Contents: By date
Index: Complete word list
Alphabetical index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Special indexes: Stories ~ Ouspensky ~ Devotion ~ Non-duality ~ Action
| Word | Year | Page | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habits | 1964 | 187 D | Habits are useful neither in the material world nor spiritual world. If one has to have a habit, one should have a good habit. |
| Habits | 1968 | 336 D | There are many habits of mind which must be got rid of before Self-realisation is possible. See story of Monkey in tree (2) on page 336 D. |
| Habits | 1968 | 367 D | People who cannot give up their old worldly habits have to rise to a better level to see the Law of Cause and Effect. See story of Ants and sugar (2) on page 367 D. |
| Habits | 1971 | 520 D | Form the habit of thinking of Param-Atman. See story of Servant and bamboo on page 520 D. |
| Habits | 1972 | 539 D | Importance of forming habit of remembering Param-Atman because we do not know when the end will come. |
| Happiness | 1964 | 121 D | Everyone is running after more happiness. Ignorance is root of unhappiness. |
| Happiness | 1964 | 129 D | All seek happiness - from beginning of creation but attachment leads to wrong kind. |
| Happiness | 1964 | 137 D | Pursuit of happiness or eradication of suffering cannot be the ultimate aim. |
| Happiness | 1964 | 155 D | Q. on what H.H. means by 'being happy'. |
| Happiness | 1964 | 179-180 D | People today have taken the material world to their heart and they like this disease of material happiness more than anything. |
| Happiness | 1965 | 241 D | Happiness and misery not caused by lack of food etc. Both are a product of mind. |
| Happiness | 1965 | 244 D | One of the most universal of the aspirations is happiness. |
| Happiness | 1965 | 246 D | True happiness (Anand) one of natural manifestations of Atman. |
| Happiness | 1965 | 249 D | Human drive towards happiness. See story of Ants and sugar (1) on page 249 D. |
| Happiness | 1967 | 301 D | All creatures run after happiness - mind also. Meditation and rest for subtle body. |
| Happiness | 1967 | 303 D | People with doubts etc. have not located source of happiness. |
| Happiness | 1968 | 365 D | Once one gets the taste of inner happiness then one doesn't need anyone's help. One can only be led to a limit. See story of King and servant acting as Holy Man (2) on page 365 D. |
| Happiness | 1968 | 369 D | One has to experience happiness in order to leave behind misery and unhappiness. |
| Happiness | 1972 | 533 D | Conflicts between likes and dislikes leads to unhappiness. See everything as part of your own self. |
| Happiness | 1972 | 574 D | D.S. Happiness depends on happenings, which means it is not reliable. Bliss is self-evident and depends only on blessings. |
| Happiness | 1972 | 583 D | You cannot have complete happiness when you are limited because there is still something left to desire, and so there will be effort and prayer. |
| Happiness | 1972 | 591 D | D.S. You cannot have consciousness and happiness while remaining limited. The answer is to surrender to God. |
| Happiness | 1975 | 700 D | Real happiness is a natural property of Atman. The happiness that lies between two states of unhappiness is not real happiness since it has a beginning and an end. |
| Happiness | 1975 | 703 D | For happiness, the shedding of the separate sense of 'I' is essential. |
| Happiness | 1977 | 791 | The spiritualists, materialists and followers of cults are all seeking happiness. But at times we welcome unhappiness if we think it will lead to happiness. |
| Happiness | 1977 | 816 | How to deepen through hard work that may involve difficulties, hazards and sometimes pain. |
| Happiness | 1979 | 868 | Creation as a drama of happiness. |
| Happiness | 1979 | 881 | The happiness which arises out of realisation of one's true nature cannot be kept secret. Your happiness will affect others around you. |
| Happiness | 1979 | 912 | If you are attached to the drama, then there will be misery. If you are detached, then everything is blissful. See story of Brahma's holiday on page 913. |
