Talks with David Godman, Part 3: Love, Surrender, Devotion and the Power of Japa.

[@jthepickle7]

48 years ago I started "self inquiry". It got so I found myself already practicing as a I woke up in the morning. A self employed carpenter, I could practice all day. 2 days ago I got results. The only reason I stayed with it is that only while practicing did I feel alive. 2 days ago I got an organic feeling of the Oneness of all things.

[@dmtrinar3863]

Great job!!!

[@jagirkaur6216]

Only while practicing did i feel alive

[@sheadailey3155]

It happened to me a few weeks ago and lost it feel like I’m in a he’ll realm now. Happy for you

[@jthepickle7]

@@sheadailey3155 I could draw on it, for a while - the feeling of oneness. But now it has faded. To know it intellectually isn't enough. Listening to NDE stories helps.

[@riccardoc1711]

Not a word is out of place. Dear David your work is so precious and a gift to humanity. Eternally grateful to be here and listen to you talking about Bhagavan’s life and pointers.

[@milaradisic8839]

Love each word David. Anyone touched by spirituality of India will benefit from your work. Thank you.

[@LS-ql6pc]

Agree!🙏

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[@neeludauletsingh6407]

The most authentic talks on Bhagawān’, Calm voice makes these so good to hear. Bhagawān’ is too precious for just anyone to speak about him

[@Bjarku]

David also doesn’t pretend to be awakened in order to gain a following and make money unlike some others I could mention

[@johnmc3862]

Silly, anyone can speak about anyone.

[@Puuws]

Im sure he is utterly detached from anyone saying negative things, he has no ego that can be upset. He even let these false accusations on him be printed and displayed in the bookstore because he believed everyone voice should be heard. Also the harshest critisism glued to the front off the visitorsbook

[@ruth6833]

So glad Papaji encouraged you to write Sir. Your work is an inspiration! Much gratitude🙏

[@markr8690]

please don't take these down David!! thank you so much

[@peace3181]

Shri Godman ...thank you very much for your selfless and great work in bringing us to Bhagavan. May you live long, healthy and happy by His grace

[@soulstar2401]

I need to watch this every day.... Thank you Mr.Godman!

[@Ji2LNL]

Thank you, David, for your tireless service for us seekers of the truth. May you be free... Love from Monika

[@sume6103]

Dear Davidji...I haven't even finished watching this video in full ....already feeling a bit teary eyed that I found this commentary....just two days ago I surrendered my job job search to God (unemployed for a while now) along with one other issue that I has caused me pain and sadness for 30 years....I have been putting the effort to find a job on a daily basis but leaving the fruits up to God...I hope I never to look back and follow up with the divine. Your style is so authentic and so easy to follow. While I have been reading eastern spiritual text for 15 years it is finally now I have started to make some progress. Very recently I started to read I AM THAT (100 pages in to it) and I all of sudden don't have anxiety/fear of the unknown (very out of character for me). Not only your talks bring out the optimism in me they also help solidify my resolve to attain my spiritual goal. Thank you! Jai Shri Krishna, Jai Shri Ram, Jai shri Ramana.

[@Puuws]

how did it go?

[@paritoshgoswamihhy8100]

Sir, I really appreciate you're work and at the same time you really have been fortunate to be with those great souls and it is possible that you silently sip the nectar of it and inspire us to be in line of that. I salute you sir.

[@ianhorn8543]

I love to hear David speak, his voice is very soothing!

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

I AM AMAZED BY THE WAY HE EXPLAINS & DESCRIBES THINGS. HE IS MORE SPIRITUALLY INTELLIGENT & CLEAR THAN ANY TEACHER ON THIS SUBJECT I'VE EVER HEARD. RAMANA MAHARSHI TAUGHT NONDUALITY THROUGH SELF-ENQUIRY IN TWO WAYS. ONE WAS SELF ENQUIRY "WHO AM I?" THE OTHER WAS SELF SURRENDER (I WILL LISTEN TO HIS VERSION LATER I'M SURE IT'S GOOD) IN SELF ENQUIRY - IT SOUNDED SO COMPLICATED I LISTENED AGAIN & AGAIN & DIDN'T QUITE GET IT. THEN I TRIED IT. JUST THE WAY HE EXPLAINED. I THOUGHT ABOUT SOMETHING, THEN I ASKED, "WHO IS THINKING THESE THOUGHTS" & MY MIND CAME BACK TO ME - THE I RETURNED TO ITS SOURCE. WHEN IT RETURNED I REALIZED THERE WAS NO "ME" - MY THOUGHTS BELONGED TO A PERSONALITY THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY ME. ALL MY PERSONALITIES ARE ACTS, THEY ARE ASSUMED LIKE CHARACTERS IN A PLAY. JUST LIKE HE EXPLAINED. WE PROJECT THESE PERSONALITIES ONTO THE 'THEATER OF LIFE' - EACH PERSONALITY HAVING A SET OF THOUGHTS & FEELINGS - IT FEELS LIKE ITS REAL BUT IT ISN'T REAL IN AN ULTIMATE SENSE, IT'S A PLAY, A SORT OF 'PRETEND GAME.' WHO IS THE REAL ME? HE CALLS IT THE "SELF". IT'S THE SOURCE OF LIFE, THE GOD-SELF. THIS GOD SELF HAS NO 'PERSONALITY' OR FEELINGS SUCH AS WE HAVE ON EARTH. ONCE I DID THIS SELF ENQUIRY I SAW HOW INCREDIBLY EASY IT WAS.

