The Record of Shankaracharya Audiences – Index P

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Word	Year	Page	Description
Pain	1964	114  D	With spiritual knowledge we rise above the results of pain and pleasure and enjoy bliss even in the midst of actions.
Pain	1964	137  D	One should neither be broken by suffering, nor deluded by pleasure. One should maintain equilibrium in both.
Pain	1964	138  D	Subjects of senses keep changing and become the cause of pain.
Pain	1972	536-537  D	Fully realised person does not feel suffering. Pain and suffering are different things. All embodied beings are subject to physical pain.
Pain	1974	657  D	Pain is physical but can be increased with the addition of emotional suffering. See story of Holy Man and disease: Ramakrishna and Tulsi Das on page 657  D.
Pain	1974	658  D	If one can professionally help to relieve people of pain, that is good. But the greatest service to humanity is relief from grief - emotional suffering.
Pain	1977	816	Those who are adventurous don't experience pain - only the hardness of what they are going through.
Pain	1979	949	Change of attitude helps avoid new Karmas.
Paraman			See: Particles
Param-Atman	1965	243  D	Atman and Param-Atman are the same: two names used only for training.
Param-Atman	1965	247-248  D	Have we known Param-Atman before? Individuals possess part of the knowledge store of the Absolute.
Param-Atman	1965	249  D	Full Self-realisation occurs when Atman merges with Param-Atman.
Param-Atman	1965	250  D	Merging into Param-Atman is different from Self-realisation. It is a state, devoid of action: in Self-realisation activity has not stopped.
Param-Atman	1965	288  D	Letter to MDB re Sri Aurobindo's translation and Param-Atman seen as Prakriti/Purush/Purushottam.
Param-Atman	1968	358  D	Unity of Atman and Param-Atman is when there is nothing in between. For grace to come, unity must come first.
Param-Atman	1970	469  D	Mind is incapable of imagining the qualities of Param-Atman, but can imagine objects possessing those qualities.
Param-Atman	1970	470  D	To fully Realised Man 'within' and 'without' is Param-Atman, and not the mirage.
Param-Atman	1970	476-477  D	Atman and Param-Atman - explanation of the difference.
Param-Atman	1970	478  D	Param-Atman/Jiva Atman in Antahkaran of each person for purpose of guidance.
Param-Atman	1971	482  D	Further answer on 'hunt the treasure'.
Param-Atman	1971	514-515  D	Unshakeable faith in Param-Atman. See also page 517  D. See story of Mira and poison on page 515  D.
Param-Atman	1971	518  D	Atman is part of Param-Atman: there is no difference.
Param-Atman	1971	520  D	Thinking of Param-Atman leads to happiness and thinking of the world leads to unhappiness.
Param-Atman	1972	529  D	See Param-Atman in everyone and everything, and everyone and everything in Param-Atman.
Param-Atman	1972	532  D	On the path of love, Param-Atman is pouring his blessings all the time.
Param-Atman	1972	536  D	Divine incarnation. See story of Krishna and Yashoda on page 536  D.
Param-Atman	1972	539  D	This world wants your body, but Param-Atman wants your love only.
Param-Atman	1972	542  D	Brahma Sutra has ten different commentaries to explain what is and what is not Param-Atman. The solution is to find out for yourself.
Param-Atman	1972	547  D	Direct experience of the being of Param-Atman is reached through meditation and comes with the sound of the mantra. See letter on page 546  D.
Param-Atman	1972	556  D	Individual makes little effort for unity: greater effort is made by Param-Atman.
Param-Atman	1973	604-605  D	Param-Atman is reached only through grace - not automatically through adherence to certain disciplines. See story of Krishna, the Aryan Samajist and the idol worshipper on pages 604-605  D.
Param-Atman	1973	607  D	If you want to see Param-Atman, much work must be done first and patience is needed. See story of Prince who wanted to see God on page 607  D.
Param-Atman	1973	608  D	Param-Atman tries to help all the time, but it is our self-help that is lacking. See story of Woman and dead cat on page 608  D.
Param-Atman	1973	609  D	The remedy for dissatisfaction is to devote oneself to Param-Atman. When the Self merges with Param-Atman, they mingle inseparably, never to part.
Param-Atman	1973	610  D	If you do not see Param-Atman everywhere, then you see nothing. If you think that everything is Param-Atman, then love deepens. See story of Housewife and Mahatma on page 610  D.
Param-Atman	1973	612  D	Makes whole universe dance through nature but does not dance Himself.
Param-Atman	1973	613  D	Devotion before acquaintance with Param-Atman is forced, but after meeting is real. Then the body, mind and possessions become dedicated to Param-Atman.
