English Online Satsang of February 8, 2025

[Dhyan Mikael:] Good evening. Welcome to Satsang.

I am very happy that we have another opportunity tonight for an English Online Satsang. I am so happy that you are here. Welcome. If this is your first Satsang, I want to briefly mention what this is about. Here in Satsang, I share with you what I experienced in the last twenty or thirty years of my life, and I answer your questions if you have questions about your life or about your spiritual path. You can ask questions in the chat in Zoom or in YouTube, and Simone will read out the questions, and I will try to answer them.

And if there are no questions from the audience – I have quite a few questions which reached me via email or as comments on YouTube, and then I read those and talk about them. Yes. And this is what we do here for one and a half hours. But what actually happens is not so much the talking. I mean, this is what's interesting; this is what we share together. But that what touches us in Satsang, that what changes us in Satsang, this is something which can't be heard, and it can't be seen.

It happens by us being together here, by the shared energy, by you being close to me, by me being close to you, and by all of us being together. Maybe you know this saying from Jesus in the Bible: "When two or three are together in my name, then I am in the middle of them." And that's what's meant by that; when we come together, all of us who are sincerely looking for the truth in our life, then, God is right here, and you can feel it. So, this is what we do now for one and a half hours, and let's start. Simone, do we have something to read out?

[Simone:] I have no question to read out, but Ann sends love and blessings.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you, Ann. I am so happy that you are here. Hello. I have to adjust the volume here. One moment.

With expectation, it's not meditation

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So... Well, in this case, I will start by reading out a question which I received on YouTube.

"Thank you so very much for sharing all your wisdom with us. After watching your videos, I gave myself a challenge to do the forty five days of meditation, as you mentioned. I have passed the forty-five-day mark, and I do not see anything different than what I was forty five days ago. Could you please throw some light on this? To be honest, I was expecting something or some change, but I am sorry – I don't."

Thank you for your question. I love these honest questions.

There is something really funny about meditation.

You know, when you meditate, what you do is: you withdraw your attention from the thoughts, and you rest in yourself. You rest in the crown chakra, and you don't give thoughts any attention. If thoughts are coming, you just let them go again, and you return with your attention to your crown chakra.

And if you have expectations, if you expect anything, even if you don't even know what you expect – that's thoughts; then you are not meditating; then you do some sort of trade, some sort of bargain. And it's funny, because I tell you: meditate, because it will change your life – and it will. But at the same time, I tell you: meditate without any expectation And I know: this is difficult. You hear me talk, and I say all these beautiful things, or you hear reports from other people, and they tell you – or they tell me, and I read it out – what happened in their lives.

If you expect anything, even if you don't even know what you expect – that's thoughts; then you are not meditating. And it's funny, because I tell you: meditate, because it will change your life – and it will. But at the same time, I tell you: meditate without any expectation.

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And this is to let you know: "Hey. Here is something which works. Here is that what you were waiting for." But when you do it yourself, then you need to forget all of this, and not expect anything; not wait for anything.

I know: this is difficult. I say all these beautiful things, and this is to let you know: "Hey. Here is something which works. Here is that what you were waiting for." But when you do it yourself, then you need to forget all of this, and not expect anything; not wait for anything.

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In some videos, I said: you just need patience for this. You just need to be stubborn and patient and just meditate. But even this is said too much. Being patient implies that you are waiting for something. But today, I would say: don't wait for anything.

Be here. Don't give attention to your thoughts when you meditate, and just let yourself be surprised. Don't wait for change.

If you have expectations, then it's not meditation.

I said: you just need to be patient and meditate. But even this is said too much. Being patient implies that you are waiting for something. Today, I would say: don't wait for anything. Be here. Don't give attention to your thoughts, and let yourself be surprised. Don't wait for change. If you have expectations, then it's not meditation.

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I have to do the same thing. It's not just you. I know what this meditation does. I have experienced it since many, many years. And still: when I sit down for meditation, I need to forget everything I experienced.

I am totally new, totally naked, as if it's my first meditation.

I have to do the same thing. It's not just you. I know what this meditation does. I have experienced it since many, many years. And still: when I sit down for meditation, I need to forget everything I experienced. I am totally new, totally naked, as if it's my first meditation.

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So, if you feel like it: start over. Do another forty-five days, but this time, don't expect anything. Just meditate because it's fun. Do it because it feels so good to just sit there and not give any attention to all the things which bother you for the rest of the day: your thoughts, your hopes, your dreams, your fears. You can just take thirty minutes of vacation from all of this. Just enjoy, and don't wait for anything.

This time, don't expect anything. Just meditate because it's fun. Do it because it feels so good to just sit there and not give any attention to all the things which bother you: your thoughts, hopes, dreams, fears. You can just take thirty minutes of vacation from all of this. Just enjoy, and don't wait for anything.

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Thank you for your question.

Just continue, Mikael.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes.

Who is the boss here?

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So, here is the next email. "I find it almost unbearable to meditate these days. There is so much agitation in me. Sitting there with closed eyes, trying to connect to the crown chakra, feels like being in a dark prison cell. What sometimes keeps me from jumping up when I don't think I can stay there for another moment is when I open my eyes. At least there is something real to hold on to.

There is even some stillness, and I seem to be able to still sense the crown chakra. What I am also drawn to do at this time is to repeat the soul mantra, 'I am a Holy Soul, I am a Pure Soul', over and over again, even though Swamiji has said not to do this during meditation. So, my question: why can't I open my eyes during the meditation when this seems to be so helpful to me?"

Thank you.

I totally appreciate these sincere questions.

Let me briefly talk about what happens during meditation. During meditation, we disconnect from everything which comes from outside. We disconnect for thirty minutes from our senses, from our thoughts. We don't look. We don't listen. We don't touch. We don't move. We don't do anything. We just rest in ourselves quietly without doing anything. That's meditation.

As soon as you open your eyes, you don't meditate. As soon as you listen, as soon as you open your ears, you don't meditate.

As soon as you think, you don't meditate.

During meditation, we disconnect from everything which comes from outside, from our senses, from our thoughts. We don't look. We don't listen. We don't touch. We don't move. We just rest in ourselves quietly. That's meditation. As soon as you open your eyes, as soon as you open your ears, as soon as you think, you don't meditate.

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Now, there is nothing easier than meditating, because you don't do anything. You just sit there. You don't have to do anything. But as you experience, there is something which does not want to allow you to meditate. And this is totally normal. It's like this what you ignore during these thirty minutes of meditation – your senses, your body, your mind –, they don't like this. They want your attention back.

There is nothing easier than meditating, because you don't do anything. You just sit there. But as you experience, there is something which does not want to allow you to meditate. And this is totally normal. This what you ignore during these thirty minutes of meditation – your senses, your body, your mind –, they don't like this. They want your attention back.

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First, it's the body. It aches and itches, but you just ignore this, and you just keep sitting there. And if you are stubborn and if you refuse to give attention to your body for this half an hour, it will quiet down after a few days or weeks. It just gets used to it.

