So the wise person searches for truth now, and tries to become free now.
So let’s briefly go over the four principles again, for I feel they’re very important. Another thing I do is this: Most ministers, teachers, whatever, philosophers, they always search for new knowledge. They research, research, research, and then they share with their congregations or students something profound, something new every Sunday. And, of course, you always forget the previous Sunday, and you go into new words. It’s a game of words. You may learn about the astral planes, the causal planes, reincarnation. You may learn about how to become positive in your life, how to attract the right mate, how to attract money, health, and all kinds of stuff. How to channel, how to do this, and it’s very exciting to the ego. What we do here is, we try for you to remove your ego so you do not get caught up in the world. That’s the only way to become happy, truly happy, and Self-realized. This is why I reiterate, and repeat again and again, the same principle, so it can soak deep into your subconscious mind, and you can become a living embodiment of this truth.
Could you state the four principles again, as clearly as possible? (1) I understand, I feel, I perceive, that everything, everything—and emphasize the second everything—is a manifestation of my mind. (2) I feel and understand deeply, that I am unborn, I do not prevail, and I do not disappear.
(3) I feel and understand the egolessness of everything, of all creation.
(4) have a deep understanding of what Self-realization is by what it is not. That’s it. What if we don’t feel that, should we say that? Say it when you wake up. It starts something going.
During the day should we say that?
Make it a little different. Think that everything is a projection of your mind. In the morning it is good to say, I perceive, I understand. When you first open your eyes, you are not awake yet, and you are your real Self. Therefore, you are confessing to yourself your real nature. It goes deep into the subconscious mind as a new idea.
Should we be asking all these questions in satsang?
Real satsang is not intellectual, it is the reality of the person giving it. New students all ask the same questions. That is their perception. No matter what I say, they never will be able to see it until they become it, because they identify with their bodies.
It is the ego that wants to know. When you begin to feel that you know less, that is a good sign, because you know less about the world and more about the Self. The more confounded you become, the more the ego breaks up. Isn’t the purpose of satsang to ask questions? Yes, but you have to practice the things I tell you and watch what happens. When you leave here you have to work on yourself and not just get caught up in the world until the next meeting. You’ll see what happens.