self that is spontaneously functioning starts to be felt more palpably. Our sense of 'doing' things - ‘negative’ or ‘positive’- starts to recede; the sense of the cosmic play perfect as it is starts to be experienced more palpably. Effortlessness is the shift from i… to I. From limited individual self to the Whole! Effortlessness is pure discipline- current self disciple to its universal Self! And thus effortlessness is not no effort but the empowered actions and inspired activity of the universe- while current self is at rest and in surrender

The word effortlessness regularly used in spiritual paradigm has been totally misunderstood i.e. people take as if this suggests laziness on the part of the person concerned or as if no work/action will happen. This simply means you are not the doer. All is happening, if there is really anything happening. If you are not the doer where does the question of making effort arise at all ? In another word you are always in the state of stillness or at rest, if you really exist as per your understanding that you are not body and mind. It is not that the body will not be engaged in making effort and from the point of view of others you will still appear to be making effort like others are making.

Its effort that leads to effortlessness – in each phase of the journey - and on the whole its effort that leads to effortlessness… effortless happens when effort has played its role. Each one has a different experience ... and thus the main thing is that each of us comes across, or travels that path or that combination that is best for us in the Now... or what Consciousness chooses for its individuation in the Now

Renunciation doesn't mean rejecting the world- and its people events and things - it means being able to enjoy everything as the passing show it is! Otherwise it’s like willfully going for a movie, and refusing to enjoy it, fretting that it is simply an illusion! Whereas when we enjoy the movie rather than fret through it all, its inevitable end comes faster than we know! Somehow I feel this is what reflects in the way India celebrates many of its festivals- through spectacular parades which wind through its towns/cities and end by dissolving all the wonderful creations into the sea/river! Knowing life to be a passing parade to be fully entered into with great revelry - but one we know will pass by!

Indeed in true transcendence... we don’t reject, belittle, invalidate or dishonor that which we transcend ... we embrace the role it played, we honor it as part of the one continuum… we accept its significance for 'others' who are experiencing/partaking what we transcended... ! Transcendence= open arms ... not arms crossed across our hearts shutting it out!

The root word of discipline is ‘disciple’- and thus when we are ‘disciple’ to something - discipline in all its purity spontaneously arises! Thus paradoxically, authentic discipline is not that which is enforced or even self-imposed (for that will run its course)- it is not the stern task master it appears to be - but indeed the ‘effortless effort’, inspired endeavour and ardor of devotion that one experiences within discipleship!In becoming one with something – be it a task, a job, a goal, some learning, spiritual seeking or whatever –as we move beyond personal ego -self/ doership ...  the intrinsic cosmic sense or order flows unto us… the life force of creation itselF works through a 'us' in tailor made ways ..

Being... is not not doing anything... or not not thinking anything… it is not inertia or a passive of state of 'being'.. it is the pure momentum of being part of the cosmic play... a state of dis-identification/attachment to what happens through the 'me'...we can call it witnessing, acceptance, going with the flow... but allowing whatever is happening to be... Of course if what happening thru a ‘me’ in the Now... is nothing... then being is being with that nothing rather than fighting or resisting it.

Being is not passive or not passive...it is not active or not active...in practical terms it is a state where we fully embrace the now...whatever our now is made up of(our current desires, fears, roles, activities, non activities)....we live in acceptance and non resistance! At a deeper level it is non doership....we allow the Whole to flow through us! At its deepest its abiding in (not only intellectually knowing) Self/Awareness of Self... and   the creative passion and love that propels forth existence ....and thus... simply  being … in love...with whatever ...my part is in the now! So we come back full circle to point one! Practical to sublime back to practical!

Grace is the presence of 'your' absence. As ‘you’ the personal identity begins to merge with -& thus experiences -impersonal Self… the ‘you’ that is still present describes it as grace

Grace! As ‘you’ the personal consciousness that you are familiar with begins to dissolve - & become one with- Pure Consciousness...the ‘you’ that is still present experiences this poignantly unfathomable state as Grace. Grace iis not conferred on a 'me' by another- Guru God or Cosmos - Grace is the experience of Self flowing unto self!

The paradox of grace- the less of me, the more ‘i’ experience grace! The paradox of grace - as Self increasingly permeates and fills ‘self’… self decreases & dissolves! The paradox of grace – no self, no experience of grace- and live is gracefully lived …what Zen describes as boiling water and chopping wood.

Grace has little to do with another external larger force…god guru or cosmos- it is Self triggered at every step... Self triggers self...and self triggers Self ....and so on ..! This of course depends on our definitions of God/Cosmos/Guru /Self etc.... if we view them as the One Self... then it’s all Self to self to Self

Equanimity is a state that does not instantly divide everything into good-bad, like-dislike, gain-loss or pleasure-pain but sees that things simply - ‘are.’

Bliss is not some constant state of happiness & joy as we sometimes view it to be – but this state of equanimity. bliss is not a state devoid of ups/downs/pain but a state beyond these opposites, and in that is a subtle but all imp difference: bliss does not mean ‘no’ pain or downs, and neither does it mean a state of ‘only’ happiness or ups - because in being ‘beyond’ opposites even in the midst of up/down/pain/ joy self remains unaffected by them… and so that blissful ‘peak to peak’ or restful ‘valley to valley’ experience is humanly possible!

Each sin is a judgment we form through lives; and as we drop each judgment there no longer remains any thing like ‘sin’.

Lack is an area where Universal Consciousness has not been experienced. It is not an area of emptiness, it is not an area of absence, it is not an area of poverty, it is not an area of need, and it is not an area of scarcity. It is an area where Consciousness has not been experienced

Evil has no source other than separation from and ignorance of Self and thus as the journey to Self blossoms and ignorance abides and separation decreases...we increasingly move from the concept of evil into the original cause of it all- Love! Thus when you view another through the lens of 'bad' & 'evil' understand his darkness...his lack of awareness and unity consciousness … and allow the light of your awareness and fullness of source to flow towards him...

In separation from and forgetfulness of Self / Source and its abundance and love - do we fear and feel lack, alone and powerless...and think thoughts and thus take actions called 'evil/bad/negative' by the world. However as we unite with  and move into awareness of the Self/Source that we are - we experience Its state of joy, love and abundance- and there is automatically a decrease  of fear, anxiety, loneliness & powerlessness and thus thoughts &  actions ensuing forth from there ! Indeed as we increasingly feel safe and nourished and embraced as Self/Source-there is automatically an increase in thoughts and actions flowing from here!

Perfection is a dynamic state of being…not a grand finale or end as we often consider it to be! There is always more within it to tap and actualize - and paradoxically that is its perfection! Or perfection would soon turn stagnant and lose its perfection!

The word ‘pure’, is without the judgment it usually implies and thus not better than ‘dense’! The only difference in pure and dense is the vibratory frequency at which I am exploring or experiencing Self! Thus yes, while pure does refer to our ‘finer’ vibrations …in the larger picture it is these finer aspects of self, which choose the ‘denser’ experiences to add to their finesse. Thus ‘All That Is’ can paradoxically become –‘more’

Fears all arise from over identification with ego/limited self... and being unable to move into/abide as Authentic Self. So thru gyan, awareness and the many tools we have we make this shift and the firmer and longer we abide as Self ....the more do the fears decrease. At times when fear holds sway (like it does time to time for most) we need to voluntarily try and shift into Self (use the many tools-chants, or positive affirmation. meditation, gyan etc)

Peace is not in the absence of thoughts, but when thoughts can come and go and we are not impacted by them.

Peace is an instinctive longing – but the inner peace of the soul - is different from what we often call ‘peace’. Peace is not a passive state of being but an expanding of the soul! Peace is not in cessation of this and that but in a deeply fulfilled state of being! Peace is not in rest & respite but in eternal play!  Peace is not a wall placed protectively around you shutting out darkness- but a light, which banishes the ‘darkness’ forever!

Peace: More often than not, when I ask someone starting out on their spiritual journey what they are looking for they say: peace of mind! And it’s always an eye opener to them when I point out peace of mind arises only from deep abiding inner fulfillment!  Indeed in this fulfillment lies the true secret to peace of mind – because when you are deeply fulfilled – anxieties and worries can come and go but peace reigns within!

Humility is not a quality to be possessed but the absence of 'someone' to possess it. As one abides in the awareness that all is consciousness, that there is no separate me/the doer, that all qualities actions experiences rise in consciousness as consciousness wills... we move away from identifying with all that flows through 'us'.. and the sense of separate self dissolves & there remains no one to claim humility.

We are all unique & special...we are 'each' what the 'Whole 'chooses to Be- experience, revel, explore through a 'me'! Thus 'each' of us is what only we could be for the Whole… and in this gnosis is the embrace of our own individuality & that of every other! Thus being unique doesn't lead to exclusiveness but an all -inclusive embrace; it doesn't create hierarchy but is one with complete equality; it doesn't confer superiority but celebrates self worth with great humility sincerely believing that every other person on the planet is special and unique too. So come beloveds, enjoy & appreciate what only 'you' can be for the Whole... what 'God' has chosen to be through a 'you'! And yes beloveds enjoy, appreciate, revel & fall in love with all the other aspects /purposes of 'God'... through each & everyone around you!

Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid - Einstein! Very often we go through life or a stage of life thinking we are not particularly gifted, that we are perhaps stupid or average, or live life without purpose...we perhaps compare self with others...seemingly smarter or purposeful ...sometimes we try and live out others expectations ...and end up feeling worse for not being able to fulfill that! And then...we find … come across... our purpose to be in any current phase/life...this can be a learning or contribution it matters not...it happens when the time is right....but when we find this ...we find our 'genius' so to say...!A certain inner certainty , self worth, acceptance arises...we don’t try to be that fish striving to climb a tree but are happy to swim in our waters!

Individuality is Oneness exploring every nuance of Itself! And each individual remains the whole…because each individuality... actually... contributes and experiences - the Whole! Like a team of children may collect different data for a project- but they All enjoy the whole project and thus each others contribution/exploration

Shaktipath is direct energy transmission from one to another beyond time and space...an initiation is when we energetically move into a higher frequency of being...love is what brings the transmitter and receiver together. Initiation means when we are taken into a level of consciousness higher than our previous... by word, look or direct transfer of energy

True service is when the service serves the server! We truly serve in feeling served through our service; we best reach out, when we reach within in fulfillment; service serves the server or it becomes other things like duty, responsibility and the granting of favors

Service: To be truly served we must play our role in enabling the server, to feel served through his service! Be it through appreciation or exchange appropriate to the service - or his serving becomes other things like duty, responsibility and the granting of favors. Service serves the server; remember this as the server or the served or it becomes other things.

Your consciousness is your contribution to your world. Through an expanding consciousness, you are in 24/7 service, wherever you may be, through whatever jobs you may hold or not, through whatever your day to day life comprises of .This is being a ‘light worker’.

In the spiritual sense, you cannot be selfish even if you want to… 'your' growth is Mine… and ‘his’ ‘hers’ and everyone’s and ‘everything’s. You cleanse, resolve release your fears… for all! Why you may ask? Because my dear when you resolve a fear/weakness it is less prevalent in your energy fields, and thus in human consciousness and so you are making it easier for all concerned! You have reduced the strength of its vibration from the universe. When ‘you’ evolve any of you, every ‘other’ does so! It cannot be any other way… it cannot be. Because we are one, and the separations individuation's are only seemingly so! As your light increases, all’s light increases - it has to- each individuation may feel it or not differently depending where they are in the now…but everyone’s ‘light’ quotient expands! When you pray for your beloved, you pray for all without even knowing it because when a beloved receives love and positive intent all beloveds do - energy cannot be restricted and love radiates from one to another in ways far beyond your perception. When you heal a friend, you heal the world- you cannot heal one and restrict the ripple effect. What you view as ‘your’ desire for ‘your’ growth…your 'personal' journey… is only the tool We have designed towards Our expansion as Consciousness. See how brilliant We are? What a plan? There is nothing like ''your' growth in the larger picture- this is My masterpiece! Everything is for every…One…! All the work you do for ‘self’ …reaches all! What better plan could spirit have come up with? Indeed ‘you’ cannot tune into Spirit, evolve, pray, receive, grow heal… without all others doing so...

Dharma is not 'duty'; dharma is not 'the good' which opposes evil; dharma is the inherent state/nature of the universe/God; dharma is the laws of the universe; thus dharma for us implies being/doing is what you and I inherently are and are born to be and do

As we bridge the seeming gap from self to Self- we spontaneously and automatically move - from selfishness to Selfless ness! Selflessness =Unity consciousness = and thus thoughts, actions, responses flowing from That .Selfishness = individuated, separated personal consciousness (ego self/me notion) = and thus thoughts, actions, responses arising from its limited perspective

The secret of authentic balance… is when it can embrace its moments of imbalance! Stillness in chaos… like the universe! True balance is when balance and imbalance are not experienced as two mutually exclusive states of being… but as points along the one continuum… when balance is not seen only in the fixed centre point… but in the equanimity of wherever we might find ourselves in any Now… along that continuum!
Indeed often, a strictly imposed rigid balance on self, stems from a sense of deep imbalance, and fear of the unbalanced self...! This surface balance is like carrying ones ‘balance’ like carefully carrying wine glasses filled to the top and scared of them spilling over....!

Choicelessness does not mean opting out of life’s choices or abdicating our responsibilities (we cant, because not to make a choice is a choice!). Choicelessness is living in a heightened state of awareness … awareness of the many choices present, and the awareness that none is better or lesser, and the gnosis that whichever choice is acted upon (through whatever process one arrives at it- be it logically, intuitively, seemingly randomly or due to guidance inner or outer…) is what is Consciousness chooses through a me in the Now… its what is required by the Whole for the Whole in the Now however it plays out.Thus choicelessness is detachment from results… non-judgment (a dropping of labels like good bad right wrong happy painful)… acceptance of whatever is happening… non resistance to that which is …living in the Now! Thus Choicelessness is the move from separated ego-self and its choices, to Universal Self and its unity consciousness surrender to Its flow of events. In this choicelessness the ‘mind’ rests…bows out indeed…and without the active mind there is no separate 'me/you' …thus authentic choicelessness is non-doership… an outer active state of action … yet inner inaction …thus a state beyond karma (cause and effect)… no you no your action no cause and effect…leading us beyond samsara!

No choice is really 'wrong'! Even if it leads to what we may view as stagnation,  a dead-end or  a challenging situation - for that 'seeming mistake' was what we needed to meet, face & get out of the way- and in this understanding... there no wrong choices!