German Online Satsang of February 14, 2025

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

I am happy that you are here.

Here in Satsang, you can ask me questions if you like, about your spiritual path, about your life, and I will try to say something about it if I can.

I am really looking forward to it. Your questions are what inspire me to say something at all, because over time, what you experience as a human being becomes normal. You know that in your life, too. What you experience every day is normal for you. You don't talk about it. And I feel the same way to some extent. But when I get questions, I notice again what I actually experience every day and where it comes from, and then I really enjoy talking about it...

It is overlooked because it is so simple

Link to topic in video at 1m53s

We are living in very special times. It used to be that when a person began to awaken... when a person realized that their happiness and purpose in life was not out there in the world... when a person had become disillusioned because they realized that life out there would never make them happy, then such a person used to have to go on a long journey. Such a person had to overcome incredible hurdles to move forward.

Some people looked for a Guru or Master and traveled halfway around the world, gave away everything they owned, left everything behind, just to find this goal, this Guru, somewhere, and they often didn't even know who he was. Other people have gone out on their own and prayed or meditated for decades, living alone somewhere, far away from society. And when these people finally found what they were looking for, for example a Master who then gave them meditation, they valued what they received so infinitely. They knew the value of it.

And today, we live in interesting times, because today, it is quite different. We live in a very special time, a time when normal people, like you, like me, who live in society, with a husband or wife and children, with a job, with friends, with everyday life, can take this path inward, this path back to the soul, back to Heaven – in this normal life. It has never been easier than it is today, but that also has a very interesting side effect, because it is brought to you, so to speak. You don't have to leave your home. You don't have to give up your life.

A Guru or meditation or the secret of life comes to you, into your living room, so to speak. But then, it is very easy to overlook what you have discovered; what has come to you. Swamiji is the Indian Guru who brings Samarpan Meditation into society – that is the meditation that I love to talk about.

We live in a very special time when ordinary people can take this inward path. It has never been easier, but that also has a side effect, because it is brought to you, so to speak. But then, it is very easy to overlook what you have discovered; what has come to you.

Link to quote in video at 3m42s

And until about twenty years ago, he repeatedly traveled deep into the Himalayas and met many Gurus, many different Gurus there; a very interesting story. And they told him: this meditation is something very special because it is so easy. Any normal person can reach their goal through it. But there is a catch. It is so easy that people will not appreciate what they have received.

Up until twenty years ago, Swamiji repeatedly traveled deep into the Himalayas and met many different Gurus who told him: this meditation is something very special because it is so easy. But there is a catch. It is so easy that people won't appreciate what they have received.

Link to quote in video at 5m05s

And I want to keep reminding you of that, keep reminding you: don't lose sight of your goal; don't forget what you have found – how unique this actually is. I read a little bit in Swamiji's Madhuchaitanya magazine last night, and I read something about this topic. And it touched me so much that it just came back to me, and I just wanted to tell you briefly about it. You know, Swamiji is coming to Germany and Austria soon, in May and June, for some retreats. And I estimate that about five or six hundred people from the German-speaking countries will come to him.

And if you are one of those people who have heard about the Samarpan Meditation or who sit here in Satsang or who meditate, then you are one of five hundred or a thousand or two thousand people here in the German-speaking countries – out of two hundred million – who will be touched by this. That gives you an idea of what an incredible miracle it actually is. And this miracle, which comes into life, as unique as it is, can also be forgotten again. So, today, a little reminder from me...

Sadness is a special guest

Link to topic in video at 7m37s

But that should be enough of a preface. If you have any questions, I look forward to your questions. And if you don't have any questions online, then I also have a few questions that have reached me by email, which I will then read out and answer. Simone, do you have something to read out?

[Simone:] Oh yes, I have a few things to read.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, how nice, I am very happy about that.

[Simone:] I have a question from Tom.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Tom. Good evening. How nice that you are here.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, for many weeks I was happy and content. Now I feel a deep sadness inside. It closes me off, and sometimes, I feel cold as a stone. Sometimes, I am in a good mood, and an hour later, I am in a bad mood again. My partner perceives me as changed, sarcastic, arrogant and distant.

In fact, I sometimes feel distance and then closeness to my partner. I know this state from before. The state comes back every few months, and thanks to Samarpan Meditation, I am welcoming it for the first time. Although everything feels right, I would like to ask you to say something about it. Thank you. Kind regards, Thomas."

[Dhyan Mikael:] I need to switch something off here... There we go... Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Thomas, for your question.

You know, it's not that sadness closes you off.

I'll tell you a secret. When you accept sadness as your friend, when you truly welcome it, then you will experience an openness and depth that you have never experienced with the beautiful feelings. But it takes a little getting used to. Normally, often without us even realizing it, we reject feelings like sadness – and that closes us off. There comes the sadness... Sadness is a part of you, an old, very old part of you.

It's not that sadness closes you off. I'll tell you a secret. When you accept sadness as your friend, you will experience an openness and depth that you have never experienced with the beautiful feelings. But it takes a little getting used to.

Link to quote in video at 9m28s

And if you don't want it, then you close yourself off, and you feel this in all areas of life.

Normally, often without even realizing it, we reject feelings like sadness – and that closes us off. Sadness comes... it is a part of you, an old, very old part of you. And if you don't want it, then you close yourself, and you feel this in all areas of life.

Link to quote in video at 10m06s

And when a feeling comes that you like, a feeling that makes you feel good, then you invite it in, and then you are open, and you feel this in all areas of your life. The other people notice that too.

Sadness is a very special guest.

I now know sadness so well; that's why I can really tell you something first-hand about it; that I just love her. When she comes, I always have to remember to really invite her, and then, she brings me so close to myself, so deep.

And then, I am really grateful. I am really grateful to sadness because no other feeling brings me to myself like she does.

Sadness is a very special guest. I know her so well by now that I just love her. When she comes, I have to remember to really invite her in, and then, she brings me so close to myself, so deep. And then, I am really grateful to sadness, because no other feeling brings me to myself like she does.

Link to quote in video at 11m04s

This is one thing that I would like to say to you about this from my own experience. And I would like to tell you something else. It is completely normal for you to experience yourself completely differently over and over again.

I feel the same way. I have days or sometimes weeks, sometimes even months where I am in a certain mood. I have no idea where it comes from. And then, I don't know why, it suddenly changes slowly, and suddenly, I feel very different. And then, after a few weeks, it changes again. Or after a few days.

I have learned not to think about it. I have learned to accept and love myself, no matter how I feel, and not to ask where it comes from. Then, I am closest to myself, and then, I am open.

I could also say it this way: then I am closest to God. When I am open to myself, to what is happening deep inside me, then I am open to everything else as well.

I have learned not to think about it, to accept and love myself no matter how I feel, and not to ask where it comes from. Then, I am closest to myself, and then, I am open. I could also say: then, I am closest to God. When I am open to myself, then I am open to everything else.

Link to quote in video at 13m03s

We men in particular have a hard time with this. Many men experience themselves in such a way that you are actually always pretty much the same every day. It could almost be boring.

