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The Sting of Doership

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation”, talks about the sensitive issue of taking one’s life in light of the teaching of Advaita as expounded by Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar.

What to 'do' to be in the 'now'?

Gautam shares about a seeker who was frustrated of losing the witnessing after 12 years in a moment of anger.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The Buddha’s Sword’, talks briefly about an example given by Ramakrishna that conveys the total acceptance of God’s will operating, under all circumstances, through everyone.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The Buddha’s Sword’, talks on the nature of ‘giving’. He is accompanied in this video by his close friend Roger Castillo, who shares his insight on the subject as well.

Beings of Light

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘Explosion of Love’, on the connection between animals and human beings.

Whatever is happening is exactly perfect ! There is nothing in our power. It is God who is behind us and front of us.

Not my will Oh! lord but thine be done. It is a tremendous gift to accept that there is a lot in life that is not your control. Your next thought and breath are not in your control. Rational decisions will still be taken, but knowing well that the outcome of the decision is not in our control.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation’, talks of ‘TRUE FORGIVENESS’ from a non-dualistic perspective and not a forgiveness based on ‘me’ forgiving the ‘other’ and thereby still perpetuating the separation.

Jesus is Watching

The Gathering of Truth

<p>Advaita and Astrology</p>

Sunday morning talk at Gautam’s residence in Mumbai. Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘Ramakrishna on Non-Doership,’ talks about how the understanding can change one’s attitude of criticizing others to accepting them for who they are, as well as ourselves.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The Buddha’s Sword’, talks briefly about one’s innate nature. He also touches upon the aspect of seekers on the path of Advaita tending to lose the essence of the teaching through an ‘over-analysis’ of what is said or heard.

Deep Sleep, The Greatest Pointer

Ego takes the role of the protector of the illusion We are not individuals having a body. We are Brahman beyond all forms and all bodies.

On Fear Based Thoughts

Don't make the spiritual journey a punishment in the hope of improving ourselves. We should allow what we like intuitively to do its work. The 'implementing it daily living' is the work of the ego, the thinking mind. Else, the ego wouldn't get its sense of purpose.

Gautam Sachdeva takes the seeker through the core concepts of Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, as outlined in his first book ‘Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar’.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation”, talks about the relief provided when pain – physical, emotional or psychological – ceases.

Gautam Sachdeva, author and spiritual books publisher, talks about the value of a spiritual teaching being measured by its impact in our daily living.

There is no ‘other’ to harm

True meditation is witnessing whatever arises as movements in consciousness.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The Buddha’s Sword’, answers a question posed to him (both as an author as well as a spiritual publisher) on whether a Guru is necessary on the spiritual path.

Gautam shares a beautiful story from the life of Ramana Maharshi to explain what is meditation and abiding in your Being.

Gautam shares a couplet of Shiv-Gorakhnath, and its significance in light of the varying degrees of the sense of ‘doership when it comes to receiving, asking and taking.

A student of Advaita reflects how the teaching and life's events helped bring about humility and understanding of non-doership

Gautam shares a couplet of Shiv-Gorakhnath Babaji, and its significance in light of the ‘doership’ when it comes to speaking.

Gautam Sachdeva takes the seeker through the core concepts of Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, as outlined in his first book ‘Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar’.

Advaita and The Law of Attraction

This passage throws light on the understanding that, If everyone is an instrument of the same Source, then our relationship is with the Source, not people. We are all separate instruments designed by the same Source. With this understanding, others' opinions are not opposed but accepted. We withdraw all opposition.

What Can We Truly Control

"It is Consciousness initiating itself through recognition of its true nature."

Maharaj is pointing to the beingness or consciousness without which the body is dead matter. The same message as 'Abide in your beingness' by Nisargadatta Maharaj and 'Be with the absence of doership' as conveyed by Ramesh ji

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation,’ talks about patterns of the ego, and witnessing the entanglements of the thinking mind.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation’, talks of ‘The Original Sin’ from the perspective of Non-duality, one in which we get mired in the ‘dualism’ of ‘me’ versus the ‘other’.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar’, recounts a touching dialogue between Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar and a lady on the subject of ‘loneliness’.

Gautam Sachdeva takes the seeker through the core concepts of Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, as outlined in his first book ‘Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar’.

Jnana Yoga - The living Bhakti

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The End of Separation”, talks about embracing change – Now, as an antidote to the fear of the future.

Gautam responds to questions on the involvement in reactions, deception of the ego and an insecure mind.

Stability in an Unstable World

Only the one who sees the world as Brahman is himself Brahman

<p>The four simple quotations shared in this podcast expound how : <br />1.Everyone is an instrument through whom God's will functions <br />2.Having mercy for the one who has been hurtful and not hurt anybody by speech and use harsh words. <br />3.Seeing Brahman in all and Brahman in yourself <br />4.Allowing the teaching or the grace of the Guru to help one blossom on this spiritual path.</p>

The mantra is: Don't be silly

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar’, shares memories of his meeting with the Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, when Ramesh’s wife passed on

Awareness of God does the healing not the act of doership.

Gautam Sachdeva, author of ‘The Buddha’s Sword’, shares one of the funniest anecdotes narrated by Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar.