October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam. Wednesday, 25 October, morning.   Maxim 5 cont. As the seminar continued, early mornings often found Daaji and the European abhyasis weeding the area around the lake behind the cottage area. This was followed by satsangh next to the lake in the open air, as the world woke up around. These were magical moments with Daaji. On the Thursday morning, Daaji continued on with his series of talks on the Maxims after morning satsangh. He started by adding a couple...

October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam. Wednesday, 25 October, morning.   Maxim 5 Daaji continued to meet the Europeans and interact with them both formally and informally over the coming days. On the Wednesday morning, he conducted group meditation at 9 am, and after writing in his diary he started his talk by saying, “I am happy that there are almost 35 new preceptors, prepared by our Great Master during the session today,” and then he started his discourse on Maxim 5. “Always be truthful, accept miseries...

October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam. Tuesday, 24 October, evening after dinner.   Daaji continued with the Q&A session with abhyasis from Switzerland, Austria and Germany after dinner. In response to a question on wisdom, he said, “Let us talk about wisdom. Wisdom is something you cannot give to anyone. That’s why it is only talked about in the spiritual arena. Knowledge and information cannot give you wisdom. Partly it is earned through experiences, and yet most do not become wiser despite undergoing painful...

October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam  Tuesday, 24 October, evening after dinner   After dinner, Daaji met abhyasis from Germany, Austria and Switzerland for an informal Q&A session. He said, “I would like you to go back with a good understanding of these maxims, and at least not be confused about them.”   Q:  You spoke about souls being divisible. Can it also work the other way that somehow souls unite? Daaji: The one soul that divides will ultimately unite. There must be some vibrational compatibility. Soul...

October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam  Tuesday, 24 October, evening   Divine Nature Daaji continued to talk about Maxim 4 in the evening after the group meditation. He started by reminding everyone that we simplify our lives so that we can become identical with our divine Nature: “When we add ‘divine’ in front of ‘Nature’, then the whole idea becomes very clear. It has nothing to do with the outer nature related to our surroundings – the temperature, climate etc. Of course we need to adjust...

October 2017, Kanha Shanti Vanam  Tuesday, 24 October: morning session, cont.   The concept of God and Godly qualities Daaji continued on in the morning talk after the group meditation by saying, “Babuji say to fix our goal to be one with God. I would like to touch a bit upon this concept of God. As I mentioned earlier, when mergence with the Divine happens, it is not that one is destroyed and the other prevails. When we are imbibing Godly qualities, it means...