Darkness travels faster than light. Wherever light travels, darkness is already there.

Darkness has no boundaries, no locations, and no limitations. It does not have a center. For one who does not have a center, it has no periphery and therefore no boundary. Darkness is infinite.

Disciple:

Wow! Woaah! Amazing… Darkness travels faster than light. I always thought that darkness is the absence of light. And I was looking at it from the limiting material aspect of light.

Master:

The great rishi yogis, muni, and spiritual aspirants & initiates knew about the mystery of light and darkness. What is day to a materialist is night to a spiritualist. What is night to a materialist is day to the spiritualist.

Disciple:

Does light remove darkness?

Master:

It is a misconception & mistaken notion to believe that light removes darkness. Light does not remove darkness. It covers darkness with light. Darkness is still present but is covered by light. As soon as light leaves or exits, darkness remains.

Disciple:

Please tell me more about the spirit & soul’s light in the universe?

Master:

The universe is indeed filled with the absolute energies of dark matters. This immeasurable, invincible, invisible energy of darkness is the source of fire, light, and energy for the soul, spirit, and self respectively. These innumerable Soul Spirit Self fill the entire dark space in the cosmic universal field with their fire, light, and energy.

As insignificant stars become the brightest luminaries in the darkest region of the night, so our spirit soul self are the most illuminated fire and light in the darkest region of our being. Darkness is our master teacher. Without darkness, no one can attain enlightenment.

Disciple:

Darkness, the unseen light, is the true svetlina or invisible light.

Master:

Darkness is the quintessential unseen light essence that fills the entire cosmic universe.

Disciple:

The svetlina or unseen light is immeasurable and unlimited. It has no center & no periphery. It has no boundary. It is eternally infinitesimal & absolutely perfect.

Master:

Your shadow self or true invisible darkness self has a light of truth beyond life. Most ignorant religious traditions encourage suppressing the shadow self as evil and satanic elements.

The darkness within us is the true master of love and light. When you can embrace yourself in totality and in completeness of who you are with the essence of love and light, you will not have any more conflict because you see your true YOU in darkness.

Disciple:

How does my shadow self reveal the truth about life?

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Our Mother Earth is currently facing many environmental concerns. The environmental problems include global warming, acid rain, air pollution, urban sprawl, waste disposal, ozone layer depletion, water pollution, climate change, and the spread of pandemic and endemic diseases and viruses. It affects every human, animal, and nation on this planet.

On a spiritual level, Mother Earth cannot free herself until all beings on this earth are free from the cycle of birth and death.

Disciple:

What will happen if we do not take care of Mother Earth?

Master:

Cleanliness is godliness. If you keep stomping, spitting, or littering in places of filth, toxic sanitary areas, garbage dumps, or gambling dens and sex houses, nothing is going to change. All pandemic and endemic diseases and illnesses and death are caused by human indifference to cleanliness and selfishness. The more you don’t care about your environment, the more you will become polluted with contaminants and toxins that have a harmful impact on your spiritual and physical health. Not only will you not have the blessing of Gaia, but you will also attract abdominal beastly entities to your auras, devouring your orbs and energy.

Additionally, Gaia will accumulate more karmic debts and imprints, binding her endlessly to this material plane.

Disciple:

Can we live without nature?

Master:

We all share the same planet, and while nature can exist without us, we cannot exist without nature. As wealthy, developed, and technologically advanced as we may be, ultimately, nature is the bedrock of our human existence and the key to human resilience, health, stability, and well-being.

Disciple:

Why is it called Mother Nature?

Master:

She nourishes and embraces all of the lives on earth, without any discrimination. That’s why we call her Mother Nature. Human beings are the most important beings on earth in shaping a harmonious and peaceful world.

Mother Nature, sometimes known as Mother Earth or the Earth Mother, is a personification of Gaia’s nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it in the form of the mother. For without the mother, all souls have no place of existence and evolution.

Disciple:

Do humans need nature?

Master:

Nature doesn’t need people. Nature is not dependent on human beings to exist. Human beings, on the other hand, are totally dependent on nature to exist. The growing number of people on the planet and how we evolved here is going to determine the future of nature.

Humans cannot survive without nature. Unfortunately, humans take for granted the great things that nature has to offer. People ignore the simplicity of nature, even when nature is a fundamental asset to our everyday life. Nature simply provides everything we need to live. Nature has enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for one man’s greed.

Disciple:

What does Mother Gaia mean to us?

Master:

Being a mom means more than having given birth to a child. It is loving and knowing a soul before you even see it. It is carrying and caring for a life completely dependent on you for survival. It is building the true self within. It is supporting their dreams and loving them compassionately & unconditionally.