But then, the next thing which tries to disturb your meditation is your mind, and your mind comes up with very convincing feelings and thoughts, why you just can't sit there with your eyes closed doing nothing for half an hour. And it's different for every person because the mind of every person is different, but the mind is very creative.

And in your case, it tells you: "You can't sit like this. You feel like in a prison cell." I mean, there is nothing easier and better than meditating, but the mind tells you: "This is terrible."

Your mind comes up with very convincing feelings and thoughts, why you just can't sit there with your eyes closed doing nothing for half an hour. And in your case, it tells you: "You can't sit like this. You feel like in a prison cell." I mean, there is nothing easier and better than meditating, but the mind tells you: "This is terrible."

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There is no problem. You can just sit there, and you close your eyes. And then the mind starts. And this is the point where it gets interesting, you know? This is the point where it becomes clear: who is the boss here? Who has the power over your attention?

It's like a battle. You don't battle, but the mind wants to fight with you. And you have two choices. You can give in, or you are just stubborn, and you ignore it, and you meditate anyway. Everybody has to go through this in one way or another. And it's so interesting because, in reality, there is nothing going on. There is no problem whatsoever. It is all up here (in the mind). It's all your mind telling you these things.

This is the point where it becomes clear: who is the boss here? Who has the power over your attention? It's like a battle. You don't battle, but the mind wants to fight with you. And you have two choices. You can give in, or you are just stubborn, and you ignore it, and you meditate anyway. Everybody has to go through this in one way or another.

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There is nothing happening. You could just enjoy. But for you to discover this, you have to be stubborn and keep sitting there for this half an hour.

And then, if you are this stubborn every day, every time you meditate, then, after some time, your mind will accept that you are the boss. But if you give in, your mind will become stronger. So, it's very easy. Just sit down and be stubborn.

There is no problem. It's all your mind. You could just enjoy. But for you to discover this, you have to be stubborn and keep sitting there for this half an hour. And if you are this stubborn every time you meditate, your mind will accept that you are the boss. But if you give in, your mind will become stronger. So, it's very easy. Just sit down and be stubborn.

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Thank you.

I am so happy that you are here. Greetings to New York.

Do I go on, Simone?

[Simone:] No. I now have a question to read out.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, how beautiful. Thank you.

The invisible magic of the u-tube

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[Simone:] It's from Christien.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Christien. How beautiful that you are here. Hello.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, thank you again for being here with us and making these videos. You touched me very deeply, and it changed me from seeing meditation as a kind of obligation to do into something fun and something to look forward to. My question is about being there for loved ones that are not conscious. How to best be there for loved ones that do things that are harmful for them?

I don't want to be and I am not someone that likes to dictate what to do, for example, to say 'you should meditate' as I know they don't want this now. But I struggle sometimes with what to do for my loved ones that do harmful things unconsciously. Is just being here – which is what I do now – enough, or are there other things that can be helpful in your experience?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you. What a lovely question. Thank you so much.

Yes, you are on the right track. You can't really interfere with the others, and you know this. You ask, is it enough to just be there? Yes. It does not work if you try to teach those around you. It just doesn't work. This is not your role. Your role is to love them – as they are.

Don't even pay attention to what they do wrong in your eyes. You know, it's funny.

We are all stupid, and we are all idiots. But our own stupidity, we don't see. But the stupidity of those around us, it's so easy to see this. And it's so easy to tell them, and to give them good advice – but it doesn't work. It's terrible. Maybe you remember Jesus, he said: "Don't pull the splinter out of the eyes of your neighbor. Pull out the log out of your own eye." He says: you see the little errors of your fellow human beings, but you don't see these huge errors you do yourself. And that's how it is.

It does not work if you try to teach those around you. Your role is to love them – as they are. Don't even pay attention to what they do wrong in your eyes. You know, we are all stupid, but our own stupidity, we don't see. But the stupidity of those around us, it's so easy to see this. And it's so easy to tell them, and to give them good advice – but it doesn't work. It's terrible.

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So, you are on the right track. Just love them the way they are, and don't pay any attention to what you think they should do different so they would have it easier. You take care of yourself. And, you know, this is how it works: if you are so wise that you know better, then apply it to yourself.

Take care of yourself. And if this works, when you get quieter and happier, you start radiating something, and that's what they will pick up on. That's what will change them, or it makes them curious. And one day they ask: "What are you doing? What is it? Is this something I can do, too?" Then you can speak.

This is how it works: if you are so wise that you know better, then apply it to yourself. And if this works, when you get quieter and happier, you start radiating something, and that's what they will pick up on. That's what will make them curious, and one day, they ask: "What are you doing? What is it? Is this something I can do, too?" Then you can speak.

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But this is rare. My experience is that those close to you, your family, your partner, your children, these are not the ones you can teach. It doesn't work. They find their own teachers and Masters and Gurus.

I never do this. I never tell anybody anything. Only if somebody comes to me, then I can speak.

That's the only way it works.

My experience is that those close to you, your family, your partner, your children, these are not the ones you can teach. It doesn't work. They find their own teachers and Masters and Gurus. I never do this. I never tell anybody anything. Only if somebody comes to me, then I can speak. That's the only way it works.

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Yesterday, I had a very rare experience. There was a friend of the family, and he was sharing how he is doing, and he is going on and on and on. And then, after half an hour or so – I was cooking at that time –, he asked: "how are you doing?" And I just said: "Oh, I am doing really well. Thank you." And then he looked at me, and he said: "What are you doing to make this possible?" And then, I actually could talk about Samarpan Meditation with this man – but only because he was open in that moment; only because he asked. But there is something else you can do.

Especially with those people who are close to you, the people you live with, the people you love, you see how they are doing, and you see all the things which they unnecessarily do to make their life harder, and it pains you. Feel your feelings. Welcome your feelings connected with those loved ones. Maybe you are scared, maybe you worry about them, maybe you feel pain: those feelings are your feelings. Make peace with them; make friends with them, quietly, in you.

You see all the things which they do to make their life harder, and you are scared, worried or in pain: those feelings are your feelings. Make peace with them; make friends with them, quietly, in you. If you are in peace with how the others around you are, that's the most helpful you can be. Then you return back to peace, and that helps the others.

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If you are in peace with how the others around you are, that's the most helpful you can be to the others. Then you return back to peace, and on some level, a level you don't know anything about, that helps the others. Swamiji, the Guru who brings the Samarpan Meditation, he has a lovely picture about this. He talks about partners. When you are married... he said: you are connected. Like, in a laboratory, they have these u-tubes for their chemical things they do.

And this u-tube, if you pour water in the one end, in the one leg, on the one side, then the water will distribute equally in both legs of the u. That's the nature of the u-tube, and that's how it is with you and your partner, with you and your loved ones. Everything you do to make yourself stronger, to make your own soul stronger, to progress in your spiritual life, will benefit your partner. This will benefit the people around you, because we are connected energetically through these u-tubes.

This u-tube, if you pour water in one leg, the water will distribute equally in both legs of the u. And that's how it is with you and your loved ones. Everything you do to make your soul stronger will benefit the people around you, because we are connected energetically. You don't have to speak. This happens automatically.

