Online Satsang of November 21, 2024

[Dhyan Mikael:] Welcome to Satsang.

Nice that you are here.

Here in Satsang you have the opportunity to ask me a question if you wish. You can either do this in writing by writing into the chat in the Zoom transmission, or on YouTube, and then, Simone will read out your question, or you can speak to me directly via Zoom. If you want to do that, you can just give a hand signal in Zoom, and then, Simone will make sure you get through. Yes, and you can simply ask me about your spiritual path or your life, and I will try to say something about it. And that's what we're doing here in Satsang for an hour and a half now, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Simone, I have one question left over from last time. Do you still have it, or should I read it out?

[Simone:] Do you still have it?

[Dhyan Mikael:] I have it, yes.

Guilt, Forgiveness and Karma

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The question was from Hiranyakashipu. Great name. "Hi Mikael, can you say something about guilt and forgiveness? What is your perspective? And in this context, I would also like to hear your perspective on karma and karmic entanglements."

Yes, thanks for the question. Thank you for your patience.

Guilt and forgiveness... I did not answer this question in the last Satsang and said: I need more time for this. We only had a few minutes left in the last Satsang, and you addressed the biggest topic of humanity. It's not for nothing that the history of mankind in the Bible begins with this topic. Adam and Eve were in paradise, and then they were thrown out of paradise. They ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That means: they became capable of judgment. The I, the ego, developed: these functions in the human brain that judge.

And this creates separation between me and other parts of God, other people, and also from myself. And that's why there's this Bible story, which says: when we humans started doing this, when the ego developed – this word didn't yet exist when the Bible was written, but when we started to evaluate, when we started to think about myself and others – that's when paradise ended. That's when we created our own hell. And that's why this topic of 'guilt' is so central to humans.

Adam and Eve were in paradise, and they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In other words, they became capable of judgment. The I, the ego, developed. When we started to judge, when we started to think about myself and others, paradise ended. That's when we created our own hell.

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Guilt arises when I think something about myself. Most of the time you think you're wrong, or we think the same about others.

And the way out of that is the way of acceptance – to say: "Okay, I am like this" when it affects me, when I judge myself. I get out of this ego again and back into peace when I no longer judge myself, but simply accept myself as I am.

And if these evaluations that are going on in me affect another person, if I think they are to blame, they are wrong – that is my ego thinking – then the way out is to forgive the other person: to say to myself – the other person doesn't have to hear it, I myself have to acknowledge it, inside me – the other person is like that; also a child of God, just like me. He is allowed to be like this, he is like this, even if it doesn't suit me, even if it hurts me.

Guilt arises when I think something about myself. Most of the time, we think we are wrong, or we think the same about others. And the way out of that is the path of acceptance. I get out of this ego and back into peace when I stop judging myself and accept myself as I am.

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That is guilt and forgiveness on a very fundamental level. And it's interesting: you ask about karma and karmic entanglements at the same time, and it's certainly no coincidence. These two questions are inextricably linked. Karma is what we do as human beings, the actions we do, which gives rise to ego.

This means: whenever I do something and I believe that I have done it, regardless of whether it is good or bad, then ego feeling arises, then more ego arises. And whenever more ego arises, whenever this ego feeling grows, I must somehow learn later, usually in the next life, to recognize that it has nothing to do with me at all. Then, I experience very similar situations again, and I then have the opportunity to realize: "Ah, that's not me at all.

It has nothing to do with me." And if I think I am guilty, that's the strongest form of ego, so to speak, or if I think someone else is guilty, that's the strongest form of ego feeling, that creates karma. And when I say, "that creates karma", it simply means: that strengthens this ego feeling quite immensely, and as a result, I later have the task of dissolving it again; of recognizing that it was a mistake.

Karma is what we do that gives rise to ego. In other words, whenever I do something and I think I've done it, regardless of whether it's good or bad, ego arises. And then later, usually in the next life, I have to somehow learn to recognize that this has nothing at all to do with me.

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And that's why this forgiveness, I could also say this acceptance, is so central, because it's a way out of the ego, back to peace with yourself and with everything else; back to paradise.

That's why this forgiveness, I could also say this acceptance, is so central, because it's a way out of the ego, back to peace with yourself and with everything else; back to paradise.

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Yes, so much in this context very briefly. I could make a whole video about it, but these are the roots of these topics. Thank you for bringing up this beautiful topic, this important topic. And thank you for reminding me again in your email.

So, Simone, if you like and if you have something, feel free to read out.

[Simone:] Yes. I'd be happy to do that.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you very much.

[Simone:] Michaela Sossner.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Michaela. Nice to have you here.

[Simone:] She writes: "Hi Mikael, now it's time for me to get into the feeling behind one-sided contact attitudes in relationships. I've been sitting in silence in the morning for a year now. It feels good." That's what she wrote.

[Dhyan Mikael:] I somehow didn't understand the question at all. Can you read it to me again?

[Simone:] It's not exactly a question. I'd be happy to read it out again.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, please.

[Simone:] "Hello Mikael. Now it's time for me to get to the feeling behind one-sided contact in relationships.

I've been sitting in the morning and silence for a year now. It feels good."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Unfortunately, I don't understand what you mean by one-sided contact. I ask you to just write another sentence or two about it, and then, I'll be very, very happy to say something. I don't want to misunderstand you, you know. Take your time. Simone will read out the next question, and then you'll be the next one as soon as you've written.

The sins of the fathers are passed on

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[Simone:] Good. The next question comes from Black.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Black. Nice to have you here!

[Simone:] "Hello, Mikael. As I become more aware of my feelings and thoughts, I realize how dysfunctional I am and how dysfunctional I am with others. However, I realize even more how disturbed society is. It seems to me as if there is no hope for this dull society, which forces its own children to educate them, out of their unconsciousness, to become the same. This makes me sad, angry and isolated. Meetings like this one now make me feel a bit normal again. Can you say something about it? Thank you."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, I'd love to.

Yes, it's really interesting. It's exactly as you say: when you start on the spiritual path, when you start to get to know yourself, when you start to meditate... The first thing you start to get to know is yourself. You put it really well. You get to know yourself for the first time, and you see how crazy you are, how strange, how messed up.

It's really interesting. And then, making friends with it, with how I am... Today seems to be the Satsang of the big topics. That's beautiful.

And that's all you need to know: how do I come to peace with myself? That's the construction site.

That's all you need to know: how do I come to peace with myself? That's the construction site.

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With this weird guy you're meeting.

And you're probably old enough to know that he won't change. He's always been like that. Maybe you've tried to improve him, in therapy or with workshops, but after ten or twenty years, you know: that's just the way he is. And come to peace with it, with this person you get to know there. I feel the same way as you do. Every single person I know experiences the same thing.

And you say that you then see that society is even more messed up, and that it makes you sad that more and more newly messed up people are being produced. Well, what you're saying isn't quite true. Society is not more messed up than you are. Society is just as messed up as you are, just like you, only hundreds of times you, thousands of times you, millions of times you. Every single person out there is like you.

You say that society is even more messed up than you. Well, that's not quite true. Society isn't more messed up than you are. Society is just as messed up as you, just the same, only a hundred times you, a thousand times you, a million times you. Every single person out there is just like you.

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There's no one who means evil. They're all just like you. That's what it says in the Bible, that's what Jesus said: "The sins of the fathers are passed on to the sons." And what you observe in society, that's what he described back then. He says: just as you are, so will your children be.

Your children will not be the way you tell them they should be. Everything you say is for nothing. We humans learn by copying, by imitating. That is our great, great ability. We can learn everything by imitating. Your sons, your children, will be like you: as you live, as you are with yourself, so will they be.

This is what Jesus said: "The sins of the fathers are passed on to the sons." He says: as you are, so will your children be. Your children will not be as you tell them to be. We humans learn by imitation. Your sons, your children, will become like you: as you live, as you are with yourself, so will they.

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And that's all you need to know. If you want to change society, come to peace with yourself. If your children experience you coming into peace as you are, as a real person, not as an ideal person, as a real person, as you are, even though you are like that, then they will be able to do it too – without you preaching, without you saying anything big.

They will simply learn because you are like that. And then, their children will be even more at peace, and so on. So don't worry about society at all. Society is just like you. If you change yourself, you change society, and this is the only way anything changes: only through you, through your light.

If you want to change society, come to peace with yourself. When your children see you at peace with how you are, they will be able to do the same. Don't worry about society at all. It's just like you. When you change yourself, you change society too, through your light.

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I just said, this seems to be the Satsang of big topics. I will make another video on Christmas Eve, exactly on this topic, exactly on what you just mentioned: how does the world come into peace? How is that supposed to work? All people look out there and see a world in chaos and war, and everyone wants peace, and people are demonstrating for peace.

But nobody knows how to do it.

Come to peace with yourself. Swamiji, that's the Indian Guru who brings Samarpan Meditation to society, says: "Meditate. Come into peace with yourself, draw closer to your soul, become the soul. This will ignite your light, your peace. Then, the world around you will become brighter.

All people look out there and see a world in chaos and war, and everyone wants peace, and people are demonstrating for peace. But nobody knows how to do it.

Come to peace with yourself.

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And that is contagious. Then, other people will pick up this energy from you and start on this path, too.

And that is the only task and the only way anything will change.

Thank you. Thank you, Black. I am glad you are here.

Without expectations, all problems disappear

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[Simone:] Michaela reached out, Mikael.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, please.

[Simone:] I'll read from the beginning again, okay?

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, please.

[Simone:] "Hello Mikael. Now it's time for me to get into the feeling behind one-sided contact in relationships. I've been sitting in silence in the morning for a year now. This does me good. I think that ninety percent of the time I am the one who contacts people I know. A feeling came over me today: it's because of me. Is that disappointment?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you. Now I understand what you mean. I was thinking something like that too, but I wasn't quite sure, and I thank you for the clarification.

Well, look, it's like this... When you reach out to someone because you feel like it... You know a person and you love her, and you feel like contacting her, then you just do it, out of joy, out of a feeling of love or connection or whatever.

But then comes the expectation that the other person should get in touch with me too.

And that's what's bothering you: this expectation. You can get in touch with the people you want to get in touch with, whenever you want. Whether they get in touch with you or not is their business.

But as soon as you expect the other person to do the same as you, you will be disappointed. It's almost as if this inner attitude you have is invisibly transmitted to everyone else around you. They know about it on an unconscious level. We're just energetically connected, you know? And you may know this from yourself too: when someone expects something from you, you find it difficult to give or do something, even if you actually want to.

Expectation is a very strange thing. You're right: in a way, it's because of you. As soon as you expect something, you are no longer innocent. This expectation, this mental attitude, that now the other person should do something like that as well, takes away the naturalness, takes away the joy.

You may know this from yourself too: when someone expects something from you, you find it difficult to give or do something, even if you actually want to. Expectation is a very strange thing.

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But living without expectations of others, and without expectations of yourself, that is a real challenge. Because there is of course more behind the expectations. When you stop expecting your friends to get in touch with you, then you will realize what kind of feelings it is that make you expect that in the first place. And that's where the homework is hidden: making peace with what make us expect these things from other people in the first place.

But living without having expectations of others and of yourself is a real challenge. When you stop expecting, you will realize what kind of feelings it is that make you expect in the first place. That's where the homework is hidden: to make peace with these things.

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But if someone doesn't expect anything at all, then everything is a joy with that person.

If you stop expecting something from your friends, if you stop expecting something from your partner, then you will find that everything becomes simpler and easier. But that assumes that you do your homework. It's not a mental concept, you know? It's not something you can talk yourself into. You can't say: "Okay, from now on I don't expect anything anymore." You can become aware of what's going on inside you, and then, you can start to stop doing it. And then you will feel what it is that makes you do this in the first place.

And to make peace with it, to be at peace with these things inside you: with that, the expectations disappear. You will discover what it is inside you, what feelings it is. But the homework is always the same, no matter what feelings you discover. It's always about saying 'yes' to yourself as you are. For me, it was like this: when I started this journey, this journey of discovery into myself, a few decades ago, I realized, for example, that I can't be alone, I simply can't be alone.

But if someone doesn't expect anything at all, then everything is a joy with that person. If you stop expecting something from your friends, if you stop expecting something from your partner, then you will find that everything becomes simpler and easier. But that assumes that you do your homework.

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And I did everything I could to not be alone. I always lived in relationships, and I always did everything I could to make people like me, and I couldn't be alone. And then, that neediness that's behind it, to not wanting to pacify it with other people, but being with it myself, that was really a task. But once you start, it's actually really easy and really quick.

I couldn't be alone. And then, that neediness that's behind it, to not wanting to pacify it with other people, but being with it myself, that was really a task. But once you start, it's actually really easy and really quick.

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Yes, I can only encourage you to do that. It's a good way, and everything will change for you once you start to make peace with it. And then you will no longer have this problem with these one-sided contact experiences, simply because you no longer expect anything. You no longer realize that it's anything one-sided. You just have contact when you feel like it, if not, then not, and then, maybe two years later, you feel like contacting the person again and realize, "Oh, he never contacted me," but you don't mind. That's how it is for me.

But if you, and this is common... Most people don't do what I recommend, of course, but most people think: "Now I've done this, now they should do their bit too." And that all sounds quite fair and quite right, but it doesn't work. It doesn't help. It only makes things worse.

Thank you for getting in touch. Thank you so much. I am happy you are here.

You cannot change the ego

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[Simone:] Then I'll read out the next question now, Mikael. It comes from John.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello John. Nice to have you here. I'm delighted.

[Simone:] "In Samarpan Meditation, I always go back to the crown chakra, to non-thinking. When thoughts arise, should I not go into them and always return to the crown chakra? Let go of problems and worries for thirty minutes a day. On the subject of the ego: is it really possible to let go of it completely, or is it not possible at all?

Doesn't a new or different personality then automatically form again? I would like to reduce or get rid of my ego, if that is possible. I have intrusive, penetrating thoughts and realize that I am identified with my thoughts. I would be interested to know how I can disinfect myself from my thoughts."

[Dhyan Mikael:] That's well said: to disinfect from thoughts. Or, disidentify. Thank you for your question, John. Yes, it's exactly as you describe. You sit down to meditate, and then you get to know the noise within yourself, that's how it is for all people. And Samarpan Meditation is not about sitting down and experiencing silence for half an hour. You won't experience that.

It's about turning to silence again and again, to the crown chakra, and ignoring the noise of thoughts again and again. And then they grab you again, and as soon as you realize it, very quietly and silently, without discussion, without struggle, ignore them again and very gently and softly return to the crown chakra. And do this again and again, always again and again. You can't turn off the thoughts.

Wanting that is just another thought. You can't put the ego down either. That's one of the ego's favorite things to do: get rid of the ego. That sounds really good, and it's a great project for the ego, it keeps you busy for a long time and you never get there. The only thing you can do is ignore these thoughts and come to peace with yourself as you are, with thoughts, with ego.

You can't turn off the thoughts. Wanting that is just another thought. You can't put the ego down either. That's one of the ego's favorite things to do: get rid of the ego. The only thing you can do is ignore these thoughts and come to peace with yourself as you are, with thoughts, with ego.

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You can't change anything about your ego; nothing. You can't change anything about your thoughts. And if you try, you'll only make both worse. Then you give them energy, meaning, importance. Forget that. Don't think about it. Just play "meditate", completely non-seriously. Sit down and meditate, and then the noise starts, and then you ignore it and go back up there like it's nothing. Don't fight. Don't fight for anything. Don't try to achieve silence. Just keep playing this simple game: "Ah, a thought comes?

You can't change anything about your ego; nothing. You can't change anything about your thoughts. And if you try, you'll only make both worse. Then you give them energy, meaning, importance. Forget that. Don't think about it. Just play "meditate", completely non-seriously.

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Okay. Ignore it, go back." And if you do that, with this equanimity, without aim, without doggedness, without taking it seriously and importantly, then, surprisingly quickly, it becomes peaceful. That's the only thing you can do. The rest just happens by itself. That's why I like to say again and again: it's a completely natural process, as if you were tending, watering and fertilizing a plant through this simple exercise that you do in Samarpan Meditation. And it grows, very, very slowly.

You meditate, and then the noise starts, and then you ignore it and go back up there like it's nothing. Don't fight. Don't try to achieve silence. Just keep playing this simple game: "A thought comes? Okay. Ignore it, go back." That's the only thing you can do. The rest just happens by itself.

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Swamiji, who brings Samarpan Meditation into society, used a wonderful image for this.

He spoke about this seed, this little seed.

And this seed doesn't know how to grow at all. It's surrounded by these many huge stones, and it doesn't know at all how it's ever going to come to light. It doesn't know what to do with these stones. It can't push the stones aside, it is far too weak, far too small. And so it is with us, with our thoughts and with the ego. We can't do anything about it. But then, then this seed asks a huge tree that had grown right next to the seed for advice, via the roots, and said: "Hey, what should I do?

I want to grow as big as you, but I can't. I have these stones around me here – the thoughts, the ego – what can I do?" And the tree whispers to the seed: "Oh, don't worry, everything is fine." And the seed calms down and somehow starts to grow. It still doesn't know what to do with the stones. It has no idea, but somehow it starts to grow, and the big tree keeps reassuring it and saying: "Everything is okay, don't worry." And so the seed grows a little further, further and further. The stones are still there, nothing has changed.

And then, this little seed becomes a little plant. And the little plant grows bigger and bigger, grows around these stones, doesn't even care about them anymore. And at some point, this little seed has become a big tree. The stones are still there, but the seed has grown bigger and bigger. This little tree has grown bigger and bigger. And compared to the stones, which initially seemed so huge and so threatening to this tiny seed... compared to this tree, the stones are nothing – completely meaningless.

And the moral, the meaning of this story is this. Don't worry about what troubles you. You cannot change it. You can't change your thoughts. You cannot change your ego. Instead, nurture your seed. Meditate. Through this, without you realizing it, you begin to grow. Without you realizing it, you gradually become bigger and bigger, stronger and stronger.

Don't worry about what troubles you. You cannot change it. You can't change your thoughts. You cannot change your ego. Instead, nurture your seed. Meditate. Through this, without you realizing it, you begin to grow. Without you realizing it, you gradually become bigger and bigger, stronger and stronger.

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Your soul grows within you. You gain a whole new, inner strength. And you do that for a few years. And after a few years, you realize... Then you hear other people talking about thoughts and about ego, and then you remember: "Ah yes, strange. I still have thoughts, I still have an ego, but I hardly notice it anymore. It doesn't bother me at all anymore."

Your soul grows within you. You gain a whole new inner strength. And after a few years, you hear other people talking about thoughts and about ego, and then you remember: "Strange. I still have thoughts, I still have ego, but I hardly notice it anymore. It doesn't bother me at all anymore."