A mother’s love for her child can overcome incredible fear and unimaginable feats of strength to save her beloved child in the wake of danger.

That’s how our Mother Earth is shielding us from the onslaught of the material world.

Due to the grace of love, a mother will tenderly watch & protect her baby.

If you love to serve your lower nature, why not consider serving Mother Earth & all its inhabitants for all the highest good concerned.

Learn to be closer to Mother Nature. Try to understand what she’s teaching us.

Mother Earth does not huff and puff nor blow your house down if she’s mistreated or abused & misused.

Yet, she continues to nourish & support our existence without attachment or conditions.

And Gaia, our caretaker & guardian of Mother Nature and nature spirits of the land, will be pleased to assist and release us from our earthly attachment and conditioning from our earthly bondage.

Disciple:

Why is nature so beautiful?

Master:

Our nature is beautiful because it is alive & productive. In Mother’s nature, we observe growth and development in living beings in contrast with the static or deteriorating state of the vast majority of that which is artificially man-made and lifeless. Nothing is quite beautiful alone. Everyone and everything are more beautiful as a collective whole in consciousness and in truth.

The best and most beautiful things about Mother Earth cannot be seen or even touched. She must be realized with the heart and soul self.

Disciple:

What makes the Earth habitable?

Master:

It is the right distance from the Sun. And it is protected from harmful solar radiation by its magnetic field. It is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere and the mother’s heart of love and compassion. It also has the right spiritual ingredients for life. It is most conducive to our spirit soul evolution.

Disciple:

Is Earth the only planet with life?

Master:

Earth is the only planet in the universe known to possess physical life. The planet boasts several million described species, living in habitats ranging from the bottom of the deepest ocean to a few miles up into the atmosphere.

Disciple:

What would Mother Earth teach us?

Master:

Mother Gaia teaches humans to evolve our spiritual behavior as a way to life.

Gaia comes to this world with a specific dharma. She has her purpose to fulfill and a message to deliver and work to be completed. She is not here by coincidence or by chance. Gaia is here meaningfully. She is here for all of us. Her whole intent is to do something through you.

Gaia gave us this wonderful physical body, heart, and mind so that our Soul and Spirit can involute and live in it to learn invaluable life lessons.

Ancient Rishis & Munis constantly show us the way by practicing silence & inner works to preserve our energies and life forces to improve health, longevity, and sensitivity to the subtle energies within & without ourselves so that we achieve oneness with Mother Gaia collectively for all the highest good concerned.

Disciple:

Thank you master. I will be more considerate, conscious, and concerned about Mother Earth from now onwards.

Master:

Awesome. Thank you Bless ya

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Master:
Who is the controller? What are you controlling?

Disciple:
To control desires?

Master:
Control isn’t about managing thoughts, speech, actions, or desires. The very act of control arises from the desire to control. The controller is the creator of the controlled. Without the controlled, there is no controller. They are intertwined.

Disciple:
It sounds confusing. Can you explain further?

Master:
Thoughts control thoughts. Pain controls pain. The controller becomes the controlled, and vice versa. There’s no duality, no separation. You can’t control without something to control.

Disciple:
Wow! So, can one live without control?

Master:
Without the controlled, there is no need for a controller. Both are interconnected.

Disciple:
You don’t have problems because you are a master. So, do you not need to control anything?

Master:
Your burdens become mine as a master. I discard your burdens; I discard mine. The controller is the controlled.

Disciple:
Can one be out of control?

Master:
It doesn’t mean being out of control. The controller and the controlled are one. They are inseparable, complementary reflections of each other.

Disciple:
How can I control my difficult child?

Master:
Instead of controlling, watch, embrace, and support. Allow your child to grow and learn while you observe with awareness.

Disciple:
What should I do when I have a desire?

Master:
Watch, admire, embrace, and accept it like a child. Let it flower, and it will naturally fade away. Controlling rekindles desire.

Disciple:
Desire transforms to survive.

Master:
Indeed, it transforms into the controller, directing willpower toward its goal. To control is to motivate the desired to direct its willpower to flower at a specific time.

Disciple:
So, control without direction is meditation.

Master:
Exactly. Meditation is watching desires bloom and wither away without yielding or resisting.

Disciple:
Should I let it bloom without acting?

Master:
Watch it bloom without yielding or resisting. Be a witness in awareness. Control without controlling is meditation.

Disciple:
I am only a watcher, watching the desire.