Param-Atman	1973	618  D	Instead of trying to make thoughts dwell in Param-Atman, let Param-Atman dwell in your thoughts. Then coldness will disappear.
Param-Atman	1974	633  D	Re 'rest' on subtle or causal level. 'Go into stream of Param-Atman twice a day to recharge, then go out in world and act as the situation demands'.
Param-Atman	1974	643  D	In realm of Bhakti individual praises Param-Atman in its manifest form and tries to merge his Ahankar into being of the Absolute.
Param-Atman	1974	653  D	Param-Atman is unchanging but manifests through different forms. Our concept must keep evolving but our faith never needs to change.
Param-Atman	1974	660  D	R. asks about dedicating actions to Param-Atman if unworthy. 'Most important part is heart which is very simple'. See story of Elephant and crocodile on page 660  D.
Param-Atman	1974	667  D	Dedication to service of Param-Atman and to others of thoughts and actions at all times to stabilise mind. Purifying Manas.
Param-Atman	1974	692  D	Param-Atman gives every individual just what he deserves. See story of Holy Man and the three blessings on page 692  D.
Param-Atman	1974	694  D	Holding Param-Atman in mind is better than praying because we can do it all the time. Then life would flow naturally and doubts dissolve.
Param-Atman	1975	731  D	Param-Atman is calling us all the time. Only hindrance is the thought: 'I also am something'. See story of Gandhi and his wife on page 731  D.
Param-Atman	1976	778	Paper from H.H. Explanation of Param-Atman - all truth, power, joy - Sat-Chit-Ananda.
Param-Atman	1976	782	Cultivate the thought of Param-Atman in all his magnificence until the two birds sing the same song. See page 325  D.
Param-Atman	1977	790	Param-Atman has been described differently by different worshippers. He has said to each of them 'you are right'. This has led them to call one another wrong. See story of Blind people and elephant (2) on page 791.
Param-Atman	1977	804	Name of Param-Atman or remembrance is like talisman that brings about transformation.
Param-Atman	1978	834	Only necessary to remember for a few minutes each day.
Param-Atman	1978	844	Samashti is the entire cosmos: Param-Atman is Lord of the cosmos.
Param-Atman	1978	845	Three qualities of Param-Atman, omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence. In the drama He remembers He is actor.
Param-Atman	1978	846	Love is natural quality of Param-Atman exhibited in Sattva.
Param-Atman	1978	848-849	In reality Param-Atman is the same as Atman. The Vedas say that if you feel they are one it is Brahman; if you feel they are different, it is Param-Atman and Atman.
Param-Atman	1978	854	Four sources of knowledge: of Vedas, Guru, examples given by Guru, and one's own experience.
Param-Atman	1978	858	Three qualities - Sat-Chit-Ananda can be manifest or unmanifest. Param-Atman has a desire to rest, play and then rest.
Param-Atman	1979	876	Meeting with Param-Atman takes place every minute for every individual every day, but not recognised or remembered.
Param-Atman	1979	912	By understanding the operation of the three bodies we can transcend physical and subtle body to reach causal and Param-Atman.
Param-Atman	1979	932	If ego is attached to your soul (Param-Atman) then it is pure Aham.
Param-Atman	1979	933	Q. how does one act while remembering Param-Atman?: H.H.: dissociate yourself from the body, and consider the action is not being done by you as the doer.
Param-Atman	1979	944	Relationship of Atman and Param-Atman e.g. space of cosmos (Brahman), space of house (Param-Atman), space of pot (Jiva). Or, sun and light of sun, different yet one and inseparable.
Param-Atman	1985	1001	Param-Atman is all-pervading, unity; the world is in trouble because of multiplicity and divisions leading to injustice.
Param-Atman	1988	1023	Remembering Param-Atman and listening to Param-Atman are very different activities.
Param-Atman	1989	1029	The relationship of unity with Param-Atman pervades all individuals in the universe. A barrier is formed when individuals presume themselves to be independent.
Param-Atman			See also: God(s)
Param-Atman			See also: Absolute
Particles	1967	304  D	Particles of knowledge abound in places constantly used for meetings.
Particles	1967	317  D	Sattvic particles created by meditation and knowledge can transform atmosphere of a place and attract people.
Particles	1976	776	Particles from Realised Man enter Antahkaran and destroy bad feelings.
Past and future	1972	529  D	Forget the past, do not fear the future, devote the present to the Bhakti of Param-Atman.