| Happiness | 1979 | 936 | Person who can bear adversities will always remain happy. Control of desires and happiness. |
| Happiness | 1979 | 940 | If associated with an external object, the object will go away - but inside is the real happiness which is food for Atman. |
| Happiness | 1980 | 977 | Many take to physical world and look for happiness there, some segregate themselves in spiritual world. Both are incomplete. |
| Happiness | 1985 | 1002 | It is ignorance of unity that prevents happiness - not lack of possessions. |
| Happiness | 1985 | 1010 | If you help the world, you will be happy and the world will be happy too. |
| Happiness | 1989 | 1040 | H.H.'s parting message to WW: Retain a happy disposition all the time and feel that level of existence where we are all one and there is no separation. |
| Happiness | See also: Anand | ||
| Happiness | See also: Bliss | ||
| Happiness | See also: Joy | ||
| Hate | 1985 | 1001 | Hate or prejudice arises from attachment. You cannot have attachment without prejudice. |
| Hate | 1992 | 1072 | If due to hate, one is set on strife and separation at any cost, then even the scriptures and wisdom cannot help. |
| Hate | 1993 | 1075 | If mind has absorbed attachments and hatred, all its functions work negatively. |
| Head | 1970 | 450-451 D | People generally predominant in head or heart. It is essential to align head and heart to avoid distortions of the teaching and discipline. See story of Pumpkin and mango tree (1) on page 451 D. |
| Head | 1985 | 1010 | Purush (male aspect) dominates head and Prakriti (female aspect) dominates heart. Use both heart and head. |
| Headaches | 1965 | 245-246 D | Headaches and meditation: one should relax the body and release tension so that the mantra can start easily. |
| Heart | 1964 | 114-115 D | Love and stream of Truth are One, but when man catches it by heart or mind he catches it in two different ways: by his love, or by his knowledge. |
| Heart | 1964 | 115 D | Those who look through the heart get love. Head and heart merge at top. |
| Heart | 1964 | 140 D | Emotions and intellect are our two servants (helpers). Their seats are heart and head. |
| Heart | 1964 | 170 D | Buddhi is the active principle which collects valuables for the Self and passes them to the heart to hold. Seat of emotions. |
| Heart | 1964 | 170-171 D | The four streams of the inner world: Buddhi, Manas, Chitta and Ahankar, are all connected to the heart. |
| Heart | 1964 | 175 D | One can easily get near to the master by mind or one can keep his remembrance in the heart, and in Atman everyone is the same. |
| Heart | 1965 | 243 D | Men on emotional path don't need knowledge of higher and inner worlds. |
| Heart | 1965 | 264 D | Every activity other than physical activity originates in impulses from the heart. |
| Heart | 1970 | 450-451 D | People generally predominant in head or heart. It is essential to align head and heart to avoid distortions of the teaching and discipline. See story of Pumpkin and mango tree (1) on page 451 D. |
| Heart | 1970 | 453 D | A big or good idea from grace of Absolute is best preserved in the heart. |
| Heart | 1970 | 459 D | Although time in his physical presence is limited, H.H.'s mind and heart always ready to help all of us all the time. |
| Heart | 1972 | 560-561 D | If one asks from the heart, it should be available, but you may have to wait. Resolutions coming from heart keep returning. Example of driving car in town. |
| Heart | 1976 | 753 | H.H. refers to location of 'heart' as in Hatha Yoga i.e. central - different from physical organ. |
| Heart | 1979 | 896 | Purity of heart helps working of mantra. Given to different individuals it produces an effect according to capacity - degree of purity. |
| Heart | 1979 | 899 | Desires arise in heart. Brain is not activated. |
| Heart | 1979 | 900 | Desire is an emanation of consciousness. Whatever we desire is consciousness itself. |
| Heart | 1982 | 991-992 | Differences in English concept and Sanskrit word for heart. |
