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The Archive

Every talk Ananta has given, in two lengths. The short ones for a pause in the day. The long ones for an evening.

1,571 fragments2,503 full talks

Short fragments

क्षण

A teaching in a single breath

Single teachings, ninety seconds or less.

1,657 in the catalogue

Full talks

सत्संग

Sit down. Stay an evening.

Two hours, sometimes three. In full.

2,569 in the archive

Ananta reads the Ribhu Gita Chapter 26  - 13th December 2016
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Ananta reads the Ribhu Gita Chapter 26 - 13th December 2016

There is no guru, no disciple, nothing fixed, nothing auspicious or inauspicious, and nothing that binds.

Dec 13, 2016

I am the Self (Contemplation)     -    13th December 2016
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I am the Self (Contemplation) - 13th December 2016

The mind is just a play of thoughts and emotions, but this is not for me.

Dec 13, 2016

Have You Lost YourSelf?  -  12th December 2016
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Have You Lost YourSelf? - 12th December 2016

How can you lose yourself? You are the self; it is more obvious than the body.

Dec 12, 2016

What is Reality and What is the Truth?   -    8th December 2016
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What is Reality and What is the Truth? - 8th December 2016

Truth has to be experienced as a direct living experience, otherwise it becomes another concept.

Dec 8, 2016

All That is Changing is Not This    -     8th December 2016
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All That is Changing is Not This - 8th December 2016

Direct experience is not a conceptual idea, but a deeper knowing of the source of all tasting.

Dec 8, 2016

This is What is Meant by Advaita Denial     -    6th December 2016
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This is What is Meant by Advaita Denial - 6th December 2016

If your surrender was true, you would not have this aversion to looking at the nature of desire.

Dec 6, 2016

What is Attachment?   -    6th December 2016
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What is Attachment? - 6th December 2016

Desire is the opposite of surrender; it is a reinforcement of our pretend individual existence.

Dec 6, 2016

What is Desire?   -   6th December 2016
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What is Desire? - 6th December 2016

Look for yourself and see: what is the genesis of a desire?

Dec 6, 2016

Who Confirms Your Existence?     -    5th December 2016
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Who Confirms Your Existence? - 5th December 2016

There is a hearing of these words and you are aware that these words are being heard.

Dec 5, 2016

What Is It That I Truly Want?   -    5th December 2016
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What Is It That I Truly Want? - 5th December 2016

You are the witness of the state of the mind, the body, and all phenomena.

Dec 5, 2016

This is Enough to Be Happy    -     5th December 2016
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This is Enough to Be Happy - 5th December 2016

Happiness is not found in material possessions; it is available here and now regardless of external circumstances.

Dec 5, 2016

This is the Key Point in Satsang    -    29th November 2016
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This is the Key Point in Satsang - 29th November 2016

The knowing of existence is independent of sensory perception, mental conceptualization, and even the regular flow of time.

Nov 29, 2016

To Surrender, Then It’s the Master’s Problem     -     29th November 2016
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To Surrender, Then It’s the Master’s Problem - 29th November 2016

Surrendering means we don't have any conclusions or judgments about ourselves; we remain completely open.

Nov 29, 2016

Scriptures Are Meant for Contemplation    -    29th November 2016
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Scriptures Are Meant for Contemplation - 29th November 2016

Scriptures like the Ashtavakra Gita are meant for contemplation of reality, not for prescribing outward behavior.

Nov 29, 2016

To Know What You Really Want    -    29th November 2016
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To Know What You Really Want - 29th November 2016

If you had a genie and only one wish, what is it that you would really want?

Nov 29, 2016

Checking: What is True?   -   28th November 2016
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Checking: What is True? - 28th November 2016

The definition of truth in spirituality is that which is unchanging and eternal.

Nov 28, 2016

Verifying Our Truth in Direct Experience   -   28th November 2016
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Verifying Our Truth in Direct Experience - 28th November 2016

To pick up the concept 'I am awareness' is not the truth; it must become your living experience.

Nov 28, 2016

Doership Gets Replaced With Wonder -  28th November 2016
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Doership Gets Replaced With Wonder - 28th November 2016

The sense of doership gets replaced with a sense of wonder as you see you cannot be harmed.

Nov 28, 2016

Everything is an Expression of Consciousness     -    28th November 2016
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Everything is an Expression of Consciousness - 28th November 2016

Everything is a movement of Consciousness; conditioning does not happen without the will of God.

Nov 28, 2016

Pull the Sticky Conditioning Into Inquiry    -    28th November 2016
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Pull the Sticky Conditioning Into Inquiry - 28th November 2016

Inquire into the sticky thoughts to see there is no individual worker or doer of anything at all.

Nov 28, 2016

I Do Not Lose Nor Attain (Ashtavakra Gita 13.6 - 13.7)     -    25th November 2016
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I Do Not Lose Nor Attain (Ashtavakra Gita 13.6 - 13.7) - 25th November 2016

Recognizing what remains in deep sleep while you are in the waking state is true awakening.

Nov 25, 2016

How Are We Attached to All of This? (Ashtavakra Gita 13.2)     -     25th November 2016
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How Are We Attached to All of This? (Ashtavakra Gita 13.2) - 25th November 2016

The mind sells the presumption that there is an entity here who wants, acts, or suffers.

Nov 25, 2016

Powerful Pointings Contemplation (Ashtavakra Gita 13.2)    -     25th November 2016
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Powerful Pointings Contemplation (Ashtavakra Gita 13.2) - 25th November 2016

The only way to attach to an appearance is to believe an interpretation or a thought about it.

Nov 25, 2016

Nothing to Lose (Ashtavakra Gita 13.3-13.5)     -     25th November 2016
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Nothing to Lose (Ashtavakra Gita 13.3-13.5) - 25th November 2016

Realizing that nothing is done, I do what comes and I am happy.

Nov 25, 2016