The Archive
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.
1,656 in the catalogue
The holy meeting in the heart
Why must I prove my love to God?
Love gives freedom, attachment takes freedom
Eat the sweet, eat God
No credentials needed for Atma Darshan
Spirituality Without Spirit Is a Restaurant Without Food
God is not a concept
Don't leave this world without meeting God
A Love Beyond Feeling
Running to Help God Spin the Earth Faster
No Time to Resent
The One Who Never Changed
Just try one day
Which tree are you watering
Get into that embrace right now
A Swiss watch used to hammer a nail
Allow your heart to just be
When the oppressor wears a spiritual costume
Stop sorting people into worthy and unworthy
God's special corner for those who made mistakes
God is available on call
Carried like a baby in his lap
How to find the God who is everywhere
Antakarana is a dual-purpose design — Maya or God
God's name is like a fire that burns whatever your intention was
Felt love comes and goes — the deeper love is known in the heart
Spirituality rarely talks about spirit — mostly about experiences
Don't hedge your bets — full-hearted surrender or self-help?
There is no quick fix for fear; constant remembrance grows trust
Checking lives on report cards; vigilance is alive
One teaching, two lengths. Take what your day allows.
Full talks
सत्संग
Sit down. Stay an evening.
Two hours, sometimes three. In full.
2,569 in the archive
4:06About Sex - 5 Jan 2016
The mind cannot leave sex to be natural; it must attach either shame or specialness to it.
Jan 5, 2016
3:52One Doer and One Experiencer, Which is Consciousness - 4 Jan 2016
There is no real life outside of satsang; all of this is just the same consciousness.
Jan 4, 2016
33:01It's Not 'Your' Eating Disorder - Dec. 30, 2015
You are aware of the disorder; the disorder cannot touch you as awareness.
Dec 30, 2015
43:16Get Used to the Silence - 30th Oct. 2015
The only thing that is happening is the dropping of the pretense of personhood by not believing the next thought.
Oct 30, 2015
5:22You Are Not That Which Is Seen - 29th Oct. 2015
The practice of observing is essential for spiritual growth.
Oct 29, 2015
7:53Even This Break is in Service to All of You - 29th Oct. 2015
The Guru is your own presence and heart; he can never leave you.
Oct 29, 2015
2:38Separate Entity is Projection of the Past and Future - 28th Oct. 2015
To be miserable, we must invent trouble; right now, no separate sufferer exists.
Oct 28, 2015
21:13Suffering is an Opportunity for Inquiry - 27th Oct. 2015
The only way that you can be miserable is to believe your thoughts.
Oct 27, 2015
10:18'What must I do?' is Never a Valid Question - 26th Oct. 2015
You cannot resist life; the imaginary twig thinking it controls the river is the funny thing we discuss daily.
Oct 26, 2015
13:59Before You Can Do Anything To Be Free, You Are Free - 23rd Oct. 2015
Freedom is much simpler than any mind can imagine; it is prior to any of this.
Oct 23, 2015
8:47I Can Find No Difference From This One That Stays - 22nd Oct. 2015
The only thing that seems to leave the 'now' is the mind bringing content from the past or future.
Oct 22, 2015
8:16Use Thoughts Which Still Get Belief for Inquiry - 21st Oct. 2015
Who is this 'I' that must work harder? Can we find the one who must do anything at all?
Oct 21, 2015
9:05We Cannot Suffer Without Believing this Voice - 20th Oct. 2015
The voice of thoughts is claiming to belong to an entity, but whenever we look, we cannot find it.
Oct 20, 2015
12:52This Cannot Leave You (Silent Retreat) - 19th Oct. 2015
In this moment you are free. In this moment you're already all that you will ever be.
Oct 19, 2015
16:42Inquiry as a Natural Checking to See (Silent Retreat) - 18th Oct. 2015
Don't believe your next thought; in this, suffering and ego quickly start sounding like alien concepts.
Oct 18, 2015
22:08Attachment is at the Root of Fear (Silent Retreat) - 18th Oct. 2015
This fear is a pointer to some attachment which still remains.
Oct 18, 2015
8:33Prayer Blessing (Silent Retreat) - 18th Oct. 2015
May all who come with sincere openness come to the unmistakable conclusion of the self.
Oct 18, 2015
17:38This is Awareness Being Aware of Itself (Silent Retreat) - 17th Oct. 2015
It is the idea of getting somewhere that makes us seem stuck. You have never left the destination.
Oct 17, 2015
8:23Feelings Experienced Completely Dissolve into Nothing (Silent Retreat) - 17th Oct. 2015
Emotions are pure expressions of consciousness, only becoming problematic when the mind attaches a personal story to them.
Oct 17, 2015
17:20Can You Show Me This Seeker Identity? (Silent Retreat) - 17th Oct. 2015
The Seeker is nothing but a collection of thoughts; it has no atomic or molecular existence in time and space.
Oct 17, 2015
4:57Find This Effortlessness of Being the Self (Silent Retreat) - 16th Oct. 2015
This voice is not authentically yours; it appears inside you but does not represent who you are.
Oct 16, 2015
11:47I Witness It. It cannot Witness Me. (Silent Retreat) - 16th Oct. 2015
I am the witness of the world; the world does not witness me.
Oct 16, 2015
22:35You Are the Awareness Itself, the Witnessing Itself (Silent Retreat) - 15th Oct. 2015
It has been hard work to pretend to be a person, but it is completely effortless to be the Self.
Oct 15, 2015
13:45Be Vigilant about Spiritual Ego (Silent Retreat) - 15th Oct. 2015
The spiritual ego is the last stand of the ego, pretending to be the enlightened person.
Oct 15, 2015