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You don't have to speak. You don't have to say one word. You don't know anything about this. This happens automatically. So, when you come to peace with yourself and your feelings, this will promote the peace the other person can find. It's like everything you do for yourself benefits your loved ones – but invisibly. The others don't know anything about it, and that's the beauty. That's why it works.

When you come to peace with yourself and your feelings, this will promote the peace the other person can find. It's like everything you do for yourself benefits your loved ones – but invisibly. The others don't know anything about it, and that's the beauty. That's why it works.

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I do the same here. I never say one word to my partner or to my family, to my sister or my brother; only if they ask – but they don't.

Thank you. I am so happy that you are here.

[Simone:] I have no other question at the moment, Mikael.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Great. Then I go on with a question I have here.

One path or many?

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This is from a YouTube comment I received. "You said that one should stick with one path and go only on one path and not switch. But there have been many who had one major path and did some other stuff on the side. For instance, Nisargadatta doing his Shaivist stuff but also doing some Bhakti. There are many such examples."

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. In the video which was referred to here in this comment, I spoke about that it is important that you choose the path you go, and then you go it.

And, usually, what people do is, they start some path for some while, and then they stop it, and they do something else. And then they do this for some time, and then, after a while, they stop this, and they start something else. And in this way, their life is spent. Each of those paths would have brought them to the goal, but only if you walk the path to the end. You cannot walk two paths.

It is important that you choose the path and then you go it. What people do is, they start some path, and they stop and do something else, and after a while, they stop this and start something else. In this way, their life is spent. Each of those paths would have brought them to the goal, but only if you walk the path to the end. You cannot walk two paths.

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And that's what I was referring to in the video which was being commented on. Now, it doesn't mean that you cannot taste this and that and try this and that. I'll try out everything. But if you have your path, you know: "this is it; this is my way", and then, you stick with it. And if you have this determination, if you have this clarity, then you can do whatever you want at the side. But if you don't have this clarity, then it's dangerous; then it's your mind taking over, and it will prevent you from going on one path to the end. You mentioned Nisargadatta.

He was clear on his path. He was totally clear on his path. That's why he could do whatever he wanted. There was no danger of any distraction. He was absolutely clear where he finds God; how he arrives. If you have this clarity – no problem. You can do whatever you want. But I speak to those people who don't have this clarity and who wonder: "Why is my life a mess? Why don't I progress? Why don't I experience what you are talking about?" And if you have no clarity, but you sense, "ah, this is for me", then choose it and stick with it. That's the easy way. That's my experience.

If you have this clarity, you can do whatever you want. But I speak to those people who don't have this clarity and who wonder: "Why is my life a mess? Why don't I progress? Why don't I experience what you are talking about?" And if you have no clarity, but you sense, "ah, this is for me", then choose it and stick with it. That's the easy way.

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But, of course, I also say: the most important thing is that you are true to yourself. That's the most important thing. It doesn't help if you want to do certain things – if you want to do this and that and the other –, but then you hear me speak these things and say these things. It doesn't do you any good to do it because Mikael says it, but you don't want it; you don't believe it.

The most important thing is that you are true to yourself. Then you hear me say things, but it doesn't do you any good to do it just because Mikael says it, when you don't want it. That is not helpful. The most helpful thing is if you are true to yourself.

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That is not helpful. The most helpful thing is if you are true to yourself. I do the same thing. I do anything, no matter how stupid, if I want this, and I know: I will find out. I know: I will learn from it. So, there is not really anything you can do wrong. Just go where you feel drawn to. Follow your path.

There is not really anything you can do wrong. Just go where you feel drawn to. Follow your path.

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That's the one thing I always did. So, in a way, I could answer you like this: if you want to do more than one path, then do it, and along the way, you will find out what's right for you. But many people are in a different situation. Many people have their path, but then, they hear other people talk about other paths, or they watch a video about something else, and then they wonder: "Am I missing something?

Should I do this, too?" They don't want to, but they get doubts in their mind. And to those people, I say: "Don't worry about it. Stick to your path. You don't need anything else. Don't worry about it." So, if you are clear, if you know what you want: don't worry. You don't miss anything. Stick to this one, simple path you found, and life is easy. If you feel drawn to many different things, then do this.

That's how I live: I am true to myself, and by this, I learn really quickly, and I find out really quickly – by myself – what's true. And this, everybody can do. Thank you for your comment. Thank you that you are here.

That's how I live: I am true to myself, and by this, I learn really quickly, and I find out really quickly – by myself – what's true. And this, everybody can do.

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[Simone:] You can continue, Mikael.

Can I meditate another way?

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[Dhyan Mikael:] Okay. Here is another YouTube comment. "Thank you. Your videos make me so very happy. I do not do the crown chakra meditation, but I meditate with the breath and with my whole body in my attention. I feel that this is better for me. Do you think this is okay?"

Thank you. Thank you for your sweet question.

Well, since you ask me, I guess that there is some curiosity in you. You say you don't do the Samarpan Meditation, which you call the crown chakra meditation, but that you focus on your breath and on your body, and that this is better for you. But, you know... If you don't do the Samarpan Meditation, you don't know whether this is better for you or not. So, if there is any curiosity in you, I suggest you just try it out. You can keep doing your breath and body meditation if you feel like it. There's no conflict.

That's the beautiful thing about Samarpan Meditation: there are no rules. You don't have to not do another meditation; you don't you don't have to give up smoking or drinking or sex or some religion or anything like this. You can just stay the way you are, you can live the way you live, you can do whatever practice you want to do, and you just add the Samarpan Meditation. And then, you find out for yourself. So, if you feel this curiosity, just try it out. This would be my suggestion to you.

And there is a fundamental difference between the breath meditation and also what you do, that you are with your attention on your body, and the Samarpan Meditation. Our attention is on our body since we have been born – on our body and on the senses of our body, and through the senses of our body, connected with the world. In Samarpan Meditation, for the first time in your life, you pay attention to something which has nothing to do with your body, and which has nothing to do with the world. This is totally different. This is totally new.

Our attention is on our body since we have been born – and through the senses of our body, connected with the world. In Samarpan Meditation, for the first time in your life, you pay attention to something which has nothing to do with your body, and which has nothing to do with the world. This is totally different. This is totally new.

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I mean, this meditation is not really new, it's 800 years old, but for most people these days, it's totally new, and it's a fundamental difference. When I meditate, my body wants my attention, but it doesn't get it. I rest in my crown chakra. This is a very funny spot. The crown chakra is the spot up here you can touch, you can feel. It's nothing esoteric, just this highest spot of your skull.

But in some way, when you meditate there, after a while, you find out that in some strange way you don't understand, you are not focusing on your body when you do this. It's kind of magic. Just try it out. Find out for yourself. Then you know what I am talking about. But as I said: there is no problem. Do whatever you want to do, but maybe you want to try this meditation. It's a game changer.