And then, as a man, when you have a woman at your side who has a completely different mood every day and who has her female cycle and experiences the most diverse moods over the course of four weeks, as if she were a whole bunch of individuals, then as a man you can only be amazed. I feel that way. I often come across as a person who is actually always the same by comparison. So, we are not used to it. But that is human. There is no such person as Tom who is and feels a particular way always – he does not exist.

I am telling you this so that you are open to these changes and do not fear them.

Yes, invite the sadness – forever. Thank you, Tom.

Invite the sadness – forever.

Link to quote in video at 15m09s

You have been searching for many lives

Link to topic in video at 15m25s

[Simone:] I will now read the next question. It comes from Alchemea.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Alchemea. Good evening. I am happy that you are here.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, I do the meditation every day and I already feel much better. But what I find difficult is believing that I am a Holy Soul and a Pure Soul. What can I do? Does the mantra also work in German? Best regards. Alchemea."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you. I appreciate your question.

What is special about Samarpan Meditation is that you don't have to believe anything.

This meditation is the meditation of your own inner experience. You simply meditate every day, you say this mantra, and maybe you don't even know what it means at the beginning, but that doesn't matter. This mantra reminds you of something that you have forgotten, for a long time, for many lifetimes. For many lifetimes you have been searching for the way back to the connection to this soul. So, it is no wonder that you say that you cannot believe that this is you; that you do not know what it means. It is good when you are just honest.

And that is exactly what we meditate for. We meditate to eventually experience our true identity again, namely that I am a soul, a pure soul, a holy soul, untainted, unsullied.

This mantra reminds you of something you have forgotten for a long time. For many lifetimes you have been searching for the way back to this soul. So, it's no wonder you don't know what it means. And that is what we meditate for: to eventually experience our true identity again: that I am a soul, untainted, unscathed.

Link to quote in video at 16m22s

For me, it is like this: I say this mantra, and it is as if it opens me up. I don't even know how it happens. And then, I just rest in myself; then I rest in the crown chakra, and I don't understand anything.

You ask whether it also works in German. Oh yes.

Swamiji says, you can say the mantra in the language that is closest to you, in your mother tongue. He says, you can say it in Hindi... that has a special effect because most people in the world who say this mantra say it in Hindi, and that is why it has a very powerful energy.

But you can also say it in German if that is your mother tongue. It is an emotional matter. It is about feeling. Swamiji says: say this mantra with feeling. Feel what you are saying, even if you don't know what it means. And in my experience, it is best to say it in your own mother tongue.

I personally also like to say it in Hindi. I have, I don't know why, a very deep emotional connection to it.

But I explain this to you so that you understand that it is a very individual thing. Whatever is closest to you emotionally, warmest... do it that way. And then, it works. It just reminds you, you know... Thank you for your question.

What you are is none of these things

Link to topic in video at 20m03s

[Simone:] Now I will read out a question from Gothrananda.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Can you please tell me the name again?

[Simone:] Gothrananda.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello, Gothrananda. Good evening. How nice that you are here.

[Simone:] "It is wonderful how Mikael conveys calmness. Dear Mikael, have you had experiences with visions of light? And can you feel and interpret the light, or are there so many that calculations to do so fail?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Please read that back to me again.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, have you had experiences with visions of light? And can you feel and interpret the light, or are there so many that calculations to do so fail?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you.

I am a very simple person, and I know nothing about visions of light. And if I have some kind of image inside me, especially when meditating, I don't pay any attention to it.

What you really are has nothing to do with light. There are many sacred things. There are sacred sounds, sacred light.

But what you really are is something completely different. You can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't feel it.

And yet, you can get to know it very gradually, very subtly. But there is nothing to analyze, there is nothing to know.

What you really are has nothing to do with light. There are many sacred things, but what you really are is something completely different. You can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't feel it. And yet, you can get to know it very gradually, very subtly. But there is nothing to analyze, there is nothing to know.

Link to quote in video at 21m37s

That's how I feel, and that's why I can't say much about it. Well – that's why I can't say anything at all. If this is something that fascinates you, and if this is something where you feel at home, then that's wonderful for you, but I am very ascetic in that regard.

I only trust nothingness.

With everything else, I have the feeling that some part of me is deceiving me. Thank you for your nice question, and sorry I can't say more.

I am very ascetic in that regard. I only trust nothingness. With everything else, I have the feeling that some part of me is deceiving me.

Link to quote in video at 22m59s

Don't take anything personally

Link to topic in video at 23m48s

[Simone:] Now I will read Maria's question next.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Good evening, Maria. It's nice to have you here. I am happy.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, I love my job, and I enjoy it. There is a colleague who always knows everything better, and she criticizes me. How can I be at peace with the situation? Thank you."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Maria. I also have an email from you in which you ask me the same thing, and if you hadn't written here now, I would probably have read your email out loud afterwards, and I am happy that I can answer right away this way.

You write a little more in your email than what you've written just now.

You describe how you feel very comfortable there and that everyone values you and that you get along well with people there, and that one colleague is just difficult for you because she criticizes you.

My advice to you is not to take it personally – and that's tricky. You know, it's like this... you are at work, and your colleagues appreciate you – and you like that. You like to take that personally. It really has nothing to do with you at all. They might like you because you are not a problem for them, or because you do your job. You don't know why they like you. You have no idea what it really means – but you like it. You take it personally.

If someone comes along who has a problem with you, you don't know why at all, then you take it personally, and that's hard. In reality, neither has anything to do with you.

That colleague who makes your life emotionally difficult there... Who knows why she is like that? But the same applies to the other people who like you.

And I am talking about it, because with those people who like you, that's where the problem starts: that's where we practice taking things personally. That's when we feel happy. That's when we are proud that we are good in the eyes of others and a good colleague. That's when we open the door. That's when we fool ourselves.

And when someone comes along who thinks quite differently about us, we take it just as personally, and that really hurts.

And "not taking it personally" simply means not caring at all about what other people think of you – neither for better nor for worse.

"Not taking it personally" simply means not caring at all about what other people think of you – neither for better nor for worse.

Link to quote in video at 27m33s

If someone were to say to me today, "I love you, you are so great", I know exactly that what this person is saying has nothing at all to do with me. And I know that the same person will probably say the opposite about me tomorrow. It really has nothing to do with me. And what these people say really has nothing to do with you. So, when you hear such things about yourself, don't take it personally.

Don't care what other people think about you: that's "not taking it personally".

Don't care what other people think about you: that's "not taking it personally".

Link to quote in video at 28m27s

There is a story of a spiritual Master who lived in a big city somewhere in a very ordinary apartment building.

From the outside, he was a very ordinary person, but he was a great Master, and he had many disciples who revered him. And they came to him and always told him how great he is and how grateful they are. And he listened to it and said: "Well, if you think so..." He was completely unaffected by it. And then, one day, the neighbor, who had a daughter, came to him and accused him of fathering a child with his daughter.

He made a huge fuss about it, and the girl said that this Master had made her a child. And his students were horrified, they called him names and told him: "You are a false Master! Everything you said is a lie." And he said: "Well, if you think so...". He didn't care at all. And then, they all left him. He had no more disciples.

And then, after about two months, the daughter confessed to her father that it wasn't this Master at all. It was some boy from the neighborhood. She just wanted to protect this boy from her father's anger, and then the truth came to light, and then all the disciples came back and told him again how great he is and that they always knew he was a great Master. And then he sat there again and said: "Well, if you think so...".

He knew: it had nothing at all to do with him. He didn't care at all what other people thought of him. That was his mastery. He had his attention on his soul, within himself. There he dwelled. There he rested, there he lived. That is what we learn with Samarpan Meditation: this way back in, and to get from there what we need and what we otherwise so desperately seek out there.

That is what we learn with Samarpan Meditation: this way back in, and to get from there what we need and what we otherwise so desperately seek out there.

Link to quote in video at 31m07s

And this colleague of yours is doing you a great favor. She is showing you how much you take her seriously. She shows you how much you have your attention out there; how important other people's opinions are to you. She shows you this, and that's a great gift. You ask: what should you do? Don't worry about that colleague. Take care of yourself.

Do your homework. You take care of where you have your attention. Take care of what you consider important. When you rest with your attention inside of yourself, and in the beginning, this is not so easy because we are not used to it at all, then someone can come and complain about you or love you, it is basically the same to you.

Don't worry about this colleague. Take care of yourself. Do your homework. Take care of where you place your attention. Take care of what you consider important. When you are centered within yourself, then someone can complain about you or love you – it is basically the same to you.

Link to quote in video at 32m01s

But you have to learn that. You really have to practice that. One way of doing that is with Samarpan Meditation, and then, you learn to put down your roots within yourself, and then, they gradually become deeper, and the effect of this is that what happens to you out there in the world can no longer overwhelm you because you are rooted within yourself.

But you have to learn and practice that. One way of doing this is Samarpan Meditation, and then, you learn to put down roots within yourself, and then, they gradually become deeper, and the effect of this is that what happens to you out there in the world can no longer upset you so much because you are rooted within yourself.

Link to quote in video at 32m44s

That is the most important thing you can do: take care of yourself; of your attention. And what you can do with your colleague: just realize what you want from her.

You want her to like you. You want her to treat you in such a way that you have no problem with her – and that is asking too much. She can't. She is the way she is, for whatever reason. Instead, treat her the way it is appropriate to treat such a person. Sure, when someone comes to me and is very friendly, then I am open and friendly.

When someone comes to me and is very unfriendly, then I can be quite different. And I can be because I don't want anything from these people. I don't care whether this person likes me or not. But if they make my life difficult, then I take care of myself, and then I can react quite differently than I would to nice people. But I have this freedom and strength because I want nothing from these people.

But if you want to be liked by someone, to be recognized, to be appreciated, then there are some people who sense that and then make you feel how dependent you are on them. And that's what happened with your colleague. As soon as you stop wanting something from her, that she likes you, it will change completely. Two things happen then.

When you no longer hope that she will like you and leave you alone, something happens in her. It's like an energetic connection that you have with each other that you don't know about and that she doesn't know about either. It all happens unconsciously. But if you no longer want anything from her, she will leave you alone.

And the second thing that happens is: when you no longer want anything from her, then you are in your power; then you are independent. And if she comes at you crookedly, you can react quite differently.

You wrote something else in your email that you didn't say here. Maybe I can say that. You said you would like to meet her with an open heart, be friendly to everyone there, but that's hard for you because she is just the way she is. And that's exactly what I mean. I don't want to meet anyone with an open heart. I don't want to be friendly to anyone. I don't want to be nasty to anyone either.

I just don't know... If I should meet someone here at the front door later... today it is already a bit late for that, but maybe tomorrow... then I don't know how I will react. That depends on how I feel. It depends on what the other person is like. How I will be then, how open or how closed, how friendly or how rough, that will be decided in the moment, when it happens.

Therefore, my advice to you: forget the idea of how you want to be. If you don't want anything from her, and if you find your foundation within you through meditation or whatever, then you are independent, and then, you can meet her in the moment, as is appropriate in a very specific moment. And if she is somehow very unkind to you, then you can deal with it appropriately. Who knows what you are capable of?

Maybe you will surprise yourself. And then, she may come back a few hours later, and maybe she's in a completely different mood, and then you can react completely differently because you meet her in the moment and don't have a plan of how you would like to be. I don't want to be nice. I don't want to be angry either. I have nothing to do with it. I'll be surprised. And then, then it just becomes easy.

Let yourself be surprised by your power. Let yourself be surprised by everything that is possible that you don't even know about yet. And that's only possible if you don't want anything from her; if it doesn't matter to you what she thinks of you. And that's a challenge. If you still have questions about this, I'd be very happy to hear from you again. Thank you, Maria. I am happy you are here.

Therefore, my advice to you: forget the idea of how you want to be. If you don't want anything from her, and if you find your foundation within yourself through meditation or whatever, then you are independent, and then, you can meet her in the moment, as is appropriate in a very specific moment.

Link to quote in video at 37m09s

[Simone:] Mikael, I'll read one more question, and then, Lena would like to talk to you. I'll open her microphone for you later.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, great. Thanky you for the heads up.

You can't stay there

Link to topic in video at 39m19s

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, I also have a question. During meditation, my will to stay in the crown chakra is so strong that the whole meditation is very exhausting for me. Do you have any advice for me? Kind regards, Nadine."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you, Nadine. Yes, you can't meditate with willpower. You know, meditation is basically the absence of will, that's why it's such a fun activity. You just go up there with your attention, very relaxed – playfully, you know... You can't do it seriously. You just go up there because it feels good; because it's a place where you can really relax. But don't try to stay there. You can't. You can go there – that is possible, in a playful way. But then, holding on to this, you can't.

You can't meditate with willpower. Meditation is the absence of will: you just go up there with your attention, very relaxed, playful, just because it feels good... you can't do that seriously. But don't try to stay there. You can't. If you try to, you are not meditating. Then it's very, very exhausting.

Link to quote in video at 39m36s

If you try to do that, you are not meditating. You are just working at it. And that's why it's very, very exhausting. No, don't do that. Just go up there and enjoy. And then, at some point, you will realize: "Oh, I am no longer there. I am thinking about tomorrow or yesterday." And as soon as you notice that, forget the thoughts and come back. It's easy. It requires no effort at all. But wanting to stay there, that is exhausting. Go up there and just be there, for as long as you are there, effortlessly, without doing anything.

Just go up there and enjoy. Then you will realize: "Oh, I am not there anymore. I am thinking about tomorrow or yesterday." And as soon as you notice that, forget the thoughts and come back. It's easy. It doesn't take any effort at all. But wanting to stay there, that is exhausting.

Link to quote in video at 40m30s

No matter how often you catch yourself being in your thoughts again, with your attention somewhere else again – it doesn't matter. You can always come back; over and over again. And the more relaxed, playful and light you are up there, the more immune you will be to thoughts.

No matter how often you catch yourself being in your thoughts again, with your attention somewhere else again – it doesn't matter. You can always come back; over and over again. And the more relaxed, playful and light you are up there, the more immune you will be to thoughts.

Link to quote in video at 41m15s

We are used to having to do everything right and not doing anything wrong, but there is no such thing in this meditation.