Past and future	1972	552  D	Mind's tendency towards dissatisfaction with the present and the perpetual desire for the opposite in the future causes perpetual unhappiness. See story of Tramp dreaming he was in the Ritz Hotel on page 552  D.
Past and future	1972	557  D	The load of past and future - regret and desire for a particular outcome. Physical body also suffers. Cure is to be the silent observer.
Past and future	1972	572  D	D.S. Whenever you are thinking about anything, you are always in the past or future.
Past and future	1972	593  D	D.S. When you have made your mind free of past and future, you will be established in the present.
Past and future	1976	747	We should give up remembering past events with the desire to repeat them in the future.
Past and future	1976	756	Experiences relate to that which has already happened, so discussion of them won't help. From a spiritual point of view giving thought to what has happened in the past is useless. See story of Learned man and group discussion on page 756.
Past and future	1977	806-807	Past and future are involved with worldly affairs. Present moment is the immanent Absolute in which everyone can appreciate the Absolute.
Patanjali	1971	490  D	Eightfold system of Yoga. Meditation is shortened version of Patanjali's system. See story of Two artists (3) on page 490  D.
Patanjali	1971	491  D	Description of Eightfold system of Yoga provided by Jaiswal.
Patanjali	1971	498  D	Two types of leader: one following eightfold system and acquiring certain powers, other is wise or Holy Man, working only for disciples.
Patanjali	1972	585  D	D.S. All Yogic teaching, whether directly or indirectly is based on the Yoga sutra of Patanjali.
Paul, St.	1964	119  D	Potentiality, ability and strength of St. Paul.
Payment	1964	129  D	Disciple can pay only by giving to someone else. By his example he can propagate.
Peace	1964	125  D	Those fighting for peace breed violence.
Peace	1965	230  D	Peace brought by Mantra when allowed to work naturally.
Peace	1965	238  D	Those who have found the peace we all seek can give a lead to others.
Peace	1965	244  D	Helping others: those who have peace can give peace.
Peace	1967	300  D	Cycle of peace and activity through meditation.
Peace	1970	388-389  D	People who enjoy great worldly success only realise the importance of peace when they get a glimpse of the peaceful Self - their own or another's.
Peace	1970	401  D	One can return to abode of peace within simply by recalling the experience.
Peace	1972	567  D	D.S. Whatever one is doing, the aim is peace - either directly or indirectly. Meditation is necessary for this.
Peace	1972	584  D	D.S. One's degree of freedom from thought, one's peacefulness in spite of what is happening are a measure of progress towards home.
Peace	1972	593  D	D.S. Reality is our home. Until we reach home there will be no peace.
Peace	1974	639  D	R. asks about peace on subtle and causal levels and 'giving up'. H.H. quotes Isa Upanishad.
Peace	1985	1011	If you find yourself too busy, cut it down and take some rest.
Peace	1991	1058	Peace and happiness cannot prevail when individuals and societies' thoughts are secret, they speak the language of pretext and their deeds are deceptive.
Peak experiences	1968	345-346  D	H.H. comments on peak experiences. Attachment to be avoided. Example of supernatural experiences interfering with meditation.
Peak experiences	1968	346  D	Supernatural experiences need to be forgotten - they are like children's play. See story of Krishna as cowherd on page 346  D.
People	1970	437  D	Three types of people distinguished by predominance of one of the Gunas. Best not to be attached to any but become a 'witness'.
Perfection	1972	574  D	D.S. You should always work for perfection - an inch below perfection leaves some desires. While there are desires, we are not free.
Personal aspect	1968	351  D	Anything of personal aspect brings narrow limitations based on physical world.
Personality	1963	90  D	Personality is like a garment. When soaked in desire for Self-realisation, everything done with Love.
Personality	1964	167  D	Personality is what we collect here - in human form. Combines with essence to form essence for next birth.
Personality	1967	331  D	If you think you can help directly yourself, this is personality: you can lose your connection with teacher.
Personality	1972	548  D	Pratibha, Ahankara and 'personality' - J's explanation.
Personality	1980	968	R. suggests that Svabhava is equivalent to 'personality' in Ouspensky's system.
Phenomenal world	1967	298  D	Based on Chit, reduced to five elements.
Phenomenal world	1967	299  D	We become conscious of phenomenal world through subtle body made of conscious material.
Phenomenal world	1967	300  D	Causal body is source of phenomenal world as well as of our coarse and subtle bodies.
Philosophy	1970	416-417  D	H.H.'s advice on books on philosophy.
Photographs	1965	247  D	Disciples in India carry photographs to help in connecting with Realised Man.
Physical levels	1968	347  D	Relationship to subtle body and physical disease.