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Swamiji was once asked that very question you had: "How can you make this go away, this stuff?" and then Swamiji drew a picture. He drew a line on a piece of paper and said: "This line, how can you make this line smaller without changing the line?"

And there is only one way to make this line smaller without changing it. You take the pencil and draw a second stroke next to the first one. And this second stroke, you draw it longer, much longer, always longer and longer. And the longer this second stroke is, the smaller the first one becomes.

This is the story of this seed and the stones. This is the story of you and your ego and the thoughts. And if you meditate, if you patiently and stubbornly keep coming back to the crown chakra, ignoring the stones again and again, ignoring your ego, ignoring the thoughts again and again, and you have to practice this, then something will grow in you, and what is bothering you today, what seems like an enormous obstacle to you today, will be completely meaningless to you in a few years' time.

This is the story of this seed and the stones, of you and your ego and thoughts. And if you meditate, if you keep ignoring the stones, your ego, the thoughts, then something grows in you, and what is bothering you today will be completely meaningless to you in a few years' time.

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The same applies to other obstacles in your life where you think today: "I can't live like this; I can't get on like this. How can I?" And then your soul becomes stronger, your aura becomes stronger, and all these things become completely meaningless without having changed. That's the way.

The same applies to other obstacles in your life where you think today: "I can't live like this; I can't get on like this. How can I?" And then your soul becomes stronger, your aura becomes stronger, and all these things become completely meaningless without having changed. That's the way.

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Thank you for your question.

[Simone:] John writes: "We need to grow from this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, it's the only thing we have to do: grow; fertilize our seed. And that happens by turning inwards, to stillness – the true inside, not the thoughts. And remember: all growth takes time. That is the only thing. Be patient.

It's the only thing we have to do: grow; fertilize our seed. And that happens by turning inwards, to stillness – the true inside, not the thoughts. And remember: all growth takes time. That is the only thing. Be patient.

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I am powerless and have nothing to say

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[Simone:] Hiranyakashipu has a question for you.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, please.

[Simone:] "Hi Mikael. Can you say something about powerlessness? What's your experience with it?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you.

I am powerless. I am completely powerless. I have absolutely nothing to say here. And when you know that, then you let go and let life do it.

I am powerless. I am completely powerless. I have absolutely nothing to say here. And when you know that, then you let go and let life do it.

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And if you don't want to know that, if you don't want to believe it, then you try to do it yourself. That works for a while, but life has its ways of teaching every single person that they are, in fact, completely powerless, and that everything important and right happens by itself. And life forces us to have this insight and this wisdom. That is what it is for; that is why we are here.

Life has its ways of teaching every single person that they are, in fact, completely powerless, and that everything important and right happens by itself.

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And the ego naturally doesn't like powerlessness at all. The ego believes it can do anything. The ego believes it should be able to do everything. And then you try, of course, and then you fail. Then you try again, and you fail again. And at some point, when you don't know what to do anymore, you realize: "Okay, I'm powerless". And then you let go, and then you say: "Okay, life, I realize it. I can't do it. You do it." Or, if you are a Christian: "Thy Will be done." And then you suddenly experience how life works when you let go and let life do it. That's what I can say about powerlessness.

Thank you for your question.

Your meditation is not your business

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I'd like to read another question I have here because it fits with what John asked earlier.

"I'm trying my hand at Samarpan Meditation, but my mundane thoughts keep taking up most of the meditation time. Hence the question: how does it feel to be in the crown chakra? When do I know or feel that I have arrived there? After I have made these three circles with my hand on the crown of my head, I quickly lose the feeling of being up there. Can you hear my impatience? I have no idea how many times you have been asked this question, but I think I need your answer here."

I would like to follow up this question with what I said earlier, simply because that is how it is and because we have to hear it again and again. Again and again, people write to me and say: "I can't meditate. I sit down and thoughts are there all the time. I'm not quiet at all." And I want to say it again: that's normal. We don't sit down to experience half an hour of silence. We sit down to experience how I am. You are confronted with the reality inside you.

And then, despite the thoughts – that's the trick: despite the thoughts – returning to the crown chakra, that's what makes you grow. This one act, repeated over and over again. This stubbornness again and again: you are distracted by thoughts, and as soon as you realize it, peacefully and secretly and quietly return to the crown chakra – that makes your soul grow.

We don't sit down to experience half an hour of silence. We sit down to experience how I am. You are confronted with the reality inside you. And then, despite the thoughts – that's the trick: despite the thoughts – returning to the crown chakra, that's what makes you grow.

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Inevitably.

This stubbornness again and again: you are distracted by thoughts, and as soon as you realize it, peacefully and secretly and quietly return to the crown chakra – that makes your soul grow. Inevitably.

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And you can never know how well you are meditating. You can never know whether you are in the crown chakra or not. Don't ask yourself these questions. This is the mind with a new coloring of thoughts: "Yes well, now you've let go of the thoughts, but are you really up there now or where are you right now?" The best thing is not to worry about it at all. Swamiji always has great practical advice, and he says: "Don't think about how good your meditation is."

He says: how good your meditation is, that's his job. That is his responsibility – Swamiji's responsibility. He has brought the meditation; he has brought it to you. He now has to make sure that it all works. You are not responsible for it. In other words, it's not in your control, it's not in your power. You just do this simple exercise, and apart from that, you don't have to worry about it at all: "Am I in the crown chakra now? Am I not in the crown chakra now?"

You can never know how well you are meditating. You can never know whether you are in the crown chakra or not. Don't ask yourself these questions. This is the mind with a new coloring of thoughts.

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You go in that direction with your attention as best as you can. That's how I do it. And you will notice when you do this: the more relaxed you are, the more indifferent you are to all these questions, the more you will feel that you are there. The more innocent you are, the less you think about it, the more the resting in the crown chakra happens almost by itself.

It's quite paradoxical: if you want it, if you want to check it and if you want to know it exactly, then it doesn't work at all, because then you are in thought. That's why this wonderful advice from Swamiji; leave it to him. Just know he is taking care of it. God takes care of it. There is this beautiful saying or this story: when man takes one step towards God, God rushes ninety-nine steps towards him. I like that. We can't go to God. We can't go anywhere. We are completely powerless.