Don't worry about doing it wrong. Just enjoy. And then, you realize that you are in your thoughts, and that is not so enjoyable, and then, you come back here immediately and naturally and enjoy yourself again.

We are used to not doing anything wrong, but there is no such thing in this meditation. Don't worry about doing it wrong. Just enjoy. And then, you realize that you are thinking, which is not so enjoyable, and then, you come back here immediately in a completely natural way and enjoy it again.

Link to quote in video at 41m53s

And the more you can enjoy it, the more relaxed you can do it, the better you become at it. That's the trick. And if you do it doggedly and try to hold on to it, then it actually only gets more difficult, but that's what you are experiencing right now.

The more you can enjoy it, the more relaxed you can do it, the better you become at it. That's the trick. And if you do it doggedly and try to hold on to it, then it actually only gets more difficult.

Link to quote in video at 42m28s

Swamiji has a very good tip. He says: "Don't worry about what your meditation is like. Leave it all to me." He says, if you have a meditation that you don't like because you think too much or because it doesn't work out the way you want it to, blame it all on him. Then you can say: "Swamiji, what's the point of that? That's your problem here. You take care of it.

I will go to the crown chakra now, and you take care of the rest, because it can't go on like this." So, you can complain to him, and then you don't have to deal with it anymore. That's great. He says: it is his business, his responsibility. I find that very helpful. Maybe it will help you too.

Swamiji has a tip: "Don't worry about what your meditation is like. Put it all on me." If you have a meditation that you don't like because you think too much, put it all on him: "Swamiji, you take care of it." He says: it's his business, his responsibility. I find this very helpful. Perhaps it will help you too.

Link to quote in video at 42m52s

Thank you. I am happy you are here.

Love God and the world – at the same time

Link to topic in video at 43m56s

[Simone:] Good, then I'll open your mike now, dear Lena.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Lena. Good evening.

[Lena:] "Can you hear me?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh yes.

[Lena:] "Good, wonderful. Hello!"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello. Hello, Lena.

[Lena:] "I am very happy to be here. And I wanted to tell you that I listened to your video today, 'Return to Innocence', and something happened to me. I realized something that I have been carrying inside me for a very, very long time. And it has to do with this relationship issue. I am also happy to be here today on Valentine's Day, and – well, no offense to men – not with a man, but with God, because that is my biggest issue. I have always sought my happiness with men..."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, of course...

[Lena:] "...and also for a very long time with what happened in the past and what no longer happens now. Today, when I heard your video, about this woman who had a past enlightenment experience, something happened to me. And I am just in a situation where everything that's old in relationships no longer works, and it's not the relationship, but the patterns within me.

The new thing is not quite here yet, just like with her, and at the same time, I notice that this new contact or connection is progressing at the same time as my soul contact. I don't know how else to explain it. And sometimes, I find myself in such a conflict where I think, what should I do now, go into a relationship – or just be with my soul, with God.

But I can't separate them, because I realize that it happens at the same time."

[Dhyan Mikael:] You are talking about relationships with other people, and also about the relationship with yourself – things that happen in parallel, so to speak.

[Lena:] "It's all parallel, and it's just that I've had a lot of trauma in the past, trauma where I was isolated. I had no contact. So, everything that is contact and relationship is like vital for me – and at the same time, threatening. And at the same time, I realize that this also has to do with this trauma of this separation from God. So, in that moment, my soul practically went out, and that challenges me to my last, because that's like... I don't even know how to say it, almost life..."

[Dhyan Mikael:] It's a matter of life and death.

[Lena:] "...life and death, and at the same time, it has to do with God; also with that. And that's why I am going down this path with such fervor, because I realize: only in this way will I resolve this. But for a very long time I couldn't understand it at all: what am I doing wrong? I don't understand. And today was like a click. But now that you hear me, maybe you can tell me something else. In any case, something has happened inside me. And thank you very much."

[Dhyan Mikael:] If I understand you correctly, you are wondering whether it is a contradiction: on the one hand, you know that it is only about this connection to God, to your soul, but on the other hand, the most diverse relationships or contacts with people arise for you in a very natural way in life. And now you ask yourself: "Should I even still worry about that?" Because, actually, it's all about God. Is that what's on your mind?

[Lena:] "A little bit, because I used to be very dependent on people. And now it's not like that anymore, and at the same time, I am wondering, because I realize, oh, there's not such a pull anymore, but that fear is still there. And then this sadness comes back a bit, this fear that I am not doing it. And that's where I am a bit. That's where I am right now."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Well, of course there is no conflict at all. We often have some kind of idea in our heads, an either/or: "if I am doing it right, then I should only be interested in my soul, and I shouldn't really care about anything else." But that's not true.

What is very helpful is when you know what is most important to you; when you have your priorities straight; when you know, and you already know... you know where your happiness and well-being ultimately come from. You know that, and that's why you take care of it. Then you meditate, or whatever you do – but then, you have your life, and in that life, many things happen that are difficult for you on the one hand, but also help you on this inner path on the other. It is not something you have to avoid – on the contrary.

It is helpful if you know what is most important to you; where your happiness and well-being come from. Then you meditate – but then, you have your life, and things happen that are difficult for you on the one hand, but on the other hand also help you on this inner path. It is not something you have to avoid – on the contrary.

Link to quote in video at 49m36s

My advice to you is: when something interests you, when you feel drawn to something, when something fascinates you or when you fall in love again – even if you know, "for Heaven's sake, there's nothing to be gained from it, I know that very well"... But don't think about it. Don't be more enlightened than you are. Be the way you are. And you know what works; you know what is important – and at the same time, you are human. And be the way you are. Follow your energy, even if you want to shake your head about it.

If you feel attracted to something or someone or if you fall in love – even if you know "there is nothing to get there, for Heaven's sake"... don't think about it. Don't be more enlightened than you are. Be the way you are. You know what works – and at the same time, you are human. Follow your energy, even if you want to shake your head about it.

Link to quote in video at 50m27s

I do the same. And your energy leads you in directions and to places where you experience and learn what still needs to be experienced and learned. Life does that automatically. And you are not doing yourself any favors when you say: "No... I know: none of that is important. I should know better." But that's not good. When you feel drawn to something, when you are fascinated by something... My advice is: go there. But today, you go there differently than you used to. You have become a different person.

If you feel drawn to something, if something fascinates you, my advice is: go there. But today, you go there differently than you used to. You have become a different person. You are more aware, more attentive. You feel yourself more. You go into a situation that is very similar to one you have experienced before, but you experience it completely differently.

Link to quote in video at 51m41s

You are much more aware. You are much more attentive. You feel yourself much more. Now you go into a situation that may be very similar to one you've experienced before, but you experience it completely differently. And my personal experience in my life is: I have to experience the same things over and over and over again. And then, I experience them again, and then, I realize: "Ah, that's how it is." And then I think: now I understand it. But that's not true.

I have to experience the same things over and over again. Then, I realize: "Ah, that's how it is." And then I think: now I understand it. But that's not true. Later, I experience the same thing again – but different. It's like a spiral: very gradually, we become more and more aware, but we also keep coming back to the same places.