| Heart | 1985 | 1010 | Purush (male aspect) dominates head and Prakriti (female aspect) dominates heart. Use both heart and head. |
| Heaven and hell | 1970 | 421 D | Describes the experience of different levels of man born with characteristics and in circumstances that reflect the nature of their deeds in a previous life. |
| Hell | See: Heaven and hell | ||
| Help | 1970 | 459 D | Help related to physical or intellectual progress on the way is freely available from H.H. but the rest - meeting the Self - must be done by the individual himself. |
| Help | 1992 | 1072 | Unless one is ready to enquire, listen and act with love, one cannot be helped or have one's unhelpful Samskars removed. |
| Help | 1992 | 1073 | H.H. describes the operation of the three sources of help that are available to break the cycle of birth and death - Realised Man, Scriptures and Self. |
| Helping others | 1968 | 343-344 D | Q. re compassion for Czechs. Mental help is more effective than physical help. |
| Helping others | 1970 | 458-459 D | Best way is to not have any desire but to meditate so purely that there is a wealth of goodness which anyone in need can come and take. |
| Helping others | 1974 | 628 D | Process of giving takes place only when one has acquired. Need to dive deep - the bliss will help oneself and others. |
| Hemispheres | 1978 | 823 | Q. re two hemispheres. Sakarmath - collection of all knowledge, Akarmath - activity arising from knowledge. |
| Herbs | 1978 | 853 | Question about the use of herbs to improve Antahkaran. H.H. explains how they are used in India. |
| Hierarchy | 1974 | 629 D | At the deepest level of the Self, all men are the same - there is no hierarchy. |
| Higher centres | 1970 | 404 D | R. comments that Bhawana and Viveka seem to be the equivalent of the two Higher Centres of our Western System |
| Himalayan cave | 1975 | 735-736 D | The 'Himalayan cave' is within each of us when we need it. When inner peace is not yet natural, some seclusion is necessary. |
| Hindrances | 1973 | 612 D | Do not wait for a suitable opportunity to remember Param-Atman. Do it whenever a feeling of devotion arises, paying no heed to hindrances. See story of Doctor and ill-tempered wife (2) on page 612 D. |
| Hindrances | 1974 | 653-654 D | Whatever happens, we accept it and do the best we can. See story of Wrong mantra and goddess: Kreem and Kleem (2) on pages 653-654 D. |
| Hindrances | 1975 | 731 D | Important decisions - only hindrance to meeting Param-Atman is Jiva thinking 'I am also something'. |
| Hindrances | 1991 | 1065 | When talking about Self-Realisation one is really talking about the elimination of hindrances or ignorance which seem to indicate that one is not realised. |
| Hindrances | See also: Obstacles | ||
| Hindu | 1971 | 486 D | H.H. Mela talk: Hindus should unite and make efforts to help Sanatan Dharma to flourish. |
| Holding the hand | 1975 | 719 D | It is only by surrender to the Absolute through love that one wins all. See story of Man who wanted to buy King (1) on page 719 D. |
| Holding the hand | 1975 | 721 D | H.H. explains R. is already holding the hand of the king. Anything that comes in the way is only the past reflecting itself like a dream. See story of Man who wanted to buy King (1) on page 719 D. |
| Holding the hand | 1977 | 795 | When the Sovereign shakes the hand and gives away all his powers, this symbolises the unity of the Atman with Param-Atman. See story of Man who wanted to buy King (1) on page 719 D. |
| Holy Man | 1965 | 272 D | Sees things through the eye of Atman. See story of Holy Man and beautiful woman (2) on page 272 D. |
| Holy Man | 1970 | 391 D | Holy Man and servant - description of relationship by H.H. |
| Home | 1968 | 364 D | Meditation is a journey back home to the Self. Most of the troubles experienced are in the first half of the journey. |
| Home | 1974 | 628 D | ... the real home to which the individual needs to go. |
| Horoscopes | 1978 | 855 | H.H. explains about horoscopes. |