The misunderstanding about acceptance

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So, let's see what else I have here... Now, here is a comment which I received on a video I did briefly before Christmas last year, and the title of the video was "The Magic of a Yes out of Joy". And I was talking about this magic which happens when you surrender to life; when you accept how things are.

And I said that if you do this, if you accept – but not this forced acceptance, like, "Okay, I can't do anything anyways, so, okay, I accept"... Not this one, but an acceptance with your full power, with joy, with your whole being – then, this changes everything. That's what I said in the video. And on this video, I received this comment here.

"Thank you for your video. But when one is in a truly horrific circumstance that they can't get out of, and every day feels like pain and obligation and slavery to others, like family, then your trick doesn't work. It just doesn't. I have tried it in good faith for years, and, no, it doesn't work for all circumstances." Thank you. I really appreciate honest disagreement, because it gives me the opportunity to clarify what I am talking about.

Let me first tell you what I am not talking about. I am not saying that you should accept any outer circumstance as if you are powerless – quite the contrary. I tell you all the time: take care of yourself. I encourage you all the time: take care of yourself as good as you can. That's your first and most important task.

When I say "surrender; accept; say 'yes'"... In that video, I told you... You know, people wonder: "What should I accept? What is it? Should I accept what other people want from me, even though I don't want this?" And my response is: you accept that, what is closest to you.

I give you an example. Somebody comes to you and says, "can you help me? I need your help", and you feel inside of you: "No. I don't feel any energy for this. I don't want this." That's what's closest to you. And to accept this... maybe you feel wrong. Maybe you feel stress or even fear because you don't want to offend the other person, and then, to still say 'yes' – to how it is for you.

It doesn't mean you help this person although you don't want to. It means: you need to be true to yourself, because this is what your feelings tell you. That's the difficult thing. It would be much easier to help your neighbor – but then, you are a slave.

But to take care of yourself, that's the difficult part. And saying 'yes' to this with joy – to your insecurity, to your feeling wrong, to your being scared –, that's quite a task.

And this is the most difficult thing for most people: taking care of themselves. We have not learned this. From childhood on – you are a small child – you learn to always take care of the others first. Nobody tells you: look out for yourself. Everybody tells you: don't do this, don't do that, don't offend your uncle, be nice to this person, be nice to that person, and you just stop taking care of yourself. And you can't live like this.

To take care of yourself, that's the difficult part. And saying 'yes' to this with joy – to your insecurity, to your feeling wrong, to your being scared –, that's quite a task. And this is the most difficult thing for most people: taking care of themselves. We have not learned this.

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And when you start taking care of yourself, this is such a difficult task. It pushes all of your buttons. But for this, I encourage you. And if you feel a 'no' inside of you to any demand from other people, to anybody, then saying 'yes' to this what you feel, to your own energy – this is what I am talking about. Now, sometimes you are in circumstances where you have no choice. No matter what you want, no matter what you feel – you can't do anything.

From childhood on, you learn to always take care of the others first. But when you start taking care of yourself, this is such a difficult task. It pushes all of your buttons. But for this, I encourage you. If you feel a 'no' inside of you to any demand from other people, then saying 'yes' to this what you feel, to your own energy – this is what I am talking about.

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And then, to say 'yes' to this, when you realize: "here, I am helpless. Here, I am powerless. Here, I really cannot do anything." Then, to say 'yes' to this, with all of your power – and this also will change everything.

Sometimes you are in circumstances where you have no choice. No matter what you want, no matter what you feel – you can't do anything. And then, to say 'yes' to this, when you realize: "here, I am helpless. Here, I am powerless. Here, I really cannot do anything." Then, to say 'yes' to this, with all of your power – and this will change everything.

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So, if there's anything you can do, this 'yes' to what you feel inside, to your own energy, will help you to take care of yourself. And if there is nothing you can do – this is very rare, but sometimes, this happens –, then, this 'yes' helps you to deal with this situation where you cannot do anything else but accept.

And if you accept this situation fully, with all of your power, that's the easiest way But when I read your comment, I guess you are in a situation where you can do something – it just takes all of your courage, all of your power to take care of yourself, and that's what I encourage you to do. There is a lot of misunderstanding with this acceptance.

If there's anything you can do, this 'yes' to what you feel inside, to your own energy, will help you to take care of yourself. And if there is nothing you can do, then, this 'yes' helps you to deal with this situation where you cannot do anything else but accept. And if you accept this situation fully, with all of your power, that's the easiest way.

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There is a lot of misunderstanding because you hear things... Even in the church, in the Christian church, even in the Bible, you read things, and they are used to tell you: "Don't take care of yourself. This is not okay." But I tell you the opposite. It starts with you taking care of yourself. If you don't do this, nothing else will work So, maybe we have a misunderstanding here between the two of us, and that's why I appreciate your comment. Thank you for writing.

There is a lot of misunderstanding with this acceptance. In the Bible, you read things, and they are used to tell you: "Don't take care of yourself. This is not okay." But I tell you the opposite. It starts with you taking care of yourself. If you don't do this, nothing else will work.

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[Simone:] Yes. That's fine.

Nobody needs sex

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[Dhyan Mikael:] So, here I have another question from the other side of the ocean, which I received as an email. "Could you please speak about sex? Age-wise, I am beyond where it is an issue in my life, but I have never understood it. It was the most confusing and painful element in my relationship with my husband, with whom I now live separately. I never had a strong sexual desire except in my fantasy, yet I could do it. But at a certain point in my life, in my fifties, I no longer could. I do not know why.

We did not have a good relationship, but I was committed to it and did not want to separate from him. And I felt that, as a marriage partner, I owed him sex. He always told me that I was not a healthy woman, and on some level, I believed him. What does a woman sexually owe a man in a marriage? What if she simply does no longer want it without understanding why? I can totally comprehend the rightness of two people not wanting anything from each other, but in the sexual area, I am not clear.

The man seems to be in pain when he does not get sex, and having an extra-marital relationship does not appear to be a solution or even wanted. So, how can his needs be met? In my life as a married woman, I felt responsible for having to meet this need and terribly guilty for not being able to, for wanting to simply close this chapter in our relationship and in my life. But I never could find an answer." Thank you so much.

This is truly an interesting topic between men and women.

You ask: "what does a woman sexually owe a man in a marriage?" Well, it's quite simple. A woman doesn't owe anything to a man – be it in a marriage or not.

And the last thing you owe a man is sex.

You ask: "what does a woman sexually owe a man in a marriage?" Well, it's quite simple. A woman doesn't owe anything to a man – be it in a marriage or not. And the last thing you owe a man is sex.

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Now, it is totally normal in relationship, in marriage, that the partners have expectations towards each other. It's so normal that you think this is what relationship is actually about. But I tell you: this is not true.

A relationship is not possible if you have expectations towards each other.

It is totally normal in relationship, in marriage, that the partners have expectations towards each other. It's so normal that you think this is what relationship is actually about.

But I tell you: this is not true. A relationship is not possible if you have expectations towards each other.

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Then, you don't have a relationship – you have a business relationship, and that's okay, if this is what you want to have: two people living together and making each other's lives easier because the one gives something, the other gives something. But if there is something you don't want, but you do it anyway, this is not good.