Link to quote in video at 52m14s

Sometime later, a few weeks later or a few months or a few years later, I experience the same thing again – but then, differently again. It's like a spiral: very gradually, we become more and more aware, but we also keep coming back to the same places. We experience the same things over and over again, but never the same; always a little bit different. That means: don't worry, don't avoid anything, be true to yourself, enjoy life, accept the pain when it happens to you, and take care of your soul as best you can.

Don't worry, don't avoid anything, be true to yourself, enjoy life, accept the pain when it happens to you, and take care of your soul as best you can.

Link to quote in video at 53m03s

So, the practical life out there works together with your soul path. That's just the way it is. There is no problem at all.

And then, very gradually, you also lose the fear of these things that make you so insecure, and you become stronger and stronger inside, and then you experience more and more: "Oh wow.

In the past, I would have experienced this very differently." Then you lose the trauma, very gradually, because you experience again and again: "Ah, today it is different." But we have to experience that over and over again, again and again. I don't know if this is the direction that helps you, but that's what comes to mind when I listen to you, Lena.

[Lena:] "Yes, thank you."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, you are welcome. I am happy you are here.

[Lena:] "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, because your videos help me recognize so much, and I understand so much, recognize so much, why my path is like this and why it is unfolding the way it is. And that's wonderful."

[Dhyan Mikael:] I am very happy about that.

[Lena:] "I can't even believe it. I watch some videos twenty times."

[Dhyan Mikael:] You know, we are all the same. We are all so similar. The challenges we all face are almost exactly the same. It's fascinating. And that's why we can support each other so well. I am happy you are here, Lena.

[Lena:] "Yes, me too. Thank you. Thank you very much."

Only one can overwhelm you

Link to topic in video at 55m40s

[Simone:] Good, then I'll read on.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, please. Thank you, Simone.

[Simone:] Hiranyakashipu...

[Dhyan Mikael:] Ah, hello Hiranyakashipu.

[Simone:] "Hi Mikael. What is your experience with overwhelm, and how do you recommend dealing with it?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh, you always ask such great questions. In this whole world, there is only one person who can overwhelm you, and that is you.

If you know that, you also know how to deal with it.

In this whole world, there is only one person who can overwhelm you, and that is you. If you know that, you also know how to deal with it.

Link to quote in video at 56m03s

Someone else can come to you and demand something of you. If you don't want anything from that person, you are free.

Someone else can come to you and demand something of you. If you don't want anything from that person, you are free.

Link to quote in video at 56m27s

Maybe it's your girlfriend who expects something from you, and you feel completely overwhelmed. But you only feel overwhelmed because you want to do this – because you are afraid of losing her. If you are willing to let her go, then you are free. Then, you won't feel overwhelmed, and then, suddenly, there is no problem at all, and then, you have a nice time together again.

Maybe it's your boss who comes and demands something from you, and you know exactly that you can never do it. But you want to be able to do it because you are afraid of losing your job, or you are afraid that he will give you a bad reference, or you are just afraid that he will react in some way that frightens you.

But if you don't want anything from him, if you are willing to take the blame, or if you are willing to lose your job, then you don't need to overwhelm yourself – and then, everything works better.

And then, your mind comes up with all kinds of crazy things and thinks: "this is not going to work at all! I can't just go to my boss and say: I am not doing that." But that's not what I mean. The only thing I am saying is: stop putting yourself under pressure. And when you stop doing that, you get creative.

Then, you suddenly think of a whole bunch of other things you can do that all work.

But we are used to putting ourselves under pressure. We do this without realizing it. Someone comes to us, gives us some signals, and immediately, we put ourselves under pressure. That's where the actual overload comes from.

We are used to putting ourselves under pressure. We do this without realizing it. Someone comes to us, gives us some signals, and immediately, we put ourselves under pressure. That's where the actual overload comes from.

Link to quote in video at 58m38s

I know that too. I work very hard. Making the videos and the Satsangs and the correspondence and everything that goes with it is a lot of work – but I love doing it. But it is a very fine line for me, where it is joyful and where it goes well, and where I overwhelm myself because something in me believes – the ego, the mind –: "but I still have to do more", or faster, or... It always comes up with something – and immediately I am strained. Immediately, I am overwhelmed. It happens very quickly.

It is a very fine line for me, where it is joyful and where it goes well, and where I overwhelm myself because something in me believes – the ego, the mind –: "but I still have to do more", or faster, or... It always comes up with something – and immediately I am strained. Immediately, I am overwhelmed. It happens very quickly.

Link to quote in video at 59m13s

So, when you feel overwhelmed, it tells you what you are doing to yourself. That's how I feel. I then realize: "Ah, I feel a bit stressed, I feel a bit under pressure", and I know exactly: the only one who can put pressure on me here is myself. And then I think: "hang on a minute – what am I doing?" And then, I take a closer look. And then, I can leave myself alone again. Maybe you have to play with it a bit to find out what you are doing to yourself, but that's where it comes from – from yourself.

When you feel overwhelmed, this tells you what you are doing to yourself. That's how I feel. I notice "I feel a bit of pressure", and I know exactly: the only one who can put pressure on me here is myself. Then I think: "wait a minute – what am I doing?" And then, I can leave myself alone again.

Link to quote in video at 59m50s

Thank you. Thank you for your question.

Real intimacy happens through yourself

Link to topic in video at 1h00m43s

[Simone:] The next question is from Sandra.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Good evening, Sandra. Nice to have you here. Hello.

[Simone:] "Don't connections also bring us closer to ourselves when we can simply be together authentically in openness? Isn't that what most people lack – real closeness to each other?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] Oh yes. It is in connection with other people that we experience ourselves. It is simply a blessing to be in connection with other people – when you feel like it. And that works best when you are true to yourself. That works best when you can accept other people as they are. You just said: "in openness".

That means: I accept the other person as they are. I don't want anything from the other person. I don't demand anything from them. I have no idea about how they should be, but I accept the other person as they are. Then, in this complete voluntariness, I can meet the other person, and that is simply wonderful.

You just said: "in openness". That means: I accept the other person as they are. I don't want anything from the other person. I don't demand anything from them. I also have no idea of how they should be, but I accept the other person as they are. In this complete voluntariness, I can meet the other person, and that is simply wonderful.

Link to quote in video at 1h01m37s

But you will notice something... Most people don't experience this kind of togetherness. Most people experience a togetherness that is very complicated and problematic because they have expectations of each other; often, without realizing it, they want something from the other person and demand it. And then they imagine: if only it were all different, if it worked really well, then I would find the closeness that I actually want; that I actually need.

But my experience is different. Over the last few decades, I have learned more and more not to expect anything from other people at all, and as a result, relationships with other people have become less and less complicated, simpler and simpler, more and more beautiful. I have experienced so many beautiful things. But again and again I have realized: the real closeness, the true closeness, is the one I experience with myself.

No other person can get close to that, not even close. When you start to be close to yourself because you are authentic, because you are true to yourself, because you no longer demand or expect anything from others, but because you have discovered that you find it all within yourself, then you have found closeness to God, closeness to your own soul.