Physical levels	1968	350  D	Both physical and subtle bodies are limited, but limits of subtle body are more extensive.
Physical levels	1968	364  D	Guidance on meditation at physical and subtle levels.
Physical levels	1977	795	If peace is broken by whatever is happening in the physical body, it is necessary to note physical disturbance - one can't ignore it.
Physical levels	1977	798	Experience of Sattva through physical meeting of Guru and disciple.
Physical levels	1988	1024	Youthful idealism can be transmuted from physical to spiritual level.
Physical levels	1993	1084	Sat-Chit-Ananda can be experienced through the physical world - one doesn't have to renounce the physical. The physical world is merely an expression of consciousness.
Pingala	1965	244  D	Ida, Pingala and Sushumna: three forces of the Mantra.
Pingala	1978	822	Pingala, nerve in body - represents moon in relation to celestial world.
Pingala	1988	1019-1020	RG asks about Ida, Pingala and Sushumna in relation to meditation.
Pingala	1988	1020	RG asks about Ida, Pingala and Sushumna in relation to meditation. H.H. describes the rise of consciousness through the Chakras.
Planetary influence	1965	253-254  D	Freedom from laws of planetary influence.
Planetary influence	1978	822	Date of Khumba Mela fixed according to astrology and positions of planets.
Plato	1962	55  D	Manu system on same basis as Plato's Timaeus: two extremes, two means.
Play	1971	504-505  D	Krishna play - Ras Leela. Purpose is to show devotees that their life is a play. H.H. explains significance and spiritual meaning of characters and their actions.
Play	1978	858	Param-Atman has a desire to rest, play and then rest.
Play	1992	1070	The play, Leela, is for the pleasure and satisfaction of the Absolute. But the players forget this and superimpose their own preferences and limiting conditions.
Play			See also: Leela
Play			See also: Drama
Pleasure	1978	859	Pleasure comes from a small particle of Anand (called Suk) which we transfer into an object. Ananda itself is much bigger and unaffected by anything. It is your nature.
Pleasure	1988	1016	Way of pleasure leads to saturation; way of bliss is limitless.
Pleasure and pain	1964	161  D	All these experiences of pleasure, pain, and striving of the material world don't exist beyond Buddhi and in Atman.
Pleasure and pain	1970	442  D	We want pleasures but get pain. By giving up all desires but one - the desire for a meeting with Param-Atman, we are given everything. See story of King's abdication. Keys of the kingdom on page 442  D.
Poem	1970	403  D	Poem from Sikh poet, Nanak, re faith. Realised man helps motivation towards Self-realisation.
Poem	1977	799-800	Sanskrit poem, 'My Whole Being is Yourself'.
Poet	1976	776-777	Function of true poet: mind is not burdened, mental happiness predominates. He solves intricate worldly problems in a way that gives pleasure. See story of Doctor and ill-tempered wife (1) on page 776.
Poison	1971	515  D	Bhakti can cleanse, purify and present you before Param-Atman at your best. Harmful mental rubbish can be rendered harmless. See also page 517  D. See story of Mira and poison on page 515  D.
Politicians	1964	130  D	Giving meditation to politicians and taking part in politics.
Politicians	1964	132  D	Giving meditation to politicians and taking part in politics.
Posture	1971	509  D	Posture in meditation. Left palm under right = Nature (Prakriti) under Absolute, its creator.
Posture	1979	946	Importance of a still and comfortable posture in meditation.
Potentiality	1964	131  D	One has all the power necessary to achieve everything within oneself. Always remind people of their potentialities.
Poverty	1970	410  D	Remedy against poverty is hard and honest labour. If short-cuts are taken through dishonest means it will lead to unhappiness.
Poverty	1972	541  D	Ashram talk: poverty is a bliss if Bhakti develops in it.
Power	1964	131  D	One has all the power necessary to achieve everything within oneself. Always remind people of their potentialities.
Power	1964	141  D	There are ways to use power by force in system of Yoga, but for our practical use we use it when faced with necessity.
Power	1964	164  D	By meditation and true knowledge one can make oneself very powerful, even to the extent of being One with the Absolute, which is all Bliss, Consciousness and Truth.
Power	1964	179-180  D	Those who have realised their fullness and those who are approaching that, never know of their power. Only others see the power working through them.
Power	1964	183  D	When we go deep we are taken by this Prana to the base of the spine, the source of the power of the body - the sex centre.
Power	1964	189-190  D	R.'s experiences of a powerful force. H.H. says beginning of transcending energy becoming available but warns of expressing such experiences.
Power	1973	613  D	Development of power is more marked in human beings than in animals. The power resides in Antahkaran. Example of coloured light bulb.
