So what does it mean to inhabit the measureless? What is that? It’s to become that. How do you become that? Through grace. Through the grace of a living master. Through the grace of a living teacher who has spontaneously and through grace, come upon this himself. Through miraculous, extraordinary, incalculable infinite grace.
Bliss is the echo of that transcendental realization. Bliss is the divine echo when all the machinery has dropped away and one stands listening in that pure isolation, that Kaivalya, which has no other, that Oneness of Eternal Consciousness.
You can never even think you have this. You can’t even know it. You can be it completely, everlastingly. But there is no “how” and there is no “why”. It’s not bestowed by any god, any deity. It’s bestowed upon a sincere life for no reason, a life that moves in that current of love and devotion. You can’t be deserving. It has no interest in you as far as your earning capability. It has no use for any bargaining about the nature of it.
June, 2, 2009 There’s no sense or accrual of self-importance that goes along with becoming Awakened. You don't become more and more important and self-important to yourself. You become subtle and therefore out of the range of your immediate ...
The deeper you go into Enlightenment, into Awakening, the more subtle It becomes. Yes, It can also become fiery. It can become more fiery and activated. But the Core Awareness that is going though all of the experiences of Enlightenment, That is ...
There are two levels of Instruction that go on here: one is the mental-verbal communication, which can be misunderstood. And then there is the Transmission of the Heart-Consciousness, which cannot be misunderstood. One goes through the mind and ...
You need three kinds of faith to progress on this Path. You need faith in your Self; if you you're going to be with me as a Teacher, you need faith in the Teacher; that the Teacher is real; and the third thing you need faith in is Life, Life ...
March, 17, 2009 Moderator: A viewer in Iceland comments, "Yesterday, during meditation, my attention floated to you and at that moment I experienced a brilliant ball of White Light at my eyebrow." David: These are valid yogic experiences, ...
Liberation is something you can't describe with words. It's happening now! You can feel the force of It, It's Instructive Quality, It's Transmission-Power. And if you’re aware of what I'm talking about, you'll see that there’s a corresponding ...
Moderator: A southern California viewer says, "The vasanas is like the software we come with. Is there a way to destroy this or [do] we have to go though the experiences in life and exhaust them?" David: You can focus on a place where Reality is ...
Moderator:A viewer in San Francisco comments: "The identification with body is still strong in me". David: That's because you're not paying attentio! Or you've got an idea you've clung to so stubbornly that you're not going to let me dismantle ...
Moderator: A viewer comments, "I felt as if you were speaking to me during the meditation -- in my Consciousness. David: Yes, you should look for an esoteric or invisible aspect to our relationship, one that is not demonstrated empirically. In ...
Moderator: Another viewer comments, "Hi David, for the four times that I've been meditating with you, I felt a big difference. But since last week I feel little. Can you help?" David: Just pick up with me in this moment. Just don't worry, don't ...
The Universe has Its own pace: It's very slow and lightning fast at the same time. So in the end it doesn't matter whether you do a little or you do a lot. Running fast, you won't be able to overtake It. The hottest fire won't burn It -- It's ...
Moderator: As soon as you spoke about bhakti and Krishna, it was like a tidal wave of Shakti hit the Shore of Being. David: Lovely. Beautiful. Krishna means the "all-charming one." None of us can resist Him, even if we try. Even if we think ...
