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Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Today’s lesson is about tapasya. If you expect to grow spiritually in this lifetime—I mean evolve into a better human being than you came into this world—then you’re going to have to endure cutting some habits,...

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “It’s your turn to lead group sadhana the next three sessions. How do you feel about that?” Well, as You well know, I don’t love long public sadhanas. I get both sleepy and restless. I would love it if You were...

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? Is it possible that I could fall from ego? Do I need to be careful about getting a ‘big head’ about communicating what is happening in my sadhana? Am I risking the gains I have been given by talking or writing about...

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? The group sadhana in the Ananda Palo Alto community temple was so quiet this morning. 60 minutes and hardly a sound of any kind. No restless movements amongst all the 11 meditators. It was awesome. And I wasn’t...

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? How do I teach others about listening to inner guidance so they believe me—actually, so they believe their own Higher Self? People are always so skeptical at the beginning. They don’t trust that what they’re writing...

Dear Divine Ma,  What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “It’s time for you to use your mind in a more reasoning way. I know you might lean in the opposite direction from that advice, because you think you’re a heart person, a bhakti. But each of us must be a balance of...