Power	1974	684  D	The power you have, although little, is enough to take you to your ultimate goal. See story of Traveller with a small lantern (3) on page 683  D.
Power	1975	715  D	Make full use of power in individual, up to limits set by laws of the universe. See story of Traveller with a small lantern (2) on page 715  D.
Power	1978	849-850	Best use of surplus energy from meditation is helping others.
Practical life	1967	301-302  D	Need for householder to balance meditation and not resign from demands of practical world.
Practice	1964	120  D	By persistent practice and study, the awakening becomes nature.
Practice	1964	162  D	More practice and more practice and more practice is advised.
Practice	1965	242  D	Spiritual practices only for those who take drama of creation to be real.
Practice	1970	461  D	If truth discovered through good company and use of reason, all that is needed is to put it into practice. See story of Addiction to sweets on page 461  D.
Practice	1971	494  D	How to remove deep roots of Prakriti: long practice and love the Truth.
Practice	1971	500  D	One only needs clear vision and lots of practice to arrive at realisation. Simile of car and driver.
Practice	1971	514  D	Need to practise like new recruit having to learn to march. See also page 517  D.
Practice	1972	530-531  D	R.'s New Year Programme based on couplets from H.H.'s teaching. See letter of approval from H.H. on page 532  D.
Practice	1972	532  D	'Let the practice, the practitioner and the object of practice merge together to form one single identity.'
Practice	1979	934	Practice brings aptitude. No other practice necessary in addition to meditation. See story of Four horse carriage (2) on page 934.
Practice	1980	955	Resolves problem of distracting thoughts in meditation.
Prajna	1989	1046	Those who are ignorant and those whose Prajna (knowledge of truth as being) is not firmly established keep saying that everyone is the Absolute without real knowledge of it.
Prajna	1989	1048	There are men who are Prajna Pratisthita: a living abode of wisdom. A man of Prajna Pratisthita clarifies everything personally and presents knowledge in a new form.
Prakriti	1965	272  D	Creation: Maya (Prakriti) and Absolute (Purush).
Prakriti	1967	314-315  D	Mobile and immobile existence known as Purush and Prakriti - Absolute and creation.
Prakriti	1968	336  D	Two aspects of Prakriti. Para-Prakriti - peaceful and unified, Apara-Prakriti - agitation and movement.
Prakriti	1968	349  D	Prakriti is the force of nature. By taking a wife, a man becomes forceful.
Prakriti	1968	361  D	Prakriti in relation to Enneagram and Law of Seven.
Prakriti	1970	401-402  D	Manifested nature on universal and individual scale.
Prakriti	1970	419  D	Maya is of two types - Para and Apara-Prakriti, pure and impure Chetan Shakti.
Prakriti	1970	420  D	Gender does not apply to Prakriti or Purush: only on physical level. See story of Tulsi Das refused to see women on page 420  D.
Prakriti	1970	421  D	Life, death and rebirth is field of Prakriti - the physical world coming and going.
Prakriti	1971	482  D	External layers of Prakriti. See story of Seven gates. Keys of the kingdom. Explanation (1) on page 482  D.
Prakriti	1971	483  D	Description of recitations from Ramayana about Prakriti and Purush: pull between attachment to Prakriti and devotion to Purush.
Prakriti	1971	488  D	Melting of the heart through purification of Prakriti - habits practised in the past that have become the individual's nature.
Prakriti	1971	490  D	Systematic practice to refine and beautify Prakriti. See story of Two artists (3) on page 490  D.
Prakriti	1971	492  D	H.H.'s description of Prakriti and how its component parts function when pure and impure.
Prakriti	1971	493  D	Simile of wife to Prakriti. Prakriti establishes good or bad relations in world and spiritual world. See story of Boy visiting bride, and thief from train on page 493  D.
Prakriti	1971	493  D	Purification of Prakriti demands strong desire. Some perform the rituals and meditate but they don't stand by the truth. See story of Old woman in ashram and alarm clock on page 493  D.
Prakriti	1971	494  D	Only by long, persistent practice can that deep roots of Prakriti be uprooted.
Prakriti	1971	495-496  D	Various methods of uprooting bad Prakriti.
Prakriti	1971	508  D	Dakshina-Murti hand signal: the three fingers representing different aspects of Prakriti.
Prakriti	1971	509  D	Description of Indian meditation posture with left hand symbolic of Prakriti.
Prakriti	1972	560  D	Threefold nature of Prakriti: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic - applies to both man and universe.
Prakriti	1974	628  D	Impulse for all movement in universe is given by Prakriti.
