Questions and Answers 1950-1951

04/22/2025
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Aspiration and Demand

What is the difference between aspiration and a demand? When you have experienced both, you can easily make the distinction. In aspiration there is what I […]
04/15/2025
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Becoming aware of One’s Movements

One must be clearly aware of the origin of one’s movements because there are contradictory velleities in the being—some pushing you here, others pushing you there, […]
04/13/2025
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Perfecting Oneself

To perfect oneself, one must first become conscious of oneself. I am sure, for instance, that the following situation has arisen many times in your life: […]
02/08/2025
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Difference between Aspiration and Demand

What is the difference between aspiration and a demand? When you have experienced both, you can easily make the distinction. In aspiration there is what I […]
01/10/2025
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Being Plastic in Circumstances

If one is plastic in all circumstances, isn’t it a weakness? But you are not asked to be plastic to the will of others! Nobody asked […]
11/23/2024
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How to control Temper?

If you have a serious difficulty in your character, for example, the habit of losing your temper, and you decide: “I must not get angry again”, […]
02/17/2024
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Why are there difficulties?

If you look at yourself carefully, you will see that one always carries in oneself the opposite of the virtue one has to realise (I use […]
02/12/2024
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Are you ready for path ? Check for these 3 Signs

Are there any signs which indicate that one is ready for the path, especially if one has no spiritual teacher? Yes, the most important indication is […]
01/25/2024
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True Intelligence

There is one thing very difficult for the mind to do but very important, according to me: you must never allow your mind to judge things […]