You go in this direction with your attention as best as you can. The more relaxed you are, the more indifferent you are to all these questions, the more you feel that you are there. The more innocent you are, the less you worry about it, the more the resting in the crown chakra happens almost by itself.

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But just the will, just this very innocent trying is enough – all the rest happens by itself.

There is this beautiful saying: when Man takes one step towards God, God hurries ninety-nine steps towards him. I like that. We can't go to God. We are completely powerless. But just the will, just this very innocent trying is enough – all the rest happens by itself.

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And it really does.

Thank you for your question.

[Simone:] I have a few more questions that I would like to read out. But I'd like to briefly address a comment in the YouTube chat before I read them out. Gutter said that I didn't read out his question or that I favored others. No, you didn't write it like that – that I virtually left out questions. I had the impression that there was something else coming, that you wanted to add something to it, and when I wanted to read it out, it was withdrawn. So, please write your question to Mikael again in the chat and I'll be happy to read it out.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, thank you for the explanation, Simone. Very helpful. Thank you.

[Simone:] It's very important to me that all questions are read out, as far as time permits today.

Meditate for half an hour, and then: live

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Micha Schneider asks: "Dear Mikael, Swamiji recommends meditating for thirty minutes a day and no longer. Why shouldn't one meditate longer than thirty minutes in surrender if it feels good and helpful? Thank you very much, and all the best, Micha."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hi Micha. Thank you for this great question.

Yes, I am very happy to answer it. To begin my answer, I would like to briefly tell you something that I experienced with Swamiji myself. I was in a retreat with him and he gave a discourse, and at the end of the discourse, we all meditated together.

And it was just great. I don't know... three hundred people we were in this big tent, and Swami was sitting in front of us and we were meditating together, it was indescribable. And then the half hour was over, and these hundreds of people were all sitting there, completely blissed out. They wanted to sit there like forever and revel in it. And do you know what Swamiji did? He clapped his hands and said: "Come on, get up now. Let's get back to work."

And that made a big impression on me. I later experienced something with myself that I would also like to tell you about. I started the Samarpan Meditation with this half hour. And then, after a while, I don't know, after a year or two, it got better and better and more and more beautiful, and then I started to meditate for longer because it was so beautiful.

I sometimes meditated for an hour, sometimes even longer than an hour. And then at some point, I noticed something. I noticed two things about myself. One was that I had somehow developed an ambition to be able to meditate for as long as possible, as if that was better. Then I thought: "That's interesting. That has nothing to do with meditating." And I noticed something else.

At the beginning, it took me a relatively long time to really get into meditation, and that's why I wanted to meditate for longer later on, simply so that I could enjoy it for much longer. So, I had observed these two things about myself. And at some point I remembered what you just said: that Swamiji said: only half an hour. And after these experiences, I suddenly understood him, and then I started to limit my meditation time to half an hour.

I don't set myself an alarm clock, but you get a feeling for it at some point. As soon as I have the feeling that the half hour is over, I open my eyes and check, and then it's usually thirty-two, thirty-three minutes, and then I stop. And by limiting the meditation time as he says, this has made me realize something: I have to use this time, this delicious time, this precious time.

And since I know that I'm not allowed to go on as long as I want afterwards, since then, I've been much more focused from the start. I start meditating, and of course, like you, I get distracted by thoughts, but much more quickly in meditation I realize, "Wait a minute, this is my sacred time. I'm staying in the crown chakra." And this creates a determination and a strength, a focus: "This is my time. I use it how I want." And that serves the meditation.

Since I know that I can't go on as long as I want, since then, I've been much more focused from the beginning. Of course I get distracted by thoughts, but I realize much faster in meditation: "Wait a minute, this is my sacred time." This creates a determination, a strength, and that serves meditation.

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And that also destroys this ego of "I can meditate for a long time". But there is something else. The life that awaits you after meditation is just as important as meditation itself. In meditation, you have this tremendous luxury of resting only in the crown chakra, without any responsibility, without any distraction. You have this opportunity if you use it well. And then you go into life, into everyday life. You fulfill your duties, your job, your tasks, you do your work.

And then, in everyday life, in your work, to stay meditative, to stay with yourself, to return to yourself and to the crown chakra again and again, that is the exercise that you can do for twenty-three and a half hours a day. And that makes you strong.

The life that awaits you after meditation is just as important as the meditation itself. In meditation, you have this tremendous luxury of resting only in the crown chakra. And then you go into life, fulfill your duties. And then staying meditative, staying with yourself, that's the practice, and that's what makes you strong.

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That's what really makes you grow. Half an hour in the morning as a reminder, as a starting spark; but then: the thing that really makes you mature and grow, that is life itself. It is no coincidence that we are here in this life. It's no coincidence that you have a hard time and encounter challenges and difficult situations and distractions and temptations.

That's what you really grow from. And those two things together: the half hour of meditation in the morning, so that you start the day with that inward focus, and then the other twenty-three and a half hours out there in life. That's what makes you progress. That's my experience.

It's no accident that we're here in this life, that you're having a hard time and encountering challenges. That's what you really grow from. Those two things together: the half hour of meditation, so you start the day with that inward focus, and then 23.5 hours out there in life. That's what makes you progress.

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Thank you for your question.

Being a servant of life

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[Simone:] Franziska writes.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Franziska. Nice to have you here.

[Simone:] "Hello dear Mikael. I'm delighted to be here live today. I have a question that is currently keeping me very busy: the topic of earning money. I'm twenty-seven years old and after two years of traveling the world with my partner, I'm planning to settle down next year. We would like to move in together and I realize how much I want a fixed location.

However, with an apartment, a car, which is very important to me for my independence and freedom, and all the associated costs, it's not exactly cheap. I estimate I would have to work at least twenty hours a week, probably more, to be able to afford this lifestyle. In my experience, it's like this: as soon as I do the same work for a long time and feel forced to do it, be it work or even studying, I build up so much resistance inside that at some point I completely break down.

I then feel so exhausted that all I want to do is lie in bed and give up all responsibility. Investing so many hours of my time just for money feels so wrong. I've been trying for years to figure out what work really fulfills me and doesn't make me feel like I'm wasting my time. But so far, I can't find an answer. Can you tell me something about this? Thank you."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you very much. I love these practical life questions. Thank you very, very much.

I have never worked in my life to earn money. I don't know why. I've just been lucky, I guess. I just did what I did and I had fun with it, and somehow, I made money with it.