Prakriti	1974	635  D	Rama's marriage in Ramayana: union of Purush and Prakriti. See story of Rama's marriage on page 635  D.
Prakriti	1974	649  D	Whether male or female, everyone is Prakriti - we all have this part of the Absolute through which the individual is known. See story of Rama becomes Sita and Sita becomes Rama on pages 650-651  D.
Prakriti	1975	729  D	The number eight symbolises Prakriti.
Prakriti	1978	847	Chetan Shakti is sometimes called Prakriti.
Prakriti	1978	858	Sat-Chit-Ananda is nature (Prakriti) of Param-Atman.
Prakriti	1982	995	Law of Three starts with Prakriti and from there arises manifestation of entire universe.
Prakriti	1985	1010	Prakriti is feminine aspect of our life. Purush is male aspect.
Prakriti			See also: Nature
Prana	1964	109  D	The Pranas adjust after start of meditation and smooth and balanced breathing follows.
Prana	1964	112-113  D	Prana is that which we inhale: points of contact of Prana in body. In meditation seat of Prana is in the pelvis.
Prana	1964	129  D	Prana is not very active during day: takes over at night. Meditation gives rest and food to Prana.
Prana	1964	130  D	Can be controlled by Yoga but different way from ours. Also see other version on page 131  D.
Prana	1964	133  D	Sun is the same to us as Prana (vital breath) is to the body.
Prana	1964	152  D	In happiness the Prana (Life Force) rises upwards and in pain and strain it is pressed down.
Prana	1964	181  D	Quote from Mandukya Upanishad and diagram illustrating Pranas.
Prana	1964	182-183  D	Details of Pranas given by Jaiswal. Main functions described.
Prana	1964	183  D	All ten Pranas in the microcosm are in the macrocosm also.
Prana	1964	195  D	Body can be a bridge or a barrier. In the early stage, regulating the body is very necessary to allow proper functioning of Prana, Manas and Buddhi.
Prana	1964	211  D	Description of Prana and the other four bodily functions. See Q. page 210  D. See story of Prana is the most important on page 211  D.
Prana	1978	832-833	Correct posture in meditation is important to get stillness of body and equalised breathing - stillness of Prana. These help to still Manas.
Prana	1978	846-847	Prana and Apana - breathing in and exhaling. If these are not equalised there is loss of power.
Prana	1979	919	Still in action in deep sleep otherwise our sense of continuity would be lost.
Prana	1982	996	Q. re control of Prana before and during death of body. Prana totally physical: just let it be. Prana merges into universal - it is out of your control.
Prarabdha	1972	545  D	If Prarabdha (past karma) and Buddhi both support a physical act, success is inevitable.
Prarabdha	1972	548  D	Is parcel of all our deeds from past lives for which we have to reap consequences in this life.
Prarabdha	1975	709  D	Causal explanation for accidents is that the person may have done something in his previous life for which he is now paying the price, Prarabdha.
Prarabdha	1977	794	Body is product of Samskar and Prarabdha. It goes by the laws it is designed or forced to follow.
Prarabdha	1979	902	Causes us to go through certain things in this life. We need to take the best precautions we can.
Prarabdha	1979	914-915	Debts to be paid in present life. If it's strong and compulsive it either forces good fortune or prevents it. But best to take the challenge into your own hands and work hard.
Prasad	1978	841	After initiation we should see everything as gift from Absolute.
Prasad	1979	939	The gift of the Lord. After an offering is made the Lord gives it back. We must not accept anything without first offering it to the Lord.
Prasad	1979	940	Seeing everything as Prasad removes individual ego or Ahankar and purifies intellect.
Pratyahara	1971	502  D	Use of mantra to induce sleep. This is Pratyahara from eightfold system and can be used as such.
Pratyahara	1971	516  D	Explanation from Jaiswal. See letter on page 515  D.
Pratyahara	1979	951	Pratyahara means calling the mind back from the world. Effectiveness depends on Gunas.
Prayer	1962	33  D	Same results as meditation can be achieved by Yoga or prayer but not always suited to ordinary man's life.
Prayer	1963	95  D	No need for additional discipline such as prayer before sleeping. Just turn the mind inwards with the help of the mantra, then there will be the sleep of bliss.
Prayer	1970	402  D	Prayer of Tulsi Das.
Prayer	1970	428  D	Use of prayer to reduce Rajasic influences before meditating: helps to melt the heart.
Prayer	1970	464  D	Use of own prayers and reciting mantra to remind one of the teaching.
Prayer	1974	641-642  D	One can't ask questions of Atman, but one can pray to Him to resolve questions.