The real closeness, the true closeness, is the one I experience with myself. No other person can get to that. When you begin to be close to yourself because you are true to yourself and expect nothing more from others because you have discovered that you find everything in yourself, you have found closeness to God, closeness to your own soul.

Link to quote in video at 1h03m04s

And once you have that – and this is my personal experience – then you experience, so to speak, through yourself, the closeness to others. In practical terms, this means: the closer I am to myself, the more intimate my relationship with others.

But I am close to myself – through myself, I experience you.

Most people try it the other way around. They want to find closeness out there with other people and shape that relationship and make it work. And it doesn't work. The intimacy that nourishes you is the intimacy to yourself.

The closer I am to myself, the more intimate my relationship with others. But I am close to myself – I experience you through myself. Most people try it the other way around. They want to find intimacy with another person and make this relationship work. And it doesn't work. The intimacy that nourishes you is the intimacy to yourself.

Link to quote in video at 1h04m04s

This is a bit difficult for us human children. You know, when you were a very small child, you needed the closeness to this big person, to your mother, so much that it was vital – really; in the truest sense of the word: without this intimate contact, the little human baby dies.

And that sits very deep within us, this old dependency, which at that time was never satisfied to the extent that it would have been necessary. But those days are over. You are no longer a baby. Today, someone out there can no longer give it to you, but of course the longing is still there.

It is my personal experience that you can find it within yourself: this real intimacy; the intimacy that really nourishes. And then, you discover intimacy with other people, but it is light. It comes as a by-product because you are intimately with yourself, with God.

Those days are over. You are no longer a baby. Today, no one can give it to you, but the longing is still there. It is my experience that you can find it within you: this real intimacy that truly nourishes. You discover intimacy to others, but it is light. It comes simply as a by-product of being intimately with yourself, with God.

Link to quote in video at 1h05m30s

That is my personal experience on the subject. There is absolutely no contradiction at all. Intimacy with other people is wonderful, but start with yourself. That's the trick. That's the key. And then, the rest happens by itself, very straightforward and very simple and very joyful. Thank you. It's great to have you here...

Intimacy with other people is wonderful, but start with yourself. That's the trick. That's the key. And then, the rest happens by itself, very straightforward and very simple and very joyful.

Link to quote in video at 1h06m22s

Closedness and anger – your best friends

Link to topic in video at 1h06m57s

[Simone:] I'll read out a question from Mynona.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Good evening, Mynona, hello.

[Simone:] "Opening up and becoming vulnerable and real in front of other people is often wonderful and heavenly. But quite often, a kind of wall goes up inside me. Sometimes, I just freeze, sometimes I get really angry and defensive. Of course, I just let that happen as well, as best as I can. But somewhere there is hope that this old struggle will one day arrive in the present and find peace."

[Dhyan Mikael:] I would like to offer you a different perspective on your experience. You know, we have this idea that we should always be open, sincere, authentic and loving, as was mentioned earlier, I think it was Maria, who spoke about her experience with her colleague.

But that is not true. We are not always open and loving and accessible – and there is a reason for that. But often we don't understand the reason.

We have this idea that we should always be open, sincere, authentic and loving. But that's not true. We are not always open and loving and approachable – and there is a reason for that. But often we don't understand the reason.

Link to quote in video at 1h07m55s

I'll tell you how I do it. When I am open, I allow in. Sometimes it's not that easy because it feels very vulnerable – you said that, too. But I am willing for it. I do feel open? Okay. If God has just made me open, then that's probably how it should be. Then, I'll enjoy it now; then, I'll endure it now, and then, I'll accept everything that goes with it. Sometimes, I am totally closed – and then, I accept that. I don't know why, but the,n I am closed. And openness serves you – but so does closedness.

The wall serves you. Anger is a great friend – that is your strength. You know, it's as if you have lots of friends around you, and they come when you need them. And the great thing about these friends is that you don't have to know at all who you need right now. They know that themselves. You just need to be where you are. And then you are in a certain situation, and suddenly you realize... you feel very clearly how this great openness is standing next to you, and that feels wonderful.

Openness serves you – but so does closedness. The wall serves you. Anger is a great friend – that is your strength. It is as if you have many friends around you, and they come when you need them. You just need to be where you are.

Link to quote in video at 1h09m19s

And sometimes, you realize: "Oh, who is this?" It's the wall standing next to you, and you are totally closed, and then you think: "Oh, interesting. My friend, the wall, is here. I don't know why it's here, but it'll know why it's here", and then, you are closed.

Sometimes you realize, "Oh, who is this?" It's the wall standing next to you, and you are totally closed, and then you think, "Oh, interesting. My friend, the wall, is here. I don't know why it's here, but it will know why it's here," and then, you are closed. There is nothing wrong with any of this.

Link to quote in video at 1h10m07s

Sometimes, anger comes. You think you should be friendly, and you think anger is a problem and something old, but anger is here, and anger knows better. And it says: "I am here now. I am taking over here. I'll take care of you now." Anger is your friend. All these feelings are your friends. There is nothing wrong with any of this. We have a very funny idea of what is good and what is bad and how we should be.

Sometimes, anger comes. You think you should be friendly, and you think anger is a problem and something old, but anger is here, and anger knows better. And it says: "I am here now. I am taking over here. I'll take care of you now." Anger is your friend. All these feelings are your friends. There is nothing wrong with any of this.

Link to quote in video at 1h10m31s

Forget all that.

We have a very funny idea of what is good and what is bad and how we should be. Forget all that.

Link to quote in video at 1h10m56s

I already hinted at this earlier... I can be so open and so friendly, but in the blink of an eye, I can be completely different, to the point where it surprises even me. And that's a good thing. That's your strength.

That's why I am happy about what you are saying.

Make peace with all the parts of yourself. It's nice that you have them all. There is nothing wrong with any of them. The only thing that is not necessary is this fear, this assessment about it: "Ah, the wall is not good. The anger is not good either."

And that is not so easy, you know... We naturally learn from our environment that when we are open, it is appreciated. Even as children, our parents liked it when we were open and friendly, and we received a lot of praise for it. But if we were closed or even angry, that was a different matter. We learned that this is not good. You still hear this today from your friends, from your colleagues, from your relatives, from your family, from your loved ones. If you get angry or withdrawn, suddenly no one likes you anymore.

But at least you should love your anger and your closedness. I really mean it. These are good friends.

Even as children, our parents liked it when we were open and friendly, and we got praise for it. But when we were closed off or even angry, we learned that it's not good to be like that. Then, no one likes you anymore. But at least you should love your anger and your closedness. I really mean that. They are good friends.

Link to quote in video at 1h12m23s

Of course, there are also reactions that come from a deep unconsciousness. I know this from myself, for example. Sometimes... with the children I experience this more frequently. Children often touch on very old issues in you, especially your own children.

And sometimes, children behave in a way that pushes a button in me, and then I suddenly find myself reacting harshly, but this has nothing to do with strength. It happens automatically, as if I am not present. That's not something I enjoy. But what I am talking about here is when you are completely present and at peace with these energies that are coming up in you.

When you can be aware of them and they are still here, then it is a good thing.

