One Truth

“The soul of all is one soul and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion or philosophy it is hidden.” Hazrat Inayat Khan.

“Something formless, perfect and serene existed before the universe was born.
It is empty yet whole, solitary, unchanging, infinite, eternally present.
Ever still, yet ever in motion, it is the mother of the ten thousand things.

For want of a better name, I call it the Tao.” Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching.

“The real does not die; the unreal never lived.” Sri Nisargedatta Maharaj

The journey of spiritual evolution is a deeply personal experience that is surprisingly universal in its essence.

Down the ages, the mystics and sages of all races, creeds, and cultures discovered one supreme truth.

They all drank from the same immortal spring : the infinite depths of the Self.
This is the root of all life, the transcendental dimension that underlies the universe of form.
It is the unbroken thread of pure consciousness that everything is woven of.
It is the whole, the one, the timeless Being, shining eternally beyond all conceptual thought.
It is the indescribable,ultimate reality beyond mind and time and space.

It is that blissful perfection that is the essence of every being.

None can know it; you can only BE it.

Every human being remembers this experience: this occasional glimpse, this tantalising taste of something sacred, something divine.
Somewhere deep inside you, you know this truth is your very nature.

This is why there is always a longing, a craving for that which can make you truly whole.

Nothing else will ever complete you.

“That which is consciousness alone, which is all-pervading, infinite and eternal, which is all-full, which is of the form of bliss and which is indestructible, is the only true Brahman.” Varaha Upanishad

Seek Only This

“Knock, and He'll open the door
Vanish, and He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, and He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, and He'll turn you into everything.”
― Jalaluddin Rumi

Dive deep into yourself ;

with great devotion and humility, seek the core of your own existence. 

The perfect One alone exists as “ I am”, the divine effulgence in every living being.
It shines eternally as Atma-swarupa, the soul of the soul, the omnipotent, conscious and blissful energy that is God.
It is the source of the life-force, the radiance of compassionate grace, the boundless ocean of transcendent peace.

It is your true nature ; it is who you really are.

Every living creature has been given this greatest of gifts, this priceless treasure of truth, awareness and joy.

Only the constant distraction of outward attention prevents you from knowing and being this.

If the attention is made subtle and one-pointed and directed unswervingly inwards, the mind will melt in that fire of supreme love that is the real, the imperishable.
No words can describe the perfection that shines here.

If you would experience the deep serenity of abiding contentment,
seek only this.



“The Self that is subtler than the subtle and greater than the great is seated in the heart of every creature. One who is free from desire sees the glory of the Self through the tranquillity of the mind and senses and becomes absolved from grief.” – Katha Upanishad

“ To think is not your real nature. In deep sleep, there is no body or mind, just deep peace and joy. As soon as you awoke, your first thought is I…this thought leads you away from your true source.From this root, all the illusion arises. If this I turns within and seeks its own source, it will dissolve in the Self that is your true nature.This is the one truth that always shines in you that can never be lost.” Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi.

Let Us Pray

“ In prayer, one reaches the Divine Spirit which is all-powerful and yet ever-forgiving. It is by the power of prayer that man opens the doors of the heart, in which God the Merciful abides.” Hazrat Inayat Khan.

“Since I began to love, love has never forsaken me. It has ever grown to its own fullness within my innermost heart.” St. Catherine of Genoa, Life and Doctrine, 1551

True prayer is a gift of Grace; no words can describe its transcendent mystery.

Prayer is a cry for help, a heart-to-heart conversation, a song of faith, a dance of loving worship, a blissful communion with God.
Prayer is an exquisite yearning, a longing for the Beloved, a secret, sacred love beyond mind and space and time.
To pray is to trust: to let yourself be clay in the hands of the Divine Potter, to be the leaf floating on the river, the feather drifting on the wind.

Prayer is the sun rising, birds singing, trees growing and bursting into flower, water flowing, stars glowing, invisible frogs and crickets serenading the night.

Every atom and every cell, every mountain and every planet, every life-form exists but to pray, to resonate in harmony with that perfect symphony of the One.

Prayer is the eternal love-song, the hauntingly beautiful chorus of Life, the ethereal music of the spheres as the whole cosmos sings out in gratitude and praise.

Be it as soft as the murmuring of two lovers or as clamorous as the thunder-storm, prayer is the soul’s effort to return to the source.

Prayer is the heart bursting with joy, the lotus blooming in sunlight, the bee drunk with the nectar of immortal bliss.

Prayer is the doorway to awakening, the celebration of understanding who you really are.

So, with every breath we take, let us pray.

“In your light I learn how to love, in your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” Rumi

“All my life I considered that the “I” within me is I. Now, by the grace of my Guru, I see that it is always You alone!” Namdev 

“The soul is satisfied now with nothing less than God. The pain is not bodily, but spiritual; though the body has its share in it, even a large one. It is a caressing of love so sweet which now takes place between the soul and God, that I pray God of his goodness to make him experience it who may think that I am lying.” St. Teresa of Avila.

The Fire of Jnana

“There is only One who is everything :see its Light shining in every living eye.
Like fire burns dry grass, jnana burns up all the vasanas.” Adi Shankaracharya

“Unless Thou extend Thy hand of Grace in mercy, I am lost, O Arunachala!”

Five Hymns to Arunachala, Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi.

By your compassionate grace, I touched the Heart-centre and tasted the ecstatic bliss of the Self- now nothing else will ever satisfy me.

O Lord! Like a drunkard longing for wine, like a babe longing for its mother, like a lover longing for the beloved, I long to be one with You!

Alas - all my efforts lead only to brief glimpses of the Self: how can I rest in It always?

Dropping identification with form is not easy; lifetimes of brainwashing and habit keep me firmly attached to the ghost of ego, the illusion of personality.
Seeing myself as the body-mind complex, I am caught in the limited dream of my current life-story.

I am addicted to doing, to enjoying, indulging, projecting, to dwelling in past or future but never being wholly present, here and now.

How do I escape these habit-patterns, these soul-destroying vasanas that cling to me through a thousand lifetimes?

How can I learn the art of staying still, silent, thought-free?
How do I dive deep into myself and find my true nature?

Stop toying with me, Lord, do not push me away: the ravenous winds of samsara will sweep me to my doom!

Save me from these savage vasanas that trap me in the nightmare illusion of endless rebirths.

Take my hand and embrace me – swallow me whole!
Burn me in the fire of Brahman once and for all.



Deham naham. Koham? Soham.
I am not this body. Who am I? I am That.
Before this body leaves you, you have to leave this body.
Consciousness is infinite and unlimited: limiting it within the body is an illusion.
You are consciousness.” Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi.

“That which is consciousness alone, which is all-pervading, which is eternal, which is all-full, which is of the form of bliss and which is indestructible, is the only true Brahman (infinite consciousness).” – Varaha Upanishad