Prayer	1974	691  D	Prayers are of four kinds. One is Ardu - a cry for help, the last is without desire - an offering or repayment of a debt.
Prayer	1974	692  D	Param-Atman gives every individual just what he deserves. See story of Holy Man and the three blessings on page 692  D.
Prayer	1975	724  D	R. compares 'holy' feelings concerning Param-Atman and mantra with Lord's Prayer.
Prayer	1975	724-725  D	Two types of prayer - can pray for removal of Ahankar, but better way is to speak of glory of Absolute. See story of Mahatma under the tamarind tree on pages 724-725  D.
Prayer	1975	730  D	No need to petition for help: Absolute already knows what you want.
Prayer	1976	758	Is an effort to obtain recommendation for removal of deficiency in ourselves. Any method is acceptable if done with sincerity.
Prayer	1976	764	If disturbance in meditation is excessive, need to resort to prayer.
Prayer	1988	1022	Prayer is needed if one feels that meditation is not going well.
Prayer	1991	1060	Prayer is not a petition to fulfil one's needs. Such a petition does not work. Prayers are not for someone out there to answer but some One within to fulfil.
Prayer	1992	1073	Threefold prayer expressing desire for liberation: 'Lead us from the unreal to the real ...'
Prayer	1993	1074	Prayer is external. It creates space for grace to enter. Meditation is internal. Prayer seeks unity while meditation is unity. Prayer is useful before meditation.
Prayer	1992	1074	The efficacy of traditional repeated prayers is doubtful unless they touch the heart, for the power of the spirit is expressed mostly in spontaneous prayer.
Prejudice	1985	1001	If there is any attachment, there is bound to be prejudice.
Prejudice	1985	1007	True guidance can only be received if one is totally free of attachment and prejudice. Example of judge asked to judge his own son.
Prejudice	1993	1076	Attachment and prejudice dim the light of Atman by superimposing a covering. Then resolutions and decisions are always wrong.
Prem	1965	265-266  D	Two types of love: Prem and Moha. See story of Ram Das and the boil on page 266  D.
Prem	1975	712-713  D	Prem and Premaspad: Lover and Beloved, Atman and Param-Atman.
Prem	1979	916-917	True love, Prem, is love without attachment or demand.
Prem	1989	1035	Prema aims at giving not taking. The feeling is naturally expanding and pervades wherever it is expressed. But Prema can turn to Moha when interests clash.
Prem			See also: Love
Prem			See also: Moha
Present	1962	39  D	In the triad of 'time', Rajas signifies activity of present moment.
Present	1964	186  D	R. asks re making use of present moment. See story of Parents trying to choose unborn son's career on page 186  D.
Present	1968	352  D	To deal with disturbances keep attention on present moment.
Present	1976	755	Q. re how to attend to present moment.
Present	1977	806-807	Present moment is the immanent Absolute in which everyone can appreciate the Absolute. Past and future are involved with worldly affairs.
Present	1979	918	In the present moment the elixir of life, the knowledge and the authority of existence.
Present	1989	1048	One needs the company of a living man of wisdom who clarifies everything personally and presents knowledge in a new form appropriate to the present moment.
Pride	1965	271  D	Sattvic pride can lead one away.
Pride	1974	688-689  D	H.H. failed Dr Roles in a test a spiritual knowledge because of Dr Roles's pride for his own wisdom. See story of Devotee who wrote poems on pages 688-689  D.
Pride	1989	1031	Some having acquired strength and knowledge from meditation, leave the School and go their own way. This easily develops into pride and becomes the means of their downfall.
Pride	1989	1047	Feeling proud of being all-wise is an impossibility in wisdom.
Priority	1975	730  D	Give priority to the Absolute.
Prison	1971	520  D	Thinking that world is everything imprisons one in the physical body.
Prison	1973	608  D	A prisoner is a prisoner, whether he has been awarded 'A', 'B' or 'C' class accommodation.
Problems	1972	576  D	Ancient wisdom contains problems which can only be solved by experienced Gurus. See story of Gold buried at temple on pages 577-578  D.
Prodigal Son	1967	312  D	H.H. explains the inner meaning of the parable of the prodigal son.
Prodigies	1964	136  D	The last desire before one's death establishes the pattern for the next life.
Profession	1964	125  D	Profession, or status, wealth or poverty, talent or no talent is no criterion for coming into this work.
Profit and loss	1972	534  D	First two verses of Isa Upanishad tell us how to make a profit and avoid a loss in this 'trade' of life.
Programme	1972	530-531  D	R.'s New Year Programme based on couplets from H.H.'s teaching. See letter of approval from H.H. on page 532  D.