[@Globalpeace1]

David I love all your videos and deep understanding of Ramana. God bless you a million times.

[@grahambradd3839]

Im sorry but i think the attempt must be made to throw the whole sausage David knowing that its highly unlikely to suceed..

[@manojkothari5398]

Excellent -outstanding talks..

[@ecemwashere.]

What a pleasure to hear these stories from you, thank you for sharing them 🙏

[@EmbodiedNonDuality]

7:56 "You can't throw the whole sausage at God." Now that is a quote, people

[@Install312]

@@JazzLoverKhurram nigga what?

[@nazarethforest8313]

@@JazzLoverKhurram...then what? 🙏

[@PritiAnand1BSG]

So beautiful, David, all that you have shared🙏🙏

[@lindasherman8036]

David, Thank you so much for these talks. They are so very helpful. I wish you would do more of them.

[@IAm-ur9cq]

32:40 I think japa is excellent for purifying mind and rendering it one-pointed. Some will find it easier to start here before going direct to vichara (simply Being). Interestingly many respected names associated with Sri Ramana employed japa or some form of mental repetition: Lakshmana Swamy, Sri Sarada, Papaji, Annamalai Swami, Ganapati Muni….

[@ramcool82]

this video is going to change me and i'm going to watch it again and again. loved how to surrender part.

[@aliciainmx]

Excellent. I learned so much from this talk and the sound was great too. Thanks.

[@MrHynotiQ]

Dear David, Your videos are a profound blessing and perhaps the pathway that led me to understand Ramana. I visited Arunachala and Maharishi's Ashram last year in December, 2018 and wanted to pay my regards in-person but... If life brings me to Arunachala again, I hope you would grant me the opportunity. love and gratitude, Aditya (from California, USA)

[@robertkennedy2675]

Thank so much for sharing your experience and knowledge of Ramana and his devotees!

[@rajanrkv]

Thanks David it has been amazing to hear you !! Thanks a lot!!

[@gate-gate6863]

5:21 I have being worried about my 95 year old mother for the past 4 years, what a load. Thank you David!

[@zoharflax6363]

My Grandmother just passed on this month at 105 1/2 years and two days young. She tried to teach me to worry but I wouldn't listen. Hang in there.

[@vicaravitakka8332]

@@zoharflax6363 I guess you mean she told you NOT to worry? She was blessed with longevity, peace and wisdom. May we all enjoy the same.

[@gate-gate6863]

@@zoharflax6363 I agree with Vicara Vitakka that your grandmother tried to teach you "not" to worry! Jesus on the cross: "My father, thy will, not mine, be done". Our little brain is so structured it has very limited power to comprehend ourselves and the universe, space and time. By surrendering to God(or SELF), you are allowing another unproportionately infinite power to flow through you and your world; you do not let that little ego get in the way of karma's big operation.

[@gate-gate6863]

@@vicaravitakka8332 I started to realize, longevity only buys time for us to work towards Self Realization. Once we realize SELF, there will no life or death. Even the great scientist Albert Einstein understand space and time are all illusions (but only intellectual understanding, not enlightened like Ramana Maharshi).

[@tapmijyo]

this is the best video. i will look at this video all my life. helps me stay focussed on my goals

[@scavenski]

David, thank you very much for shedding light on Bagavan's teaching and experiences. These videos help cement the truth in me little by little. I wish I will be able to look into the eyes of such a being as Bagavan, someday. You are truly doing god's work. Also, watching the videos you talk in gives me a sense, that you would emanate more presence through them, if you took longer pauses between words.

[@tfilanowski]

This is exactly how Alcoholics Anonymous works. First you turn your drinking over to God, then your defects of character, then your relationships, then your will and life. In the end you are left with a spiritual awakening. The 12th step reads, “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs”

[@robsaunders5641]

Yes! And this can keep going and going. Let go of absolutely everything. Then let go of the one letting go. Once you have given up all sensations, and even the self. What's left is the natural state and freedom. Probably not appropriate to share in a meeting though, lol.