Then, you can't love your husband.

If there is something you don't want, but you do it anyway, this is not good. Then, you can't love your husband.

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And I just said: it's totally normal for most couples to have expectations of each other, and we have amazing strategies to get what we want.

And you experienced how your man, how your husband, made you feel as if it's your job to give him what he needs. He doesn't need this at all – he wants it. And for a man, it can feel quite strong. But it's not your responsibility. But in a relationship, we have these strategies – not only the men; women do the same thing.

They just have different means to get what we want. We force the other person, the partner – by emotional tricks, by physical force, by scaring the other, by threatening, all kinds of strategies – so we get what we want. This is common, but not normal. This is not the way it needs to be.

You know, men are like little children.

And if a man doesn't get what he wants, he feels rejected, and this is terrible for a man; for a woman too, by the way. When a man feels sexual, and the woman says, "no, I don't want", the man feels rejected, and this pushes his buttons; his biggest, his deepest buttons. It has nothing to do with sex.

It's an emotional thing; it's a childhood thing. But it happens through sex, and the man thinks he needs sex. This is not true. The man is looking for Mama, but it feels so strong. And this need you feel with your husband, this is real. He feels this. He feels needy – totally needy. But this is not your problem.

Men are like little children. And if a man doesn't get what he wants, he feels rejected, and this is terrible for a man; for a woman too, by the way. When a man feels sexual, and the woman says, "no, I don't want", the man feels rejected, and this pushes his buttons; his biggest, his deepest buttons. It has nothing to do with sex.

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So, you ask: what do you owe your partner? You don't owe your partner anything. One thing you owe him: to be honest. And when I say to be honest, I don't mean that you tell him everything. I don't mean to tell him the truth when he asks you a question. This is not the honesty I am talking about. To be true to yourself – you owe it to your partner that you are true to yourself, because then, he meets you. Then, he gets to know you.

You ask: what do you owe your partner? You don't owe your partner anything.

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If you play games, if you are not true to yourself, then he doesn't know you, and then you can't live together; then you live together as actors, but not as lovers.

So, you owe it to him to be true to yourself. That's all.

One thing you owe him: to be honest. I don't mean to tell him the truth when he asks you a question. You owe it to your partner that you are true to yourself, because then, he meets you. Then, he gets to know you. If you are not true to yourself, then you live together as actors, but not as lovers. So, you owe it to him to be true to yourself. That's all.

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I am very grateful for your courage to write this email to me and to allow me to talk about it here, because this is an area where basically every human being has an issue with.

Sex can be so beautiful – but only in freedom. Every step of the way, freedom. Never any obligation. And even if you feel like sex, and then you start having sex – and I mean, I know this is not your issue anymore, but I want to elaborate a little bit for other people who are still enjoying sex– maybe you maybe you feel hot and your partner too, and then you start cuddling and maybe you even start having sex.

And suddenly you notice: "oh, something changed. I need to stop this"... Then stop it. There is so many beautiful ways you can share time together. Sex is nothing which you need to follow through with; but each person, each human being, has to discover this for him- or herself. I remember, I don't know, maybe fifteen years ago... I think it's about twenty years ago... time flies.

Sex can be so beautiful – but only in freedom. Never any obligation. Even if you start having sex, but suddenly you notice: "oh, something changed. I need to stop", then stop. There are so many beautiful ways you can share time together. Sex is nothing which you need to follow through with; but each person has to discover this for him- or herself.

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I had a girlfriend, a beautiful girlfriend, and I was hot. I would have loved to snuggle with her and to sleep with her. But she didn't want to, and she just fell asleep, and I was awake, and I was cooking. I was burning. I felt so terrible.

So, I know how it is for a man, but, I guess, for women, it can be the same. And then, to feel these feelings and to not expect something from the other, but to feel your feelings, to make peace with them, and then, you discover something amazing. Once you made peace with all these feelings which are being triggered, you discover: I don't need anything. It's easy.

And then, you can enjoy a relationship. Then, you can meet in truth, which means: no expectations. And then, even sex can be lovely – sometimes, if both wanted it But you have another question. Your email is so rich.

When you don't expect something from the other, but feel and make peace with all these feelings which are being triggered, you discover: I don't need anything. And then, you can enjoy a relationship. Then, you can meet in truth, which means: no expectations. And then, even sex can be lovely – sometimes, if both wanted it.

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You said: "What if she simply does no longer want sex without understanding why?" You know, this is a key point you address here. You never understand why. Sometimes you feel hot – you don't know why. Sometimes you don't – but you don't know why. I never know why I feel a certain way. Sometimes, I have energy to do something, and I think, "Oh my God, this is stupid."

But I feel the energy. I don't know why I feel this, but the energy is there, and I listen to the energy. Sometimes, I feel, "No, I don't want this". I don't understand why. Everything seems fine, and there's no reason not to not want this, but I don't want it. So, never look for the explanation. That's a trap – then, you are locked in your head.

You said: "What if she simply does no longer want sex without understanding why?" You know, this is a key point you address here. You never understand why. Sometimes you feel hot – you don't know why. Sometimes you don't – but you don't know why. I never know why I feel a certain way.

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Of course, the other person always wants an explanation. And then, you just say: "I don't know. I don't understand myself. I just don't want." And then, it's easy. As soon as you try to explain something, you are in a trap.

Never look for the explanation. That's a trap – then, you are locked in your head. Of course, the other person always wants an explanation. And then, you just say: "I don't know. I don't understand myself. I just don't want." And then, it's easy. As soon as you try to explain something, you are in a trap.

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So, don't explain anything. Just be true to yourself. And as soon as you are true to yourself, you will meet challenging responses from your partner. It just is like this. But there is no choice. You need to be true to yourself. Let me look one more time. There were so many beautiful things in your email.

Don't explain anything. Just be true to yourself. And as soon as you are true to yourself, you will meet challenging responses from your partner. It just is like this. But there is no choice. You need to be true to yourself.

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You write: "The man seems to be in pain when he does not get sex." Yes, of course. Have you ever observed a small child? You can go to the store. Go shopping. Then, you see a mama with her child, and the child wants something – and the mama says 'no'. And the child is in such pain... amazing. The child doesn't get what it wants, and it requires the total strength of the mother to deal with this.

The man wants sex, he doesn't get sex, and then, he is in pain. It has nothing to do with sex. It has to do with his wanting, with his expectation, and when you have expectations, then you are up for pain. It just is like this It's not your problem. I mean, you have to deal with it, but the pain of your partner, of your husband, is not a sign that this is something he really needs, and you need to give it to him. This is not true.

You write: "The man seems to be in pain when he does not get sex." Yes, of course. Have you ever observed a small child? Mama says 'no', and the child is in such pain. The man wants sex, he doesn't get sex, and he is in pain. It has nothing to do with sex. It has to do with his wanting, his expectation. When you have expectations, you are up for pain. It just is like this.

