The mind is like a tiger that pulls you into the great illusion of Maya—the suffering nature of life. To ride the tiger is the great teaching of Papaji—the sublime vigilance of now. To master your mind is the deep recognition there is no mind.

The great teaching, or dharma of Ramana Maharshi, is the power of stop. Stop running. Stop hiding. Stop lying. Stop thinking. But how do you stop when your mind continually wants to fight or react to life situations?  Is it even possible to stop thinking?

The instant you deeply agaze upon the form of Arunachala Siva, the ancient and eternal master of Ramana Maharshi, you fall into the eternity of your own heart. This vast presence smashes the mirror of your ego—the source and substance of all the trouble you face in life.

The golden mean is the ancient philosophy of Aristotle also known as the middle way, which helps you break free of the paradoxical nature of life or the existence of opposites. Satsang is not a philosophy, but is actually the golden mean itself—a vast indescribable energy that immediately cuts through the paradox or the illusion of you to reveal the truth of you—unending happiness.

The satguru on the inside is the vast indescribable eternal presence of pure happiness. To abide in this presence requires that you surrender everything—every thought, desire, attachment. The moment you surrender everything is the moment you abide in the satguru as the satguru—the eternal ONE.

Moksha is liberation from samsara the great ocean of suffering—the karmic wheel of birth, life, death, and rebirth. It is a divine word, but what comes before any word?

You must have the fierce desire for liberation in order to break free of the ancient coins of suffering—fear and doubt, attachment and desire, pride and arrogance. How do you break free of this ancient currency that keeps you trapped in suffering for eons?

Knowledge will not set you free. The one who seeks knowledge is the ego and the more knowledge you collect the bigger the ego and the greater the arrogance. It is a trick of the mind to avoid the overwhelming intimacy of discovering the overwhelming love and happiness in your heart.

What do you do when your inquiry no longer seems to work? What do you do when you have been to satsang enough times that your mind "knows" the right answer? This podcast explores actual purpose of self-inquiry and the devotional practice it represents. True self-inquiry is the living presence of the empty cup of your heart. It was never meant to be purely a mental exercise.

This teaching represents ruthless truth telling, ruthless vigilance, and the ruthless resolve—the intense effort essential for the effortless realization of the eternal happiness of your being.