And then I had so much fun doing what I was doing that, of course, it worked well, and then I usually earned quite well.

But I don't think that's your problem.

You know, you just wrote it really beautifully yourself. You do some kind of activity, and then, this resistance builds up in you, this: "Ah, that's no good for me, it can't be." And the resistance gets bigger and bigger, and at some point, you can't do anything anymore and you just lie in bed.

And this resistance will completely sabotage your life; it will bring everything to a standstill. There are two ways of living, and you can decide which kind of life you want to live. One kind of life is that you decide what you want your life to look like, and then you fight to make your life the way you want it to be; to have an apartment that you like, a car; to still have an incredible amount of time for yourself, of course; all kinds of things like that.

It's a hard life.

Or – and this is how I live; this is how I've always lived, but without knowing it... Decades, before I somehow ended up on the spiritual path without being able to do anything about it, I was actually already living like this. I came into this life like this. I don't even know why. You can live like this: "God, this is your life. Tell me what you want me to do with it."

Then you will experience how God wants you to live. This will be an adventurous life, an unpredictable life, a rich life, a vibrant life, an unimaginable life.

There are two ways to live. You can choose. One way is that you decide what you want your life to look like, and then you fight for it. That's a hard life. Or, "God, this is your life. Tell me what to do with it." Then you will experience how God wants you to live. That will be a rich life, an unimaginable life.

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Then you arrive after your journey, and something will surely come up, you don't even know how, and then you just say 'yes'. Some work that you've never thought of before will come up and you say, "Ah, look at that. That's what God wants? Okay. Then I'll do this now, as best I can. With as much joy and enthusiasm as I can."

I want to tell you a secret about work.

Most people work "in order to": to achieve something; to earn money, or to make a career. And that's hard work. You have to put a lot of energy into it. I can't live like that. Or you work for something; you give something. You don't work because you want to get something, but you work because it's your job; because you want to give something.

And if you try this once, you will realize what an energy it has, what a joy it is to be a servant: to serve – and to even be paid for it. And with the more joy and with the more dedication you do the work, no matter what it is... You can be a cleaning lady or a cleaning man, you can be the boss of a big company, you can be anything, but this inner attitude of serving, of contributing, of wanting to give, that makes you happy, that makes you rich.

And I'll tell you: if you work like this, if you live like this, it will give you energy, it will give you joy, and you will be successful. You will earn money. People will be all over you.

I would like to tell you a secret about work. Most people work "in order to": in order to achieve something. And that's hard work. Or you work for something; you give something. And if you try that once, you will realize what an energy and joy it has to be a servant: to serve – and to even be paid for it.

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And that is the secret of all truly successful people. And that is the secret of all truly happy people.

The more joy and dedication you put into your work, no matter what it is... this inner attitude of service, of contribution, that makes you happy, that makes you rich. If you live like this, it gives you energy, joy and success. That is the secret of truly successful people. And that is the secret of truly happy people.

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So, put your life in God's hands, or, if the word 'God' is not for you, tell life or whatever image you have inside of you of that which is bigger than you: "Okay, I'm back from my trip around the world, I'm available. What should I do? How should I live? Where should I live?" I don't have a car. I live in the middle of the countryside. Luckily, my wife – my partner – has a sweet little car that has lasted a long, long time.

I don't have a car. I have almost nothing, but I have such a joy in everything I do. I am so rich. I am so lucky. That's the secret of life, you know. But as soon as you start looking at life like: "Okay, life, I'm telling you how I want it to be", you will experience how hard that is. You'll just have stress. Almost everyone lives like that, I know.

But there is another way. Soham, my spiritual Master, once said something to me about this very topic. I don't think he said it to me... Oh yes, he did say it to me. I remember it now. I also remember the context now.

There was a person I had a hard time working with back then, and he said to me: "Your job as an employee, your job as a worker, as a professional, is to make your boss look good; to do everything for your boss; to make him happy; to make him successful."

And that kind of woke me up. I thought: "What? This isn't about my happiness? It's not about my success? It's about my boss's success?"

I didn't understand a lot of what he told me, but I tried it all out, and I can tell you from my own experience: it's true. If you work like this, your life will be miraculous. I can't even describe to you what it's like.

The only thing you want is to make your boss and the company you work for happy and successful, and in the process, you become happy, and you become successful, even though you just don't care, because your energy is flowing; because you are serving; because you are giving. Of course, these are words that nobody wants to hear these days, but that's the great secret of life. I live like this.

If you try it out, you can do an A/B test. In marketing, you do A/B tests: you try out one advertising campaign, you do it this way, and another one you do that way, and then you compare the results to see how well it works. This is called an A/B test, and you can do it in your life.

Then you have some job, and you go into it with this attitude: "I want this now to be the way I imagine it, and I'll also fight for the right salary, and I'll show my boss who is the boss and that he can't treat me like this" and all the stuff that everyone struggles with, and then you look at it for a year, see how it goes, how happy you are and how much joy it gives you, and where it takes you. And then you look for another job, and you approach it like I just told you, and just serve.

And then see how you feel. Look at what you're experiencing. See how happy you are. Look how your life is unfolding. See how much you get. And then, you'll know what I'm talking about.

You know, I studied, I'm an academic, I'm a graduate engineer. But the jobs I've already done in this life... I'm telling you, I've done everything, and it's been such a joy, and it's always got me perfectly on my way in the most mysterious way. Once, I was unemployed because I quit a job, I just couldn't stay there, it was very clear, it was karma. I couldn't stay there; I had to leave. I didn't know what to do.

It was like after your trip around the world: you don't know what to do. I left this career, this job, and I had absolutely no idea what to do. I thought no one would ever take me on again. And then, it was just crazy... I had a friend, and where she lived, in the backyard of that house, the landlady had a huge pile of rubble, and this pile of rubble had to go into a construction container at the front of the street.

And it was winter, it was ten degrees Celsius below, this huge pile of rubble was frozen, and she now needed someone to put the rubble from back there, frozen as it was, into the container in the front. I thought, yes, fine, all right. I got started. I had a shovel and a hoe and a lot of time, and it took forever, it was hard work, I got almost nothing, and I was totally happy and I never had a problem in my life having a job or making any money.

I never had much money, but I always had what I needed, until today. If you are ready to say 'yes' to life, no matter what life brings you, then you will experience miracles, I'm telling you. That's my experience. I have experienced it time and time again, over and over again. And I've also seen other people around me time and time again who had very clear ideas about their career, their life, their lifestyle.