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No man needs sex. No woman needs sex either. If men would need sex, mankind would be extinguished by now. Then, men would drop dead everywhere – but they don't. Obviously, men don't need sex. But they want sex. They feel like it. Nature made it so men want sex. They are open for it. And that's not easy for a man.

But he doesn't need it. He needs to make peace with his own feelings – yes. That's what he needs. But most men don't do this. Then, it's not so easy for you as a woman, and that's why I encourage you: be true to yourself – and this throws the man back onto himself, and then, he has to deal with his wants and his expectations himself.

The pain of your partner is not a sign that this is something he really needs and you need to give it to him. This is not true. No man needs sex. But nature made it so men want sex, and that's not easy for a man. He needs to make peace with his own feelings – yes. That's what he needs. But most men don't do this.

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And the only reason that all these issues come up in sexuality so strongly, much stronger than in other areas of life, is, because the sexual energy is the second strongest energy a human being knows. The strongest energy is the survival energy, and the second strongest is the sexual energy, and because it's so strong, the expectations are so strong, and the feelings are so strong.

It's not a need, it's nothing essential, but the energy is strong. And that's why it makes for such drama and for such pain if you are not in peace with this. But no human being needs sex. That's the truth. Thank you for your letter.

The strongest energy is the survival energy, and the second strongest is the sexual energy, and because this, the expectations and the feelings are so strong. It's not a need, it's nothing essential, but the energy is strong. And that's why it makes for such drama and for such pain if you are not in peace with this. But no human being needs sex. That's the truth.

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Sensitivity demands you take care of yourself

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So... I am so glad that I can answer all these comments here. Here, I have a comment... This is a different kind of comment. "My cat watched your video and touched you with her paw, so I did the same." This is a sweet comment, and I briefly want to respond to this because, animals, especially cats, but also other animals, they are so receptive to energy.

Animals feel your truth. When you are in a bad mood, maybe you don't even know it, but the animal knows it and hides away. And when you are in peace, when you are connected to your higher, to your soul, the animal feels it, and the animal comes. Animals love meditative energy. Animals love meditation.

And for us humans, it's the same. We can feel this, too; we just have grown rather insensitive. But when you start meditating, you become sensitive again – that's why the meditation is so essential for the path back to your inside, back to Heaven. Happiness, your soul, God – these are very, very subtle things, and for you to experience it and to find it and to feel it, you have to become sensitive again. That's all. Once you become more sensitive, it's all yours.

When you start meditating, you become sensitive again – that's why the meditation is so essential. Happiness, your soul, God – these are very subtle things, and for you to feel it, you have to become sensitive again. That's all. Once you become more sensitive, it's all yours.

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The animals are totally sensitive. They don't think. That's why they can feel it. And we can become sensitive again, and the path to this is Samarpan Meditation. And by ignoring all this very unsubtle input we get all day long from our senses and especially from our thoughts, by this, it's like, we reset our subtle receptivity. We become more and more quiet, more and more subtle, and then, we start experiencing and perceiving things we have not been able to perceive before.

And that's why it's also so important when you meditate to learn to take care of yourself, because you get more and more subtle, more and more sensitive, and you have to take better and better care of yourself. That's why it's so important that it's a slow process, because this learning needs time. Swamiji often says: the slower, the better So, you can become sensitive again. The path through this is the Samarpan Meditation. And then, you become able again to recognize your soul, to recognize God – the more quiet you become inside.

It's important when you meditate to learn to take care of yourself, because you get more and more subtle, more and more sensitive, and you have to take better and better care of yourself. That's why it's so important that it's a slow process, because this learning needs time. Swamiji often says: the slower, the better.

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That's why I love animals so much. We have three cats here in the house, and sometimes, all three of them lay around me somewhere. They love body contact, and they just sit there for hours. It's so beautiful. Animals are so sensitive. It's really a good example. Thank you for this beautiful comment.

Okay.

And then you understand Jesus

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Here is a comment. It's not a question, but I like this comment. He or she writes: "I think, verse 2 in Romans chapter 12 describes the effect of Samarpan Meditation very well. There it reads: 'do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.' I feel, Samarpan Meditation is doing a great job in transforming my mind for the better." Yes, it's exactly like this.

You know, when you do the Samarpan Meditation for a while, for some month or years, then you begin to understand what Jesus said; then you begin to read the Bible in a completely different way, because now you understand out of your own experience what's going on. And there, in this chapter you just quoted from the Bible, it describes what we talked about earlier: you turn away from the world, back inside to the subtle. You readjust your mind. You adjust the direction you are looking in. You don't look outside anymore, but you turn around, to the inside.

"Do not conform to the patterns of the world." Don't base your center out there, but bring it back to God, to the inside. Lovely. Thank you so much. And this is my experience. You know, in my videos, I talk about Jesus so often. I never used to talk about Jesus in my life, ever. I don't know much about Jesus. But after I did the Samarpan Meditation for years, suddenly, I remembered things I heard from Jesus, and, suddenly, I understood it. Suddenly, I it was like: "Ah, that's what he meant. My God..." And this gets more and more when you meditate.

It's great fun. Thank you.

It seems like today I can do the Satsang all by myself.

Don't try to understand or remember

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Now, here is a comment where two people discussed one of my videos, and I don't want to read the discussion, but the one person described what is important to him and why, I guess, he didn't like something about the video. I don't know. And he addresses something here which I find interesting, and I would like to talk about this for just a moment. He said: "What I ask myself is this what did I remember from his speech? What did I learn at the end of the hour?" So, basically, it's about the question: how do you listen?

If you listen to Satsang or to any of my videos in this way, that you ask yourself at the end: "what do I remember?" What did he say there... "What do I remember? What did I learn?" If this is your touchstone for whether it's a good or bad video or Satsang for you, then, you will be disappointed. I was sitting in Satsang of my Master Soham, for twenty years, and I had the same experience basically every night. I didn't remember anything. I didn't learn anything.

Yes, sometimes, during Satsang, I had a great revelation, but two minutes later, it was all gone again, and at the end of the Satsang, I couldn't remember anything. And with my videos, it's the same. After a Satsang, after a video, I don't know anything about what I was talking about. It's all gone. And then, later, the next day or during the next days when I work on the video and when I prepare the transcript and the subtitles... Basically, I listen to the entire video of Satsang one more time and check the transcript.

So, I read what I was talking about, and I listen to it one more time, and I am constantly surprised. For me, it's like I hear it for the first time, because after Satsang and after the video, it's all gone. And when you listen to a spiritual talk or a spiritual video, the way to listen, the best way to listen is to not listen to the words; to not try to understand; to not try to learn anything – then, you listen with your mind. This can be okay. For some people, this is interesting, but this doesn't really do anything. Then, you will be bored or disappointed.

But in Satsang, something else is happening: you share in that energy. There is some energy flowing through you, and this energy does something with you – you don't know how, you don't know what. You can't even feel it most of the time. And certainly, you don't understand it.

When you listen to a spiritual talk, the best way is to not listen to the words; to not try to understand or to learn anything – then, you listen with your mind; you will be bored or disappointed. In Satsang, you share in that energy, and this does something with you – you don't know how, you don't know what, and certainly, you don't understand it.