Master:
I watch the watched without judgment. I control without controlling because it JUST IS.

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TIME…

I want this & I want that… Time. I need this and I need that… Time. Wants and needs imply Time. I must attain nirvana or salvation & enlightenment, etc… Time. I hope… hope is Time. I must control and discipline myself… Time. I am afraid that I will fail… Time. I don’t think it is a good idea… Time.

Everyone has their illusion of ‘I am this’ and ‘I am that’… ‘I want to be this’ and ‘I want to be that.’ ‘I must have this’ and ‘I must have that.’ They are all caught in the illusion of Time.

Disciple: Omg…

Master: Listen and watch this illusion that is caught in time warps. This is my country. This is my flag. This is my future. This is my life. This is my family. These are my friends. We are Singaporean… Or… I am Chinese. I am Indian. I am Malay. I am American. I am Asian. I am Aussie. I am Middle Eastern. I am Frenchman. I am Englishmen. I am Irish man. I am Palestinian. I am Hindu. I am Muslim. I am Christian. I am Buddhist or Taoist, etc.

Disciple: All these are the illusionary false identifications of the egos caught in time.

Master: Desires and thoughts and deeds have invented all these illusions and time.

Disciple: Desires are motivated by fear and greeds. What about fear? Can one stop fear?

Master: Fear is indeed coming from desirous wants and needs. If you truly want to stop fear… You must watch or look at it and observe it without thoughts and emotions. Watch it as though you’re watching a movie. The sight and sound. The quality. The objective. The depth. The nature of it, etc… Observe it in yourself. Just be present and here & not now and present. Do not move away from the reality of it or from the truth of it.

This fear is caused by the desire & the thoughts of wanting to achieve something or whatever… Just watch and observe. Remain with it. Don’t run away from it. No need to rationalize it. It is so or just is.

The more you resist, the more it will make a stand to strive and oppose you. Just watch and observe without resistance or opposition. Just an acceptance for what it is or just is. Then you will see that this fear will psychologically and psychically play itself out & dissipate and dissolve and end itself independently without any resistance from you.

Disciple: Wow! That’s cool.

Master: And when there is no fear or no desires or thoughts… you are totally and completely a free man. A total freedom.

Disciple: What about learning? Is it a desire and thoughts?

Master: Learning is the only thing that never exhausts. When the teacher is the disciple. A disciple who is learning and learning and learning without the desire of accumulating knowledge… then you will also not have any limiting thoughts. And when there are no thoughts… there is no time… when you’re not caught in time… then you become an extraordinary human being that is ever learning, relearning, and unlearning.

Disciple: Time and tide wait for no person.

Master: The trouble is you still think you have lots of time.

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Biological and chronological time, once set in motion, are unstoppable forces. However, the time we can influence is psychological.

To interrupt time psychologically, a deep understanding of its operation in our existence is required.

Disciple: Fascinating! Please enlighten me further, Master.

Master: All human survival instincts are driven by wants, needs, desires, fear, and greed. None are exempt from these motivations.

Our actions are propelled by the desires of our hearts, mental thoughts, and physical gestures.

Disciple: The trinity of life—desire, thoughts, and deeds—is governed by the necessities of survival in this material existence.

Master: The heart’s desires set the mind in motion, which, in turn, formulates thoughts. These thoughts plan and execute the heart’s desires into physical actions to meet the needs of fear and greed.

As your heart desires, so does your mind decide. Your thoughts shape your deeds or physical activity. As you act, so is your destiny. Humanity is the architect of its own destiny.

All these desires, thoughts, and actions are the culmination of the movement of the heart, mind, and body. An oriental proverb states, 心想事成: The Heart. The Thoughts. The Deeds. The Destiny.

Disciple: Is it possible not to have desires?

Master: We all possess desires. The key is to take care or take charge of our desires instead of letting them control us like a loose cannon.

The root of our problems lies in the unconscious gratification of the heart’s desires, driven by the whimsical and emotional nature of the human heart.

The mind’s thoughts are enslaved by the emotional heart’s desires, endlessly using its memory bank to fulfill those desires.

If you harbor no selfish desires, you won’t have mental thoughts to fulfill ambitious desires.

Disciple: What is knowledge & experience? How do we accumulate or gain knowledge & experiences?

Master: Knowledge is the state of knowing. Accumulating and storing information is the entire process of experiencing and collecting knowledge.

We add to our knowledge every day, and each piece of knowledge becomes our experience.

Since knowledge is limited, experiences are also confined within limits. The limited knowledge and experiences are stored in the memory bank as thought forms.

