Posts by Hanuman Satsang

I had been a devotee of Krishna from childhood. So much so that Krishna even would manifest in front of me in physical form. I could register him with all my senses in the same way that I could see ordinary things. I had been spending about four days in Adi-annamali on the other side…

From the Master to a disciple 25 years ago: You don’t need any methods to get rid of wrong ideas you have about yourself. All that you have to do is to stop believing them. The best way to do this is to replace them with ideas which more accurately reflect the real state of…

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and…

A very old Chinese Taoist story describes a farmer in a poor country village. He was considered very well-to-do, because he owned a horse which he used for plowing and for transportation. One day his horse ran away. All his neighbors exclaimed how terrible this was, but the farmer simply said “Maybe.” A few days…

Name and form hide Reality: This is the Teaching. Giving name and form is an obstacle to Freedom because then the Substratum, Consciousness, cannot be seen. Call it a statue of a horse and the granite is hidden, see a ring and you won’t see the gold. Name and form can never leave Consciousness, as…