| Hostility | 1973 | 617 D | Love as motive force for sustaining world. The ultimate cause of hostility is love. |
| Hotel | 1965 | 234-235 D | Ways of knowledge and of love compared to going to a hotel. |
| Householder | 1963 | 94 D | Need to acquire arts of both material and spiritual worlds. |
| Householder | 1964 | 114 D | Fourth Way - action and knowledge essential. Two half hours meditation for Householder. |
| Householder | 1964 | 142 D | Householders should find balance of enjoying world and working for Self-realisation. Don't run away but live in flesh and work in spirit. |
| Householder | 1965 | 223 D | Effect of Sadhana on family life. |
| Householder | 1965 | 279 D | Three-fold Vedic system - knowledge, love, action. Path of action mostly for the householder. |
| Householder | 1967 | 301-302 D | Don't resign from world - proper measure of meditation. |
| Householder | 1967 | 331 D | Forces of knowledge, wisdom and inner strength can be passed through householders who are connected with a teacher. See story of Disciple who was a householder on page 331 D. |
| Householder | 1972 | 533 D | Busy householders sometimes lose sight of Bhakti in midst of daily engagements. Read holy books to counter this. See story of Rich man and Mahatma on pages 533-534 D. |
| Householder | 1972 | 561 D | Two traditional ways in India - spirituality through action, or through renunciation. |
| Householder | 1972 | 572-573 D | D.S. You can be doing many things, but you can offer them all to God - acting, drinking, sleeping, walking. |
| Householder | 1972 | 576 D | Janaka, Rama and Vasishtha examples of householders who worked for liberation of mankind through activity. |
| Householder | 1972 | 576 D | If one knows one is Atman, there is no need to bypass worldly activity. |
| Householder | 1972 | 592 D | D.S. Anything that heals your worries is meditation. It is not necessarily sitting quiet, it can be when performing household duties. |
| Householder | 1978 | 837 | Initiation for householders. |
| Householder | 1978 | 839 | Don't be afraid of the worldly pull - do your job to the best of your ability. |
| Householder | 1979 | 933 | Bhakti aspect of Sadhana easiest for householder. Knowledge is also a kind of Bhakti, necessary for devotion. |
| Houses | 1961 | 6 D | Our little house and our magnificent house. |
| Hrdaya Kamal | 1976 | 773 | Upanishad description of (Antah) Karan - heart of lotus or lotus heart. |
| Humility | 1965 | 282 D | Essential on way to spirituality. |
| Humility | 1970 | 454 D | Humility and melting of the heart. |
| Humility | 1989 | 1039 | Humility keeps the door open so that consciousness and bliss keep passing without restriction. The compassion of the Self keeps flowing without limitation. |
| Humility | 1989 | 1046 | The rise and evolution of consciousness, even after the acquisition of knowledge, is only possible in humility. |
| Humours | 1977 | 798 | Humours - everyone governed by predominance of a Guna. |
| Hunt the treasure | 1970 | 478 D | Guiding voice from Param-Atman when we are in difficulties. |
| Hunt the treasure | 1970 | 479 D | Further advice on how to find what one is looking for. See Q. on page 478 D. |
| Husband and wife | 1968 | 349 D | Best way of keeping good relationships is to serve the person you love and not put up any demands |
| Husband and wife | 1968 | 365 D | Analogy with Atman uniting with Param-Atman |
| Husband and wife | 1977 | 803 | Relationship of husband/wife is on causal level, even though there may sometimes be friction. |
| Husband and wife | 1980 | 966 | Importance of unity and being together at initiation. Wife needs full information and to be treated with equal honour. |
| Husband and wife | See also: Marriage | ||
| Huxley, Aldous | 1964 | 158 D | R. quotes from book 'Perennial Philosophy'. Writings of first Shankaracharya and Crest Jewel of Wisdom. |
| Hydrogens | 1971 | 482 D | R. relates story of seven gates to Ouspensky's seven Hydrogen levels in the Ray of Creation. See story of Seven gates. Keys of the kingdom. Explanation (1) on page 482 D. |