Poonjaji (PapaJi) Quotes and Sayings
Sri H. W. L. Poonja (13 October 1910 – 6 September 1997) also known as "Poonjaji" or "Papaji" was borin in india. Poonja ji was a disciple of Ramana Maharishi and nephew of Swami Rama Tirtha. Although Poonjaji denied being part of any formal tradition, he is considered by many to be a teacher of the Advaita Vedanta and Bhakti traditions. After Osho left his body, many of his disciple went to lucknow to be with Poonja ji.
- Stillness of mind comes from giving up all attachments except that attachment to Self.
- Self is what gives breath to Life. You need not search for It, It is Here. You are That through which you would search. You are what you are looking for! And That is All it is.
- You have to be very careful, to be vigilant, to see what is coming from the mind, and to see the happiness that is coming from the Self.
- That ocean of eternal peace is you. What is the difficulty that we suffer from? It is that we seek peace elsewhere and do not experience that we are peace incarnate itself.
- Your purpose is to find out who you are. Find this out. Know who you are.
- Thoughts are impediments to seeing your own face. Don’t give rise to any thought, and discover who you are.
- Thoughts are impediments to seeing your own face. Don't give rise to any thought, and discover who you are.
- Now is the time to have a direct introduction to this moment. This moment is free of time, of mind, of any notions...introduce yourself to this moment.
- Who is journeying for freedom? The one who is already free. Just get rid of the concept, "I am the body, separate from the source." You return to what you always were.
- There is a never-ending cycle of birth and death. What is birth and what is death? They are desire. This never-ending cycle is fuelled by desire, the desire to enjoy sense objects in a body. When desire ceases, this cycle also ceases. This apparently endless cycle of birth and death ends with the cessation of desire. It is not only birth and death that end. When desire ceases, the universe itself ceases. It is as if it never existed. That's how it is.
- Don't go to the past. The past is a problem, the past is mind. When you go to the past all will be problems so don't go to the past. The mind is the past and the past is a graveyard. Don't go the graveyard.
- Look within,
There is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru.
You are always Free.
There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching.