12 Aug 2009 Tucson, United States of America
Category: Guru
Yesterday in the evening we were invited to an informal reception where I should say some words and people could get to know me, Yashendu and our work. One of the things I talked about was again how I would like people to see me or what I want to be for people. I want to be a friend, not a teacher. I would like to share but not to teach. And this is how I am not a master because a master tells his disciples what to do and what not to do. I want to give you the possibility to make your own decisions. I also don’t want anybody to worship me. Please don’t put my picture on your altar. If you like me and my face and want to put my picture into your living room where you have pictures of your family and friends, please do that. This will be nice for me. But don’t put my picture on the altar, I am not god.
Some people have the ego to think of themselves as God and want to have their picture, their shoes, picture of their feet or even statues of themselves on altars. I don’t want to be worshipped, please don’t do ceremonies around my picture. I would like to be in your heart, not on your altar.
It was a nice evening yesterday and a long day again today. I had many healings and in the evening we went to Victor and Jhan’s global chanting group and for a Darshan after chanting. It was such a beautiful evening, we all danced and chanted still in the Darshan. We had a great evening.
Tags:: Followers, Guru, Ego, God, Ceremony, Heart, Worshipping
2 Comments
Posted By Swami Balendu
Apra’s German Grandparents in Vrindavan - 28...
It is Saturday, the weekend has started and for ou...
Sometimes it is strange for me to see how much fea...
A whole lot is going on, as always, and we are bus...
I have always been a believer in open communicatio...
So yesterday was my 45th birthday and definitely a...
Until now, I have not told you yet about a program...
Today I woke up in the morning, as usual next to m...
I yesterday wrote about parents who want to suppor...
I yesterday wrote that you should enjoy your work,...
Yesterday I talked about the fascination for &lsqu...;
When you express something it is usually because y...
Today I saw a video clip about a so-cal...
Yesterday I described the yoga and meditation guru...
While we were having breakfast we had a nice conve...
Yesterday I wrote that religion manipulates your m...
When I wrote yesterday’s diary entry, I also...
I recently gave a chakra workshop for the first ch...
With yesterday’s Guru Purnima holiday, I als...
Today is Guru Purnima, Master’s Day in India...
Yesterday in the evening we were invited to an inf...
When I yesterday thought and wrote about our role ...
Read this letter in Hindi Dear Baba Ramdev, ...
Yesterday we were talking about the guru image tha...
Somebody asked me what you needed to become a guru...
I came across some news about a modern American gu...
Last year I wrote a sequence of diary entries abou...
First of all I want to thank all friends and peopl...
Yesterday I wrote about the responsibility that bo...
Today I had a very strange day like never before i...
Swami Ji, I know you want people to be real with you, so let me be real here- I am impressed that it doesn't seem like you have a big head. You seem truly wise and it is very curious thing for me to witness. I like it, and I appreciate it, and it doesn't make me want to place you above me... it makes me want to pursue wisdom. Thanks.
Reply By Tanya on October 23, 2010 03:19
Today was the last day of the school year 11/12. The children got their report cards, the olde...
Read All News
Sharing Happiness is more important than sharing Sadness.
SourceYou have everything that you need now! You have every reason to be happy! Be happy and love your life!
SourceNo Guru or master can tell you who you are because we are all unique. You have to find the answer yourself.
SourceReal prosperity is happiness that is not disturbed by a fluctuation of numbers. When you are happy you should have a big generous heart which will try to make others happy.
SourceDon’t bring business talk everywhere. Stop it, at the latest when you go into the bedroom. No business is allowed there anymore, just love and the relationship of you and your partner.
SourceDeath is the last event of our life and we should welcome it with open arms and a smile. Don't be afraid of life and don't be afraid of death.
SourceChange is normal and just a sign that you are alive and in the flow of life. We always change for the better when we make a conscious change and decide to change along with times. We are changing in every second and it is better to accept this change than to fight it.
SourceYou are the creator of your world. If you want to make yourself small, you can, but you can also realize your strength and see that we are all human, all the same. There is one love and one god for all of us.
SourceMany people of older generations go to church not because of their belief. They go because if they don’t, the neighbours will talk bad or the priest will think they are not religious.
SourceThe thought of independence and freedom made people lonely.
SourceMeditation can go long ways in giving you mental discipline. This discipline can help you realize what you can do to feel good in your body.
SourceA miraculous healing is usually not any miracle but just the natural strength of the body. The full credit goes to the healer who pretends that it was him who could heal.
SourceIt is normal to have ‘negative’ emotions like anger, sadness or jealousy. Allow them, accept them and let them go. If you fight and struggle you will suffer more. Find a reason to be happy again
SourceGod is love and love is God. The definition that you give for ‘God’ you can also give for love. God is infinite. Love too. There is no end and no limit. Love cannot be finished, it is simply impossible.
SourceEnd a friendship if it only exhausts you!
SourceIn a relationship you have to dissolve your ego without any expectations to the other one. If you don’t want to dissolve your ego, why do you want a relationship?
SourceIf you want to follow a Guru, a master, a sect leader or any kind of belief, don’t have your children affected, too! Give your children the possibility to decide themselves. Show them the normal world, let them develop properly with the full capacity of their mind to be critical, to think about everything themselves and with full emotional abilities, too! Give your child the freedom and the possibility of a healthy, normal lifestyle.
SourceMeditation is a good way to discover your feelings and to come from head to heart.
SourceSometimes the mind creates an illusion in which true love cannot be seen. However love never dies and if you make an effort and don’t give importance to your ego, you can see clearly and find the love which was always there.
SourceEverybody is a healer because everybody has the love inside himself to heal. We all are unique but we all are one.
Source
Have something to say? Post your comment
Comments are moderated and will be allowed if they are about the topic and not abusive.