There are reactions that come from unconsciousness. With children, I occasionally experience reacting harshly, but this has nothing to do with strength. It's as if I am not present. But what I am talking about here is when you are fully present and at peace with these energies. When you can be aware of them and they are still here, then it's a good thing.

Link to quote in video at 1h13m21s

Thank you for your question.

Simone, do you have anything else?

[Simone:] Yes, I have something else.

[Dhyan Mikael:] How nice.

[Simone:] I would like to read something from Maria briefly. "Thank you for the wonderful response. You have given me a different perspective. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

[Dhyan Mikael:] I am very happy to do that. Thank you, Maria. Thank you for your question.

Meet yourself, first and foremost

Link to topic in video at 1h15m23s

[Simone:] And Thomas, from whom I read a question at the beginning, also has some feedback and a question. "Thank you, Mikael, for your response. It touched me very much. I still have another question. I feel uncomfortable asking this, but: how do I meet my partner during this time of sadness?"

[Dhyan Mikael:] The only question is how you meet yourself. Look... First, meet yourself. First, meet your sadness. There is no room for anything else. As long as you don't meet yourself, there is no room for any other person. And it may well be that you then have to tell her: "Dearest, not now. Sorry – it has nothing to do with you. Please leave me alone."

When you are with the sadness, you will feel when there is space again. And the more intimate and sincere you are with the sadness, the easier it will be to make room for others again. But there is no need to rush. This is not easy, especially for the other person, for the partner. We are very used to paying attention to each other all the time. And we are, especially as partners, used to constantly giving each other signals: "Yes, you are fine.

First, meet yourself. First, meet your sadness. As long as you don't meet yourself, there is no room for anyone else. And the more intimate and sincere you are with your sadness, the easier it will be to make room for others again.

Link to quote in video at 1h16m02s

Yes, I still love you. Yes, everything is fine." And when one person in the relationship suddenly withdraws, it is often really difficult for the other. This makes the other person feel insecure or anxious. But she has to learn to deal with that. This is not your responsibility. You can make it as easy as possible for her. You can say: "Hey, listen, it has nothing to do with you at all. I just need some time to myself right now. I don't understand it myself.

We are used to constantly giving each other attention and signals: "Yes, you are okay. Yes, I still love you. Yes, everything is fine." And when one person in the relationship suddenly withdraws, it is often really hard for the other. This makes the other person feel insecure or afraid.

Link to quote in video at 1h17m06s

Don't worry about it." It probably won't do much good. She'll have to learn that. It's deeply unsettling for the other person when you suddenly stop giving them constant attention, when you just can't. But it is important that you give this attention to yourself first – and to your sadness. And it is most difficult the first time – if you have never done this before; if you have never taken the liberty to withdraw; to go on a retreat, so to speak.

It's deeply unsettling for the other person when you suddenly stop giving them constant attention, when you just can't. But it is important that you give this attention to yourself first – and to your sadness.

Link to quote in video at 1h18m01s

And no longer reacting to others, but being completely with yourself, that is most difficult for others the first time. But once you've done it a few times, they know: "Ah yes, he's having his time again; it's okay...". But in the beginning, they take it incredibly personally. And there's not much you can do. You can explain to her: "Listen, it's important for me right now to give myself attention; to be alone." But how she copes with it is out of your hands.

It's most difficult the first time, when you've never taken the liberty of withdrawing. And that's most difficult for the others the first time. When you've done it a few times, they know: "he's having his time again; it's okay..." But in the beginning, they take it incredibly personally.

Link to quote in video at 1h18m30s

I can remember a time when my girlfriend, my girlfriend at the time, that was a long time ago, twenty years ago... when my girlfriend had a phase where she didn't want to talk. She told me that too. She said to me: "You know, this is important to me right now. I just need to withdraw." We were living together, we were in the same household, we were constantly meeting, but she didn't respond to me and didn't communicate with me.

And that was something we had agreed on – I knew that's what she was doing now; I knew that was important to her. I also knew that it had nothing to do with me. But it was really a challenge for me. That was at a time when I had been with my spiritual Master for many years. I was already very familiar with this being with me, staying with me, but still, for me it was a big challenge.

So, I know it's not that easy. But you don't have a choice.

Maybe it helps if you give her the recording of this Satsang and say, "look, that's what I mean – the way he says it there. It really has nothing to do with you."

Now it's your turn. This is important.

Thank you, Tom. I am happy you are here.

Only without effort is it meditation (part 1)

Link to topic in video at 1h21m37s

[Simone:] I'll read a question from Sabine.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Hello Sabine, good evening.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, when I meditate, I usually feel really good afterwards. But sometimes after a meditation which I do longer, I feel nausea."

[Dhyan Mikael:] What do you mean by a meditation that you then do longer? I don't understand that. Maybe you can tell me what you mean by "doing it longer". And maybe you would also like to tell me if it is the Samarpan Meditation or some other meditation.

Simone, if you have another question, then read it out and we will wait, and then you read Sabine's answer to me. Thank you...

Don't take old karma personally

Link to topic in video at 1h22m29s

[Simone:] I will. I have a question from Franziska.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Franziska, good evening. Hello.

[Simone:] "Dear Mikael, how do I learn to accept the blessings that happen to me? I feel like I occasionally torpedo my own happiness, even though I now feel so connected to my true self. Perhaps you can say something about this."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, of course we do. It just happens.

Be patient with yourself. Just meditate. Welcome the feelings as best you can and torpedo your happiness again and again. It doesn't matter. Life still goes on. That's the great thing. We gradually torpedo our luck less and less. It's like an old habit, a self-sabotage that fades out very, very slowly. It's just old karma that we're living through: things we just have to do; there's no getting around it. And then, you experience how you do that, and then, you accept it, and you accept the feelings that go with it, and you don't take it personally.

Be patient with yourself. Just meditate. Welcome the feelings as best you can and torpedo your happiness again and again. It doesn't matter. Life still goes on. That's the great thing. We gradually torpedo our luck less and less. It's like an old habit, a self-sabotage that fades out very, very slowly.

Link to quote in video at 1h23m04s

If you would say: "now I've torpedoed myself again" – that doesn't help. But just: "Okay, that's the way it is. God wanted that torpedoing is happening here again. Okay, agreed." Take it as impersonally as you possibly can. That's the best way to deal with these old things. And then it will gradually decrease. And eventually it will be gone, and you won't even notice it because You are not taking it personally anymore and it's not really a problem for you anymore.

It's old karma that we are going through: things we still have to do; we can't get around them. Then, you experience doing it and accepting it and the feelings that go with it, and you don't take it personally. Take it as impersonally as you possibly can. That's the best way to deal with these old things.

Link to quote in video at 1h23m39s

Maybe that gives you a taste of the direction it can take. We can pacify all these old things in this way: by experiencing them and letting them be here as if they had nothing to do with us at all. We just accept them. We give them space in our lives because they are here, as if I had nothing to do with them at all. Then, this old karma disappears. Then, these old patterns disappear.

But if I take it personally, either because I suffer from it or because I think I did something wrong, then we give it fuel, and then it stays for a while.

We can make peace with all these old things by experiencing them and letting them be here as if they had nothing to do with us. Then, this old karma disappears. But if I take it personally because I suffer from it or think I did something wrong, we feed the whole thing, and then it stays around for a while.