Many of them were successful, many were not, but all of them were stressed, all of them were unhappy.

Your choice. I know what I choose.

If you're willing to say 'yes' to life, no matter what life brings you, you're going to experience miracle. I've experienced it time and time again. And I've seen people who had clear ideas about their career, their life, their lifestyle. They were all stressed and unhappy. Your choice. I know what I choose.

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And I'm telling you this in such detail because it's my personal experience, again and again, again and again: it's worth trusting life. It is worth serving life. It is worth it. That's what all the wise men tell you. That's how life works. Yes. Thank you for your question.

I'm telling you this in such detail because it's my personal experience, again and again, again and again: it's worth trusting life. It is worth serving life. It is worth it. That's what all the wise men tell you. That's how life works.

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Now you've kindled my passion.

[Simone:] I also have some feedback to read out. From Franziska. "Wow, thank you so much, dear Mikael. That does a lot with me. I'm already looking forward to trying it out."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes. I know that when I get going like this – I don't know where it all comes from – then I know that there is someone who is open. And I'm happy to hear that. It all happens by itself.

How to deal with suffering and agony in the world?

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[Simone:] Well, I'll read on. Doris...

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Doris. I'm happy you are here.

[Simone:] "Good evening. A question about Heaven and hell. For example, how can I deal with great injustice, suffering, torment 'without a fight'? How can I say 'yes' to this? I can't do that at all. Addendum: I think, for example, of the suffering animals have to endure because of humans."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you, Doris.

I would like to quote Swamiji again, because he is simply... He's just a Guru. He can tell the secret of life in five words. And when I listen to you, I remember what he said on this subject. He says: "Don't look how far the darkness stretches. You will not find its end. Instead, light your own lamp, then, the world around you will be illuminated, and your world will be bright." And this light is contagious. It makes the world brighter.

So, once again: don't look how far the darkness stretches. You will never reach its end.

Don't concern yourself with it. I know, this goes against everything you know and everything else you hear. It's like this: every day you spend fighting injustice is a day you waste – a day, you could be using to nurture your peace, your light. And that is what changes the world.

Every day you spend fighting injustice is a day you waste – a day, you could be using to nurture your peace, your light. And that is what changes the world.

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When you look into the world, you will see problems, horrible problems. If your eyes look for problems, you will find them, always, everywhere, without end.

But when you turn to yourself and light your lamp – Swamiji expresses it so poetically; when you start to find your peace within yourself, to let your soul grow, to let this light energy grow within you, to ignite your light, your peace -, then, without you knowing anything about it, without you doing anything with it, it will change the world around you.

When you look at the world, you will see problems, horrible problems. But if you turn to yourself and light your lamp – Swamiji puts it so poetically; if you start to find peace within yourself, to let your soul grow – then, without you knowing anything about it, it will change the world around you.

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That means it's your responsibility. You have to do it – not by looking out there and thinking how terrible everything is. Make peace with what's inside you, and then, the world will be at peace.

It's your responsibility. You have to do it – not by looking out there and thinking how terrible everything is. Make peace with what's inside you, and then, the world will be at peace.

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It's such a wonderful Satsang today. I really don't like to talk about videos that I haven't done yet, but I find it so amazing because today I decided which two videos I'm going to do next week, and all the time these topics come up here. So, of course that encourages me, because I can fill a whole video with that. It's such a big topic; it's on everyone's mind so much.

And it goes against everything that people tell you. Swamiji says: "Don't see bad things, don't hear bad things, don't say bad things, don't think bad things", instead: turn towards the light, your light in there. This is advice that goes against everything that other people say: you have to take care of it, you have to fight for it, for the good. Look out into the world... If I fight for the good, what do I carry into the world? The fight.

But when I am at peace with myself, then I carry peace into the world. It is unbelievable.

That's why my advice is: don't fight for anything. Don't look at how terrible the world is. If you like to do that, you can do that, but know that it doesn't help. It destroys you. That's the only thing that happens. Instead, nurture your seed, your soul. Let it grow, protect it, give it space.

And if you do that, your life will change the world. That's how it was with Jesus. He did that, radically. Jesus didn't care about anything in the world. He lived in terrible times, in an occupied country, in an oppressed people, and the educated, the intellectuals, they wanted to fight and resist. He didn't want to know anything about it.

When I fight for the good, what do I carry into the world? The Fight. But if I am at peace with myself, then I carry peace into the world. Therefore, fight for nothing. Don't look at how terrible the world is. It destroys you. Instead, nurture your soul. And when you do that, your life will change the world. That's how it was with Jesus.

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He only ever said: "Lord, Thy Will be done." He surrendered, he made peace with himself and with everything that happened to him. And we can still feel this energy today. This man is still the symbol of peace in this world today, but no one does it like him. Everyone wants to fight. He didn't fight.

Jesus lived among an oppressed people, and the intellectuals wanted to fight. He wanted nothing to do with that. He made peace with himself and with everything that happened to him. And we can still feel this energy today. He is still the symbol of peace today, but nobody does it like him. Everyone wants to fight. He didn't fight.

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Yes, but like I said, I think I need to make a video about that, and I'm looking forward to it now. Thank you for your beautiful question, it inspires me. Thank you very much.

[Simone:] Doris writes: "I am very touched by your answer. It hits me right in the heart. Thank you."

No more room for one's own wishes

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I have two more questions, Mikael.

Panama, she writes...

[Dhyan Mikael:] What was the name?

[Simone:] Panama.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Panama. Hello Panama. Great name.

[Simone:] "My mother is eighty-six and lives alone. I notice that I take care of her a lot, shopping, going to the doctor and so on. I'm still working. My soul realizes that there is no more room for my own wishes, but my sense of responsibility is just so great. What can I do to feel better again?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you for your question.

Yes, it's a delicate situation.

You know, it's no use saying: "What do I need? What do I want?" Then you end up in conflict. Ask yourself: "What can I do that will make me be at peace with myself?" Let me give you an example. Maybe you feel a bit exhausted, you would like to have more time for yourself, but when you take this time, you feel: "I am in the wrong place. This woman needs me right now", and you're not at peace with yourself.

