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Words are Good; Action is Better

Words are Good; Action is Better

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Loyalty is your lesson. Loyalty to your friends, to your ashram mates. It’s important they feel your caring. Words are good. But action is even better. You need to show them you care. Not effusive, but with real...

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Know God in His Entirety

Know God in His Entirety

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Today is about health. Are you doing all you should about health? Are you doing the tests one should? ‘Keep your body fit for Self-realization,’ your Master used to say. You really could walk much more than you do....

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Don’t Keep Gazing Elsewhere

Don’t Keep Gazing Elsewhere

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “It’s all about loyalty. If you want to find God, then you have to stay the course. Showing the Divine that you really mean what you say—that you want God. Without sticking to one path, one guide, one set of...

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Ridding Self of Body Consciousness

Ridding Self of Body Consciousness

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “We are trying to rid you of body consciousness. Are you willing to cooperate?”  Am I ready to give that up entirely? I still like feeling in the body. The senses are still active. I am not yet above the...

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Conscious Dying

Conscious Dying

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? As I write today it happens to be both Holi, in India, and Master’s Mahasamadhi. Mahasamadhi reminds us that there is a goal in life. That goal is Self-realization. The oneness of our soul with the Limitless Oneness...

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Devoted to the Light

Devoted to the Light

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Today it’s about devotion. What is it that you are devoted to?”  Well, it’s not exactly Master. Nor to Swamiji, nor to Jyotish or Devi, nor to Asha or Shanti.  Nor to my best friends in Ananda Palo Alto....

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