Link to quote in video at 1h24m49s

I always have to smile at myself when I do things that I know are not good for me. "But that's just how he is, the little one", I always say then.

I just love him. Thank you, Franziska. I am happy you are here tonight.

Have we heard anything from, what was her name, yet?

[Simone:] No, we haven't heard from Sabine yet.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, maybe she'll get in touch.

Why don't you read out another question, and if we haven't heard from her, then I'll try to just say something about it. But I'd rather hear something.

The Soul Mantra

Link to topic in video at 1h26m25s

[Simone:] Good. Thank you. I have a question from Helena.

[Dhyan Mikael:] Good evening, Helena.

[Simone:] "Hello Mikael, I am Helena. What kind of mantra is this? I don't know it. Best regards, Helena."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Thank you for the question. The mantra is the so-called soul mantra and it belongs to the meditation that Swamiji brings from the Himalayas – the Samarpan Meditation. And in Samarpan Meditation, you rest for half an hour with your attention up here in the crown chakra. It's very easy. The attention is up there in the crown chakra, just this physical place up there that you can touch, and it only works if you don't think.

If you are thinking, you are no longer up there with your attention, but you are in your thoughts, and then you just return to that place. And at the beginning of the meditation, when you sit down, at the beginning of this half-hour, you say this soul mantra. "I am a Holy Soul. I am a Pure Soul." You repeat that three times. And that is like a reminder of what we have long forgotten.

If you rest here with your attention, half an hour each day, then something gradually happens by itself, like a plant that grows imperceptibly: your attention to the inner self, to your soul, grows. Very gradually, you meet your soul – that is what you really are.

Link to quote in video at 1h27m39s

In Samarpan Meditation... When you rest with your attention up here and do that every day, every day for half an hour, then something happens that you don't even notice immediately. This happens very gradually, it happens by itself, like a plant that grows gradually and imperceptibly, namely that your attention to the inside, your ability to perceive your inside – not for the feelings, not for the thoughts, but something that lies much deeper inside, for your soul – grows. Very gradually, you meet your soul – that is what you really are.

And this Soul Mantra, "I am a Holy Soul, I am a Pure Soul", that is the reminder for it. And you may not know what that means at all; but when you say this mantra, that remembering is encouraged. You don't know how, but it happens. You say it three times at the beginning of meditation, with feeling, and then you meditate for half an hour. Yes, that is the secret of this mantra. You can also say it in Hindi: "Me ek pavitra atma hu. Me ek shuddha atma hu." That's how it it said in Hindi. That's how Swamiji always says it.

This Soul Mantra, "I am a Holy Soul, I am a Pure Soul", that is the reminder for it. And you may not know what that means at all; but when you say this mantra, that remembering is encouraged. You don't know how, but it happens.

Link to quote in video at 1h28m27s

If you want to know more about it, write to me. I'll send you a few links where you can find out everything about it. Thank you, thank you for this beautiful question. I love to talk about this meditation.

Only without effort is it meditation (part 2)

Link to topic in video at 1h29m31s

Have we heard from Sabine?

[Simone:] Yes, Sabine wrote. "By longer meditation, I don't mean the Samarpan Meditation.

That happens with other meditations, which I then do for an hour."

[Dhyan Mikael:] Yes, thank you, Sabine.

Of course, I can't really say much about another meditation. I can only share my personal experience.

Meditation is not a sport. It's not about meditating for as long as possible.

Samarpan Meditation is about remembering what is essential: what is real; what I really am. If you sit for half an hour and focus your attention on the crown chakra – and thus repeatedly away from your thoughts – then, in this half hour, you will gradually develop a very fine, little feeling for where you really live. And with this fine, quiet feeling you then go into the day. And then, you live the day differently than usual, and then, it grows all by itself, more and more.

If you do some kind of meditation and you treat it as... let me put it this way: as a sport, and try to force something, then something gets out of balance. That's my feeling. But I can't really say anything about it because I don't do it. I can't really comment based on my own personal experience.

What I do know is that Samarpan Meditation is easy and pleasant. It is important to be able to do the meditation without struggling, without exerting yourself – otherwise, it is not meditation; otherwise, it is sport. Resting in the crown chakra, letting go, not thinking, is only possible if you make absolutely no effort, because if you make an effort, then you think. Then you think: "Ah, but I have to...". If it happens by itself, it is effortless. That's why you sit down comfortably.

I prefer to sit cross-legged – that's the most comfortable for me – and then, I just enjoy and relax. But as soon as it gets exhausting – and I assume that when you feel nauseous, then something in your body is not happy – then I would take that as a sign that I am doing something that doesn't really go with meditation. But as I said: please take what I say here with a grain of salt, because I don't know the meditation you do. But when I feel sick while meditating, then I think: wait a minute, I am doing something wrong here. Thank you, Sabine. Thank you for writing again.

It is important to be able to do meditation without struggling, without exerting yourself – otherwise, it is not meditation; otherwise, it is sport. Resting in the crown chakra, letting go, not thinking, is only possible if you do not make an effort, because if you make an effort, you think. If it happens by itself, it is effortless.

Link to quote in video at 1h31m50s

Support me if it gives you joy

Link to topic in video at 1h33m23s

And unfortunately, we have to stop now... I could go on with you forever. This is such a beautiful evening. Thank you, thank you, thank you. But we have to stop now. I thank Devasetu for this wonderful opportunity to be able to do this Satsang here on Jetzt-TV. Thank you for being here. Thank you everyone. If you would like to support Devasetu and Jetzt-TV, he really appreciates donations. Everything he does is on a donation basis. And everything I do is also free. I want you to be able to enjoy everything.

I want you to be able to watch my videos over and over again, as many times as you like, twenty or a hundred times – it's all free – but if you enjoy supporting me, I am very, very grateful. It helps me to have to work less and have more time for what I love to do most, namely videos, Satsangs and writing and answering you and sharing. If you feel like it: on my website, on the donation page, you can find the information. You are also welcome to subscribe to my newsletter or the Morning Moments that I send every morning. You can just look around on my website, you'll find everything there.

And I would like to say one more thing: there are, brand new this year, retreats with me as well. It's so beautiful here in Satsang, and the only thing that can top such an Online Satsang is a real Satsang in a retreat. I will be in Upper Austria in May and in the Taunus region in Germany at the end of the year – actually already next year, from January 1-5. I am really looking forward to it. If you are interested, you can find more information on my website.

There are still a few places available for May. There is plenty of space in January. I would be very happy to see you there. The next Online Satsang will be in about a month. There will be another English-language Online Satsang in two weeks, and the next video will be available soon. Yes, and if you have any questions, please feel free to write to me. I love to receive e-mails. I love even more to receive handwritten letters, which I will answer in handwriting as well.

And if you write to me, it will probably take a while before I answer, because I really have a lot to do. But I answer every letter, I answer every email, even if it sometimes takes a few months. But the actual answer that everyone can hear, I usually give that in a video or in Satsang, so that all other people can hear it as well. So – if you have any questions, I am really looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you for being here. Thank you for this evening.

I love you.