And then this time that you take for yourself is of no use to you at all. So, you have to figure out what it is what you can do that you're okay with. It's not about what you'd like to do. It's not about what you would like. It's not at all about what you think you need. These thoughts, they are not reliable. You never know: is this something I really need, or is it just my ego. But you know, you can deceive yourself in both directions.

You can sacrifice yourself for another person, even though you don't want to and even though you're not at peace with it at all, but you do it because you're afraid of disappointing someone, or you do it because you're simply a coward. But you can just as easily go in the other direction. You think: "I'm standing up for myself now and I'm doing the right thing for myself now", but then you lie awake at night and you're not at peace with yourself at all. And I learned this from my Master, and that's what I do with everything; I look: what can I do that makes me at peace with myself?

So, you have to figure out what it is what you can do that you're okay with. It's not about what you'd like to do. It's not about what you would like. It's not at all about what you think you need.

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I don't ask myself: what is spiritually correct here? What would be the coolest thing? What would I do, if I could really stand up for myself or take care of myself? I don't ask myself that. What can I do and still be at peace with myself? And I take that as a guideline, and then – I can't tell you how this happens, somehow by itself – a balance arises between what I do for others and what I do for myself. My own feeling, my own subtle sense of 'being at peace with myself', that's what guides me.

I look: what can I do that makes me be at peace with myself? I don't ask myself: what is spiritually correct here? What would be the coolest thing? What would I do if I could really stand up for myself or take care of myself? I don't ask myself that. What can I do and still be at peace with myself?

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It's often very small, subtle things. The things you describe are very big: having a mother at this old age, where you know she probably needs my help. My mother is just as old, but she's still relatively fit, so I don't have this situation. But on a small scale, you experience this situation every day, all the time. Sometimes I stand in the kitchen and I think: "Now I've had enough, I don't want to do this now. Let the others do the work now. I always do this work." Then I leave the kitchen and go to my office, and ten minutes later I realize: "I don't like this.

I don't like myself right now, that's total nonsense. What am I doing here?" And I go back to the kitchen and do it, and I'm happy and am at peace with myself. Then I'm happy, not because I've done something for others, but because I've done something for myself. By doing something for others, I have done something for myself, because something inside has told me that this is the right thing to do, and I can only follow that. I would like to encourage you to do this.

This will show you your own personal path in this challenging situation. Try not to make any plans. Try not to have any concept of what would be right or what would be necessary now or what would be next, but let yourself be guided by this subtle feeling within you, again and again, anew with every step, anew every day. And then it will sort itself out, often in a very surprising way. That's my advice to you today. Thank you for asking. Thank you very much.

Try not to make any plans. Try not to have any concept of what would be right or what would be necessary now or what would be next, but let yourself be guided by this subtle feeling within you, again and again, anew with every step, anew every day. And then it will sort itself out, often in a very surprising way.

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Gurus are one of those things

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[Simone:] And the last question is from Zoha.

[Dhyan Mikael:] From Zoha. Hello Zoha.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, my Guru's behavior has left me in a state of shock. Since then, I have been detaching myself from him. It feels like I'm losing everything that's important to me. There is panic, despair, pain and sadness alternating. The enchantment that emanated from him is gone. He says: 'the best support I can give you is to get out of the way.

This is your process and not my business.' This leads me even deeper into despair. I feel let down by him. At the same time, my soul shows itself, and in its presence, everything calms down again, and contact with it makes me happy. But in many moments when she doesn't show herself, I feel completely lost. Can you tell me something about that? That would be wonderful. Thank you and love, Zoha."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you for your question.

I am very, very happy to say something about it. I know what you're talking about. I've experienced it myself, more than once.

You feel like you're burning up. You feel like you're dying.

You feel like all your bearings are gone.

Stay where you are.

Stay where you are, both in life and within yourself with all this fire, with this hellfire.

It's one of those things with Gurus.

A Guru speaks the truth to you, but you can't understand it. The Guru lives many floors higher. He sees things, he experiences things that you know nothing about, and you can't understand what he says because of that – not now, not today. But you might tomorrow. That is my personal experience.

That's why I encourage you to stay where you are, both out there and in there. Be ready to burn. Be ready to accept your feelings as if they will be there forever. Don't think about anything. Give yourself time. Give yourself lots of time with this – with what you are experiencing right now. I have experienced this countless times with my Guru.

A Guru speaks the truth to you, but you cannot understand it. He sees and experiences things you know nothing about, and what he says you cannot understand – not today, but maybe tomorrow. So, stay where you are. Be ready to burn. Don't think about anything. Give yourself time.

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Every single time I experienced that he was right, every single time, but it sometimes took me a long time to realize it.

But something always kept me by his side, as if something inside me knew exactly what was going on; that all this storm, all this pain, all this injustice, was all my ego. Something inside me knew that, and I stayed.

With my Guru, I experienced that he was right, but it sometimes took me a long time to realize that. But something always kept me by his side, as if something inside me knew exactly what was going on; that this storm, this pain, this injustice was all my ego. Something inside me knew that, and I stayed.

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And then, sometimes a few days later, I could see what had been going on inside me. Sometimes it took a long time.

I'm not telling you to do anything you don't want to do. I say don't do anything: neither this nor that. Stay where you are. Give yourself time.

You will, I promise you today, you will be so amazed at what you will discover. Give yourself time. Thank you so much for getting in touch. I love you.

I'm not telling you to do anything you don't want to do. I say don't do anything: neither this nor that. Stay where you are. Give yourself time. You will, I promise you today, be so amazed at what you will discover.

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Well, what a Satsang. Thank you all so much. What an honor to be here. Thank you Devasetu and Jetzt-TV for this wonderful opportunity to give Satsang here. I would like to remind you that Devasetu and Jetzt-TV rely on donations to make everything here work; everything that you enjoy. And if you enjoy it, please feel free to support me too. If you feel like it, have a look at my website, on the Donate Page, I've put together some information about it. I want you to be able to enjoy everything I do, here online and with my videos, freely without any sense of obligation.

And at the same time, I am happy if there are people who support the whole thing financially. Thank you for being part of this. And I would like to briefly point out that over New Year's Eve / New Year's Day there will be a free Online Intensive with me, on December 31st in the afternoon at 2 pm and on January 1st again in the afternoon at 2 pm (CET). Two Satsangs: one in the old year, one in the new year. I invite you to join us. This is a wonderful opportunity to let go of the old without waiting for something new, but simply to be here.

Thank you for being here. I love you.