Memory and thoughts, being limited, lack originality or scope. They are narrowed and restricted by memory bank capacity, making them not wholly trustworthy.

All movements of knowledge, experiences, memory, and thoughts are linked to psychological time in motion. This time is limiting and restricted, stemming from thoughts.

To stop time, one must stop thoughts. When thoughts cease, time ceases.

Disciple: And when there is no desire, there are no thoughts, actions, deeds, and no time?

Master: Thoughts and time are the root causes of suffering and pain, originating from the desires of the heart. Stop the desirous heart, and you stop thoughts and time.

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Describing love and compassion may attempt eloquence or poetry, but they transcend mere words.

Lacking love and compassion, clarity wanes; without clarity, awareness diminishes—forming a sacred trinity.

As humans, we can embody profound love and compassion in our daily lives, not in theory or practice but at the very root of our being—becoming all-seeing and all-knowing.

Disciple: What marks the culmination of watching?

Master: Intensely watching and observing transforms you into the watcher—both watching and witnessing. As you closely watch, the act merges into the watched, becoming one without differentiation. In that state, you, the watcher, and the watched unite, leading to infinite awareness in oneness without judgment or discrimination.

Disciple: Can you elaborate on awareness?

Master: Awareness is the divine Self, watching with oneness as a collective whole. True awareness finds meaning when the body, heart, mind, soul, spirit, and energy achieve harmony.

In awareness, judgment and discrimination dissolve. Accepting things as they are, without desires for rewards, characterizes true awareness. It involves being fully present, paying unwavering attention, and maintaining focus.

Awareness means looking at something without any reaction or choice. When aware of pain, watch without condemnation, justification, or the need for explanations. In that state, the ego, the “I,” ceases to exist.

Disciple: So, simply watch pain with attentive awareness?

Master: Indeed. Watch without reacting based on past memories. The watcher coexists with pain, free from likes or dislikes, right or wrong. Watch without prejudices, opinions, or approvals, unburdened by past memories or experiences.

Disciple: This is the art of watching with awareness.

Master: Watch the pain, be aware of that awareness, and in that awareness, there is no seeking to change or expecting returns. No desire, wants, needs, fears, or greeds—just complete attention in awareness. This attention will naturally dissipate the pain, as the pain itself becomes the watcher.

Disciple: Love is the Soul, Compassion is the Spirit, and awareness is the Self. The Soul, Spirit, and Self watch with love and compassion, with clarity attentively and with awareness, in oneness?

Master: Exactly…

Try this: watch pain carefully, stay with it, observe all that is happening as if watching a movie. Watch your reactions, and as you do, the pain lessens naturally. Apply the same to fear; hold and look at it, and you’ll begin to see its end.

Fear, greed, and ego are part of our self-centered activity. When isolated and acknowledged without judgment, the root of fear dissolves independently.

You can do the same with karma—watch it until it dissipates and dissolves.

Disciple: Thank you very much, master.

Master: To sum it up, to watch, you must have mastered the art of listening. Watch with love and compassion. Upon embracing them, clarity emerges. Clarity begets awareness, guiding you towards oneness—embracing everything without justification, for everything just is. In doing so, all that you watch, witness, or observe will naturally dissipate, disintegrate, and dissolve into the universe.

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The human body is a complex entity, characterized by various layers that span from the tangible physical realm to the more nuanced dimensions of consciousness. Each layer holds unique potential for expressing the essence of life.

The Physical Body: At the foundation lies the physical body, an organism sustained by the intake of food, minerals, and vitamins. Interacting with the environment through activities, food consumption, and breathing, the physical body is deeply connected to the earthly nature of reality.

The physical body, is the most immediate and tangible aspect of our existence and consists of elements such as earth, water, air, fire, and etheric elements. While this might sound mystical, it resonates at the core of our being. Survival depends on the optimal functioning of organs and biological systems.

While the physical body is not the ultimate reality, it serves as the instrument for deeper spiritual exploration. Maintaining its well-being is essential for progressing into a spiritual life, as it forms the foundation for exploring subtler dimensions.

In understanding and realizing our true selves, the physical body plays a pivotal role. It serves as the starting point for a profound spiritual journey, and while it may not represent the ultimate reality of our existence, taking care of our body is crucial. Without it, the exploration of “who we are” remains incomplete. So, nurture your body, as it is the vessel through which we embark on the journey to discover our true essence.

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What is accumulated from your egoistical self can be YOURS, but it cannot be YOU. Your accumulation of worldly possessions, such as a body for eating, sleeping, defending, and sensual gratifications, a heart filled with emotional wants and desires, an egotistical self deeply rooted in attachments and conditionings, a whimsical and speculative mind that is judgmental and critical, uncontrollable urges and cravings, and worldly identifications like YOUR house, spouse, children, wealth, work, career, friends, and enemies, are all YOURS but not YOU. No matter how much attention you give to everything that is YOURS, it will not make you happier, calmer, or better because it is not your real YOU that you are giving attention to.

Seeker: If I want to know the real YOU, should I pay attention to YOU and not the YOURS?

Master: Doesn’t this real YOU deserve attention? If you give it enough attention, then everything will become clear. Everything about YOU that is within YOU will respond and give you its attention.

You pay attention to everything about what is YOURS, but you pay no attention to what is YOU. Whatever you are gathering is not YOU; it may be YOURS, but it is not YOU.

The basis of knowing your existence is to pay attention without intention—simply being attentive. If you pay enough attention, there is nothing that will not yield. Practice paying attention without intention—a heightened level of focusing on enhancing and sharpening your attention, not your intention.

Essentially, you know that YOU exist because you have some sense of attention. The basis of your existence is YOUR attention. If YOUR attention is keen, inquisitive, or even intense and devoid of the senseless intentions of accumulation that are YOURS, you can discover YOURSELF with ease.

YOU reside deeply in each and every cell within YOUR body. If you pay enough attention to life without any personal intention, you can enter YOURSELF and gather everything about YOU absolutely.

The cosmic universe is open to such an evolved human who pays attention to his real SELF. He is given unlimited accessibility to the various dimensions in the universe. And for the unevolved egoistical man whose infernal life remains stuck to his biological body, surviving through instincts and senseless gratifications of accumulations that are YOURS, he will have neither intelligence nor consciousness to access his real SELF nor the kingdom of the cosmic universe.

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Soul: The learning is in the doing…You can’t wait to be perfect to do it…The more you do the more you learn. And the more you learn the better you become.

And whatever you focus on expands. If you focus on helping, teaching and serving others…the more you will get to do. Do it…Just do it…It may be just giving someone a listening ear…or giving appreciation. Be available for people.

If you’re sincere and honest…you will attract sincere people into your circle. Most importantly do not neglect yourself. Set a high standard of discipline for yourself.

Keep a simple life. Keep healthy so that you can be alert, aware and alive so that you can serve nicely. Serve without attachment. Check your ego and don’t get carried away. Control your emotions. Keep a healthy, active lifestyle.

Remember your failure can’t help anyone. Your success can.

Success doesn’t come overnight. It comes with everything above. Do not be dissatisfied or disappointed if you don’t succeed…If you try, try and try…you’ll succeed at last.

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So, is it better to live a life with acceptance rather than expectations?

An accepting person is not dependent on expectations to complicate their self-fulfilling prophecy of life. They lead a simple and uneventful life. It just is.

What happens when expectations are not met?

One’s expectations can be set by past experiences or an idealized fantasy of what one wants to have happen. Expectation is a breeding ground for disappointment and resentment. It is easy to feel trapped if you’re under the impression you must constantly strive to meet the expectations of yourself and others. However, when one’s expectations are not met, it can result in tremendous disappointment, frustration, and resentment. Holding on to resentments is one of the most destructive things in life.

What does it mean when one says they have no expectations?

Going to meet someone with no expectations whatsoever means you don’t change who you are for someone else. And you also can accept the person just the way they are without judgment, biases, nor prejudices. Acceptance will render you less vulnerable to disappointment because you have no expectations. People rarely behave exactly the way you expect them to be. Acceptance is the best policy because you do not come with expectations or conditions. We experience more peace and contentment when we stop expecting others to be who they are or who they are not.

Is it very difficult to live in acceptance?

The very beliefs and conception that acceptance is difficult to acquire are themselves hindrances to acceptance. Acceptance is easy; expectations are hard.

How can I overcome expectations?

We must realize that it is possible to live without expectations. And there are ways to stop yourself from setting unrealistic expectations. The first step to getting rid of expectations is to treat yourself kindly. Be grateful, be gracious, and be thankful for everything you have or do not have. Adjust the way you feel and think. You cannot control what others think about you, but you can choose how you talk to yourself. Stop judging, stop discrimination and criticism. Be patient, and all will come into place. Stop wanting justification to be right. Don’t compare yourself with others. Don’t expect everyone to agree with you. Don’t expect everyone to acknowledge you. Don’t expect others to respect or disrespect you. Don’t expect others to tell you what to do when you don’t get what you want or don’t want.

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