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And at the end, you don't know what happened in this hour. You don't even know what this guy was talking about. You don't remember, and you didn't learn anything, but you got touched– that you know. You don't know how. You don't know what it means.

And that's how to participate in such thing. That's how you how to listen to a spiritual discourse or video or whatever: just with your heart. Just taste it, and then forget everything again. It's not about remembering anything I say – I say the same things all the time anyway –, but just drink the energy. Feel you and enjoy yourself, if you enjoy it. That's the best way to listen. Everything else is a waste of time.

And at the end, you don't know what happened in this hour. You don't know what this guy was talking about, but you got touched – that you know. You don't know how. You don't know what it means. And that's how to listen to a spiritual discourse: with your heart. Just taste it, and then forget everything again.

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I don't even know what I am talking about. I have to experience it myself every day again and again and again. There is something in the Bible. It says that you are not supposed to make an image of God, which means, translated: don't think you know God. Don't think you know anything about him. And here, somehow, we try to talk about truth.

Somehow, we try to talk about how to make your way back to your original being, to your soul, to God. And these are things which can't be known. They can only be experienced in the moment, and something in you is changed and touched, but when the Satsang is over, you don't remember it. It's really mysterious.

You are not supposed to make an image of God, which means: don't think you know God. Here, we try to talk about truth, about how to make your way back to your soul, to God, things which can't be known. They can only be experienced in the moment, and something in you is changed, but when the Satsang is over, you don't remember. It's mysterious.

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Thank you for this comment.

So...

Anybody can find Heaven

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Here's another comment which, by pure accident, perfectly fits to what we were just talking about: "Living in the spirit isn't a talent like playing the violin. No one can teach you how to be completely aware."

Well, that's quite a strong but very true comment.

Yes. Living the spirit is not a talent. Whether you can be really good at playing the violin is not in your hands – you can practice the violin as much as you want. If you have talent, you will be great – if you practice, if you learn. But if you don't have the talent, you can work as much as you want, you will be mediocre, but that's it. But in the spiritual field, it's different. It's just as you say: that door is open to anybody. This is the human path. So, anybody who desires to find his or her way back to your soul, back to God, back into Heaven, can do it.

The only thing which is needed is your desire for this, your openness for this, and then, you can do it.

It's not a talent. It's all possible for you. There's nothing holding you back. That's the truth.

Whether you can be really good at playing the violin is not in your hands – if you have talent, you will be great, if you practice. In the spiritual field, it's different. Anybody who desires to find his way back to God, back into Heaven, can do it. It's not a talent. It's all possible for you. There's nothing holding you back. That's the truth.

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And the second sentence of this comment was just equally true. "No one can teach you how to be completely aware." Yes, this is totally true: nobody can teach you this – you have to do the homework yourself. It just is like this. A Guru opens you up, but then, you have to do the work yourself. Meditating, you have to do yourself. I can remind you. I make a video, so when you listen to it, you remember: "Oh, yes, that's true. I forgot!" But then, it's your job. I cannot do the work for you. I cannot give you anything. I don't need to give you anything.

The work you have to do yourself. I try to motivate you a little bit, and I try to remind you, because when you live your normal, worldly life, you forget, and you think this is all stupid what you feel inside – this longing you feel, or this knowing. You know: "Ah, this works. Yes." But then, none of your friends, none of your colleagues, none of your family share the same knowledge, so you forget – and you doubt yourself. But then you hear somebody else talk about it, maybe me, and then you remember again: "Oh, yes, of course – I know."

"No one can teach you how to be completely aware." Yes, this is totally true: nobody can teach you this – you have to do the homework yourself. It just is like this. A Guru opens you up, but then, you have to do the work yourself. Meditating, you have to do yourself.

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But I cannot tell you anything you don't know yourself. If you are being touched by what I say, it's because you yourself know since a long time. You have just forgotten. And then, praying, meditating, this is something you have to do yourself. That is teaching you the essence – life. Living life, surrendering to life, making peace with life, making peace with the fact that this is not your life, but God's life, making peace with your feelings – this is what teaches you. And with this, the meditation helps you.

I cannot tell you anything you don't know yourself. If you are being touched by what I say, it's because you yourself know since a long time. You have just forgotten.

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That's the only thing some people don't want, and that's why nothing happens. You have to do the work yourself, but it's worth it, I tell you. Yeah. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it very much.

When you forget your body

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[Simone:] Mikael, I have a question to read out.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, how nice. Beautiful.

[Simone:] It's from Ann.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Ann.

[Simone:] "When I started to meditation for a few months, the attention was coming from the inside to the crown. Then, I noticed the attention was coming from the outside, more spacious. I even sensed there was no head. Can you speak about this?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, thank you. Yes, I know this, too.

Swamiji says: when you meditate, what happens over time, over the month, over the year, is that your body consciousness reduces, and that your soul consciousness becomes stronger. And what that means is that you don't feel so much anymore this "I am this body". You feel at home in this body. You feel: this is me, and you say: I am hungry, and, I am sick. You are not hungry. You are not sick. This body is hungry, very hungry sometimes, sometimes very sick – but not you. And when you meditate, this changes slowly ; very, very slowly.

You don't even notice this, because the change is so subtle and so slow over time. And in the meditation, you can feel the same. In the beginning of the meditation, I am totally in my body, but the quieter I become and the more often I returned again to the crown chakra... Every second, there is another thought, and you let go and you return to your crown chakra. And the more often you did this during the meditation, the quieter you become, and you don't even notice how you slowly, slowly forget your body.

And then, when almost half an hour is over, I have the same experience like what you just described. It's like I am not meditating in my body anymore. I am somewhere else. I am somewhere up there. I don't know where. And then, when I open my eyes after thirty or thirty-five minutes, then it's like a surprise: "Oh, I am sitting here. I forgot. I forgot I am a body. I am sitting here." I mean, I felt the body the whole time somehow, but you forget.

You feel at home in this body. You feel: this is me, and you say: I am hungry, and, I am sick. You are not hungry. You are not sick. This body is hungry, very hungry sometimes, sometimes very sick – but not you. And when you meditate, this changes slowly.

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Just keep going. Don't think about it. Every time you start meditating again, forget what you experienced in the last meditation. Just experience how it is now, and it changes month by month, year by year. It's the most amazing journey you can start.

Just keep going. Don't think about it. Every time you start meditating again, forget what you experienced in the last meditation. Just experience how it is now, and it changes month by month, year by year. It's the most amazing journey you can start.

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Thank you, Ann.

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Forget that you can't do it

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Okay. Maybe this is a nice way to end the Satsang. I have a beautiful letter here, and this letter does not contain any questions. This letter is from a lady who meditates since a while, and she reports to me in her email what changed for her since she started Samarpan Meditation. And she puts it in such a beautiful way that I just can't help it – I would like to read it out to you as an authentic report from one of these many, many human beings whose life is being transformed just by meditating.

It's a little bit longer, but I just love this email.

