Experience Yourself

Paramahamsa Nithyananda addresses some common questions.

Question: What is enlightenment?

Answer: This question was asked to me by an Oklahoma scientist: “Swamiji we have been working in this field for the last 30 years. Everyone says that it cannot be explained. Please give us a clear-cut answer.” I told them, “In a true sense, it cannot be explained, but I can mention a few qualities of enlightenment. First thing: thoughtlessness; there is no inner chattering. Second thing: boundarilessness; the idea that my body ends here and your body starts there is absent. Third thing: a tremendous ecstasy, a deep inner ecstasy. Fourth thing: The basic idea of whether I am male or female, is absent. These are the four things that I experience in my life as enlightenment. And according to their research, they say that all these four things are reflecting neurologically.

Question: Do you feel it is important for a seeker to have different Masters, in order not to get compartmentalized into one single philosophy or ideology?

Answer: Yes, it is important for a seeker to undergo at least 10 to 15 different traditions. Then he/she will be able to understand which exactly suits him/her. Even people who come to me I encourage them to go around. I never say, “Don’t go anywhere, stop here”. I say, “Go around, then you will really find who really suits you”.

However, once you find your Master don’t bother about anything else, go deeply into him. When you find the right Master, you will move beyond doubt, beyond your intellect, you will just fall in love with him. That is what I call finding the right Master. Even in my case, people come and ask me, “Swamiji, should I accept you as my Guru or not?” I tell them, “If you have that question please do not accept me. If you are supposed to be my disciple the very question will disappear. You will simply fall for me. If that is the case, I am your Master. If that is not, don’t bother; start searching. Go ahead, continue”.

Where your logic fails, where your doubt dies, is your Master. If you still have the question in your mind, “Should I accept you or not?”, never accept. People ask me, “Swamiji, should I remember you?” to which I say, “No, never do that. You will never be able to forget me if you are supposed to remember me; if that is the case, the intimacy or the relationship will be such that you will never be able to forget me. If I am really your Master you will see that you will not be able to forget me. I will be in your mind, I will be in your dream, I will be in your sleep. You will simply be thinking of me and dreaming of me. If really you are going to be helped by me there is no need for you to take any step. You will simply see, I’ll be there with you.