Promptings	1977	804	Unity of Buddhi/Self. Honour promptings from Atman. See story of Wrong mantra and goddess: Kreem and Kleem (1) on page 804.
Proof	1964	108-109  D	Two types of people - those who take things on faith and those who want proof of everything.
Proof	1964	111  D	Proof of effects of meditation for the scientific mind.
Prthivi	1988	1021-1022	Everything is made of Prthivi. To see each thing as separate is Anvaya, to see Prthivi alone is Vyatireka.
Pulse	1964	185  D	Rapid pulse unbalances the body for meditation.
Puppets	1972	557  D	Creation is like a puppet show with strings held by someone else. Be the silent observer - do not get 'animated' by the scenes. See story of People at cinema show on page 557  D.
Puppets	1972	573  D	D.S. We are like puppets, we recognise that we have no freedom and are just instruments of God. See H.H. comment on page 599  D.
Puppets	1972	575  D	D.S. There are three ropes (Gunas) attached to each puppet (individual). The creator of the show is making us dance. See H.H. comment on page 599  D.
Puppets	1972	599  D	If we were really puppets Self-realisation would be impossible. We have an Atman which the puppet does not have. See D.S. statement on page 573  D.
Puppets	1977	794	Man is only a puppet on physical level - on subtle level he is a man.
Pure and impure	1977	807-808	The pure in heart perform actions and these leave no Samskar on them. Analogy of drawing a line in stone, earth, water.
Pure and impure	1977	809	There are two parties to any communication. If one is pure and the other impure, victory will go ultimately to the pure in heart.
Pure reason			See: Viveka
Purification	1971	488-489  D	Different ways to make Prakriti good and useful, ready for communication. Example of troublesome tenant.
Purification	1971	493  D	Purification of Prakriti demands strong desire. Some perform the rituals and meditate but they don't stand by the truth. See story of Old woman in ashram and alarm clock on page 493  D.
Purification	1971	494  D	In purification of Prakriti, all outer help stops after Buddhi. Only the Self can help from that point.
Purification	1974	656  D	If one wants to purify the body and make it a temple for Atman, all that is needed is to do away with ignorance.
Purification	1976	744	Use of holy music to purify mental attitude before meditation. Description of action leading to purification. Actions as well as meditation lead to purification of heart.
Purification	1976	746	Meditation brings light to show up the dust on the mirror which obscures the image of Atman.
Purification	1976	754	Methods of purifying Antahkaran.
Purification	1976	755	Preparation for expressing gratitude is purification of Chitta.
Purification	1993	1083	When all impediments are removed and no limitations remain, the so-called consciousness of the individual will merge into universal consciousness.
Purity	1970	395  D	Key to transformation is the intensity of desire for purity and simplicity. Example of bottle of pure and coloured water.
Purity	1970	409  D	We do not realise the powers we can command through purity of purpose. See story of Guru and milk of lioness (2) on page 409  D.
Purity	1970	472  D	Purity and impurity of situations seen when Sattva in abundance. If Rajas or Tamas predominate, people crash against obstacles and go astray. See letter on pages 466-467  D.
Purity	1973	623  D	The ideas, intentions and motives of those who provide themselves with rest on the causal level are pure and simple.
Purity	1974	631  D	Three bodies; diving deeper is to be in purified state of these three types of function.
Purpose	1967	310  D	Our purpose is peace, and peace is in giving up all attachments and desires.
Purpose	1967	311  D	The creation is a play and is only for enjoyment.
Purush	1965	272  D	Creation: Absolute (Purush) and Maya (Prakriti).
Purush	1967	314-315  D	Mobile and immobile existence known as Purush and Prakriti - Absolute and creation.
Purush	1970	412  D	Only one Purush (Absolute). See story of Narada's riddle on pages 411-412  D.
Purush	1970	420  D	Gender does not apply to Purush or Prakriti: only on physical level. See story of Tulsi Das refused to see women on page 420  D.
Purush	1971	483  D	Description of recitations from Ramayana about Purush and Prakriti: pull between attachment to Prakriti and devotion to Purush.
Purush	1974	635  D	Rama's marriage in Ramayana: union of Purush and Prakriti. See story of Rama's marriage on page 635  D.
Purush	1974	649-650  D	There is no difference between the masculine and the feminine - everyone is the master (Purush) and everyone must also be the servant and help each other. See story of Rama becomes Sita and Sita becomes Rama on pages 650-651  D.
Purush	1985	1010	Purush is male aspect aspect of our life. Prakriti is feminine aspect.

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