"Dear beloved Mikael, after I discovered your YouTube videos, everything has changed for me. I am 70 years young, and I've been on the spiritual path most of my life. This has included what some people call psychic experiences and also clear connections to what others might call multidimensional self. In many ways, what Swamiji says about becoming our own Guru, I have been able to accomplish somewhat in the last three years. I am guided about most everything I ask concerning my life, and my sensitivities have magnified tenfold. I am retired, and I live an extremely solitary life.

I may go for days not seeing anyone or talking to anyone, and this suits me just fine. The world 'lonely' has never had any meaning for me, and I have never been more content than now. But I tell all of this to you to illustrate the significance of how your videos have been the catalyst to what I now experience. The missing piece to the freedom I have always been searching for since I was a little girl was discovered in your video 'Life without Thoughts'.

I first encountered this practice when Eckhart Tolle wrote his 'The Power of Now' book, and also others spoke about being present and being the observer. But as much as I tried in my own way, was never able to make a dent, so to speak, in this practice. But your video and the Samarpan Meditation has been life altering. After watching, my first thought was: my very life depends on this. I knew: this was it. I knew: this emptying myself, this surrender, this supreme resting point was the final missing piece. After all these years of spiritual minutiae, it was something as simple as that.

I knew it in my bones. I then began watching other videos..." Now she just praises me too much. I want to just skip over this... "and Swamiji's biography captured my heart. I have been a long-time follower of Jesus, although I was not raised this way, but I consider Swamiji my Guru now, and I understand completely the act of surrender to those who have come to set us free. And I now consider you my spiritual teacher, because I have learned more from you in just a matter of six weeks than I have in the many years I've been a seeker." I need to interrupt you for a moment.

You know, all these years you have been seeking, they have changed you. They have prepared you. You were growing. You were ripening. And now, you just need a little tip for the last step. So, every step of your way, every day of your life, changed you and prepared you. But I am honored that I am allowed to be at your side now, in this exciting phase of your life. So, I go on with the letter. "Some of the changes from doing the Samarpan Meditation are the following. Meditation has become so much easier for me. Now I enjoy it. It is a time and a place I go to for respite, for comfort.

During the day after morning meditation, I'll spend time just sitting and meditating some more, just because the inner reality feels so much better than the outer reality." Oh, yes. "There are times during meditation where the presence of my soul is felt strongly, and I weep from love. Although this has happened in other circumstances for me, when it happens during meditation, I can feel it from my connection to my soul. My sensitivities have increased.

In my life, my main task outside of my monk-like existence is helping an elderly couple whose husband is in the process of dying, and they are totally unequipped for this journey. And I have been able to facilitate emotionally, physically and spiritually in ways I never imagined – because of the meditation. It's like you say: Heaven is brought into this reality, and miracles happen, and all because of a simple meditation practice, which is really a big spiritual truth in motion. Who knew that it could be this simple?

So, to wrap this up, a big thank you to you – and I thank Swamiji and all the Guru energies that made all of this possible. I am looking forward to the future of unending miracles. I love you so much." I love you too, so much. Thank you for your report. Yes, this is my experience, too. Everything you say is my experience. And I read this letter out... I receive letters like this occasionally. I don't always read them out, but I want to let you know, the others: this is normal.

When you are a Christian or a Buddhist or whatever, it doesn't matter, if you grew up in any religion, you learn something really funny. On the one hand, you learn that it's our heritage to be the son or the daughter of God, but on the other hand, you learn somehow that you are just a sinner, and it's not possible for you; all you can do is hope. But this is not the truth. This is a misunderstanding.

Jesus always said: "Follow me. Come, follow me. Take up your cross", meaning: "your life. Follow me." And what you just heard from this letter, this is possible for you. All you need is to meditate. Meditate without expectation, without waiting for anything. Just meditate because it's fun. Live your life and meditate, and everything will change by itself over time.

In any religion, you learn that it's our heritage to be the son or the daughter of God, but on the other hand, you learn that you are just a sinner, and it's not possible for you; all you can do is hope. But this is not the truth. This is a misunderstanding. Jesus always said: "Follow me. Come, follow me. Take up your cross", meaning: "your life. Follow me."

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I've experienced this with countless people and, of course, with myself. This is what Jesus was talking about. This is what Buddha talked about. This is what all the Gurus, all the saints were talking about. And it's possible. It's easy. It takes time. And the only thing which is needed is that we forget this belief that this is nothing I can do.

All you need is to meditate, without expectation, without waiting for anything. Just meditate because it's fun. Live your life and meditate, and everything will change by itself over time. I've experienced this with countless people and, of course, with myself. This is what Jesus was talking about, Buddha and all the Gurus. And it's possible.

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If I can do it... I am the most normal person in the world. There is nothing special about me. If I can do it, you can do it, too. She could do it, the writer of this letter. You can do it, too. This is my challenge to you.

The only thing which is needed is that we forget this belief that this is nothing I can do. If I can do it... I am the most normal person in the world. There is nothing special about me. If I can do it, you can do it, too. She could do it – the writer of this letter. You can do it, too. This is my challenge to you.

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Support me if it gives you joy

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So, we are at the end of this Satsang, I already went a little bit overtime, but this letter just carried me away. I am so happy that you are here. You know... As I just said, this is the only difficulty in this life: we don't believe, we don't know what's possible, and we don't know how simple it is, how down to earth. It is nothing esoteric. It's nothing up there with grand imaginations and other worlds. No. You are in the world where you are supposed to be – here.

Here, where you are, in your life – that's where it's happening. And it's natural and easy. If you have any questions about this, I am delighted to receive your question. You can write to me via email. In a month, there will be another English Satsang online. If you like, I am happy when you join again. And if you don't want to miss any Satsangs or any new videos, then I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter – it's free, of course – and then, you will get informed when there is anything new.

And it's totally new this year: there will be two retreats with me. If you want to meet me in Satsang: in May, there is the Spring Retreat in Austria, and at the turn of the year, at the end of the year, from the 1st to the 5th of January 2026, we will have a lovely New Year retreat near Frankfurt in Germany, and I am happy to meet you there, if you want to spend a few days just with Satsang and meditation and, if you want, some yoga.

Yes, this coming together in Truth is so helpful, and it's just fun. It's just such a good time. If you enjoy my Satsangs, if you enjoy my videos, I am totally happy, and it's all free of charge – on purpose, because this is not "my" truth. I just remind you of your own truth, so, I don't sell you anything. But if you want to support this, I am totally grateful.

If you feel joy with supporting me, you can do so; on my website on the Donate page, you find information on how you can financially support me, and I am very grateful and very happy if you feel to do so. But it's all free, and I want you to just enjoy everything I offer without any feeling of obligation. This is really important to me. I am so happy that you are here.

This is the only difficulty in this life: we don't know what's possible, and we don't know how simple it is, how down to earth. It is nothing esoteric. It's nothing up there with grand imaginations and other worlds. No. You are in the world where you are supposed to be – here. Here, where you are, in your life – that's where it's happening. And it's natural and easy.

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Thank you for being here.

I love you.