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great conflict, that goes on and on. Each individual is fighting with all other individuals. We are living with enemies. We cannot befriend them because we are competitors.
To drop the desire to rule anybody is to become a sannyasin. To drop the total desire to dominate is to become religious. In that understanding one comes to know that God is the ruler of all. God is not a person but the ultimate principle.
Anand Ghoshen. Anand means bliss, ghoshen means declaration -- declaration of bliss. My sannyasin has to become a declaration of bliss. His very being has to pulsate with joy, because joy is prayer. His very climate has to be that of celebration, because celebration is worship.
So let that be the basic key for you: in each moment of your life, in each act of your life, declare your blissfulness, your cheerfulness, your zestfulness, and you will come closer and closer to God. That's the only way to come close to God; there is none other.
Anand Olaf. Anand means bliss, olaf is a form of olive. It has become a symbol of peace. In fact it should be the symbol of coming home, of arriving at the destination, because peace happens when you have arrived. When the journey is over one feels utter peace, hence it has become the symbol of peace. k is concerned with the ancient story of the flood.
For days and days Noah was searching for land Then finally he released a dove. They waited for the dove to come back, and the dove came with an olive leaf. That was the sign that land was very close by -- "so we have arrived" -- hence there was great joy and great peace.... Let sannyas become your arrival.
Anand Ann. Anand means bliss. Ann is a part of hannah hannah means grace, mercy, prayer, but I would like you to remember prayer. Your full name will mean bliss prayer. Let bliss be your prayer, not words. Prayer cannot be in words; one can only live it. One cannot say it; one can only show it. One can be luminous with it, but there is no way to say it. Prayer has nothing to do with words, it is not a verbal communication, because God understands no human language. He understands the primordial language of existence -- that is silence.
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