[@mortalclown3812]

Tony, I'm glad you wrote this exact comment; surrendering via 'Thy will be done' is where I found the most relief in AA/each day. Blessings to you.

[@elizadaphne5501]

Exactly, those 12 Steps lead to Self attention

[@gustavoandrioli2123]

Excelent

[@sheadailey3155]

Yep! 13 months clean

[@ushabn08]

Thank you David. This is so v useful.

[@maneckt1893]

I just love the salami approach of handing over our worries bit by bit. Yes it's like we are in the train which is anyways going in a particular direction (our Prarabhda) n here we're sitting with some 5 parcels of luggage on our lap. We can slowly put down one piece of luggage starting with the lighter ones n then realise that the luggage is safe and is anyways going to reach it's destination along with the train. So then we get more confidence and are willing to put down more of our luggage until we put down our final piece. Thank you David for this salami approach which further led me to extrapolate Bhagawan's theory of the man on the train with luggage on his lap. Hope I'm on the right track.

[@vanglover6030]

I like your analogy even more than the one given by David Godman. Why fuss with holding luggage when both you and the luggage are being carried by the same train?

[@maneckt1893]

@@vanglover6030 Thank you for your kind comments. At the end of the day it's all Bhagawan's grace which helps us understand his teachings better. It's very important for us to understand that all is Prarabdha. The Prarabdha theory helps us to Surrender to Bhagawan. The challenge is when we forget to do so when the real test of time is in front of us. That's when we start thinking Oh! I have to do this n I have to do that. David has explained this point very well in this video where he says once you surrender you surrender completely. Then you don't keep going out n bringing the garbage back into your house. Our problem is we do selective surrender. May Bhagawan's grace help us all in surrendering completely. 🙏

[@mdawson12345]

Powerful stories - thanks David.

[@wernerfleischer4436]

Hi David good vipes are coming from your videos.

[@prasadp8265]

Thanks very much David.

[@Azhagi-Transliteration-Apps]

Surrender!! Surrender!! Surrender!! Love is God. Humility is Power. Humility is God. Love is Power. Humbly yours Viswanathan

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

Thank you, David. When I have questions, you appear by the Grace of God and immediately answer them--love the magic and you❤️!

[@balajidamodaran204]

Thank you so much for your explanation. you r truly a blessed soul

[@meenap9269]

You are so articulate my friend :) It is a pleasure to hear you speak:) Thank you so much for this video :)

[@scmarieange]

Thank you thank you David for your sharing.. Namaste

[@vanivelamati3380]

Beautiful and enlightening topics. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you so much.

[@LS-ql6pc]

🙇🏻‍♀️ Prayers for you Sir🙏

[@differentperceptions]

Thank you David, divine service through divine timing

[@mcmnl4529]

I'm very happy to see that you added these new videos last month. They are a great help! Thank you..

[@si12364]

So beautiful!! Thank you David!

[@thinkfirstt]

Loved the stories and examples starting at 3 min. Give up and surrender the thought that I am the doer, by surrendering little things over and over.

[@RT-fr9tn]

Hi David, please leave this video for good online as want to come back to it frequently. 🙏

[@freisein6554]

I love listening, thank you David.

[@moopius]

great post thank you David

[@sivarajah5346]

Thank you David for bringing this out for us who can't be there.

[@vilmacorredor2111]

Gracias David. Muchas gracias por subtitularlo en español.

[@wolfgangm.schulze268]

Vielen Dank David.

[@Fintan33]

Thanks so much for this video David-

[@manojkothari5398]

Thank you..its wonderful...

[@williamdoust]

Just wonderful and soul enriching ❤

[@fifes0ul]

I think or it seems that Bhagavan's grace continues through you, maybe a flippant statement but about 2 year ago I came across your works and was absorbed in them from then my devotion , connection to Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi has got stronger nearly on a daily basis. For that I cannot thank you enough. Om Shanti

[@LuAr82-pe]

Muito obrigado! Brasil na escuta!🇧🇷 thanks!🤗🙏

[@swapnilkaleatgoogleplus]

thanks for your talks !

[@Meditationinjeans]

Beautiful David & Team . Great job. .

[@gdjejejeuhdidieie3786]

Thank you very much for sharing, very helpful.^

[@andytracey1103]

thank u for ur service david

[@doydark4ever]

Thanks dave

[@SuperGlen2000]

Thank you so much David!

[@pramodwadekar4670]

Thank you so much 💐🙏🙏🙏

[@shirdihari488]

Deeply touching... Gratitude... OM SAI RAM...

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Wow, tremendous backdrop

[@Reincarnation111]

Path of devotion or bhakti is dualistic where we are the devotee of a God who is outside of us, other than us....in Advaita the God and Self are one and the same so there is no duality. But love of God is such a powerful emotion, so enjoyable an experience and so totally intoxicating, that we just become addicted to it. I can't even imagine not submerging myself in Lord Shiva's and the Mother Divine's devotion! The description of this lady's devotion and surrender reminds of Mira's story. Did she remain in her physical body once she attained self realization with her guru's Lakshman's grace?

[@nonduality9]

thank you!!

[@latiffabdul]

Surrender doesn't mean things will turn out successful in the future. It's quite natural that events in life will alternate between good and bad. As you surrender more and more, you will find out that things will bother you less and less whatever the outcome is. In other words, you become more and more peaceful inside.

[@manojkothari5398]

What if we have not met Ramana Maharishi or his direct devotees...Mauruice Frydman..Mastan..Lakshman Swami...We are listening to DG...Swami Sarvapriyananda...Dr.Alok Pandey.....and getting inspired...

[@Time364]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@mofoshrimp]

Wonderful video!

[@ZenMountain]

HE only, will make everything right. Thank you David!!

[@natpeirce1121]

great channel!!!

[@martinjones6933]

Really helpful video. Also, helps me to realise that it isn’t easy to stop wandering mind. Its a long process, which stops me beating myself up!

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

NO ITS EASY. REALIZE THAT YOUR WANDERING MIND OR THOUGHTS COME OUT OF A PERSONALITY YOU ARE CREATING, MANUFACTURING. JUST TELL YOUR "I" - COME BACK TO THE SOURCE. IT WILL RETURN, & THERE YOU WILL FIND ONCE AGAIN THE 'GOD-SELF', THE REAL YOU - THE OTHER THING YOU CREATED SEEMS REAL, BUT IT'S NOT THE ABSOLUTE YOU. THE REAL YOU DOES NOT HAVE THE THOUGHTS & FEELINGS OF THE EARTH PERSONALITIES YOU CREATE. IT'S NEUTRAL I THINK. (IF I ERR IN MY EXPLANATIONS REFER TO DAVID GODMAN AGAIN.)

[@johnmc3862]

Good man, Godman!

[@jackharrison6860]

Thank you. Namaste 🙏💟

[@tarnum113]

Thank you Mr. Godman!

[@D.K.TyagiYT]

You ended it with a broad smile on my face by telling the story that all mosquitoes would be enlightened 😊

[@knowledgepower4808]

Very good advice! Please Use It Daily! Blessings

[@sidkrishna5806]

Hello David, I too had a full enlightenment experience by sri Ramana's grace it was with me for a relatively short time but it taught me to be yourself love all respect all now I see Ramana in all, I love my guru Ramana I just don't know what to give him or surrender all I know I just love him. The best thing is to love and not ask anything from him.

[@JazzLoverKhurram]

Amazing story about the transfusion from the Ram bhakt. Thanks

[@umabalakrishnan437]

Pranams. Thank you.

[@claudelebel49]

Thank you for the inspiration 🙏

[@bliss5133]

Great!!!!! Danke!!!yes.. stop doi g decisions.trust..you are a big Support on the way💎♥️

[@retluc7625]

Thank you so much

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

WOW. REMARKABLE.

[@tearexxy5799]

This is very interesting . l went a lot of AA meetings and they teach. Let go and Let God . Unfortunately if you do a lot of Drinking it can bring you to your knees and if you survive it .You basically have to do what David is talking about . Beautiful talk . 🙋‍♂️

[@abhishekm5661]

thank you !!! needed it most!!!!

[@shivsivaram9872]

David: Excellent!!!!

[@valeriejoyce4821]

Thanks to the Godman 🌊

[@paulkendrick6682]

Great talk David and interesting to here the stories :D, Papaji a minder?! Well I never.

[@SOL8PORTAL]

May the Blessing of our Great Seer' Bhagavan Sri Ramana accompany you always. _Paul

[@charlottesandfeld8113]

Thank you David

[@zoharflax6363]

I find it interesting that people, the people who are awake in their heart, seek so much to connect with "God" I did this and still do, but at the same time have come to a place where probably daily I feel to clearly be in the presence of the divine and have come to somewhat take it for granted. As in I witness the divine mastery of creation doing things beyond chance, showing vision/ intervening with intricate precision that only a god could do, intimately present, aware of the slightest nuance, and also the bigger picture. Yes God is always present, yes we are all part of it. Then I lose focus and snap back into dealing with things of this world, but am learning to take it all with a grain of salt for indeed it's temporary and divine union is a constant if we awaken. Yes so I find it interesting that he say union with god when he was a child, and then Maya in its many forms distracted him, until by grace he found his way back to the reality of what some may call god. I resonate with this, i saw miracles as a child, now I realize they are happening constantly.

[@meta2011]

Surrender is great help when enquiry seems difficult

[@zenmassage81]

Thank you so much, i think this way is best for me....a daughter of god from viet nam

[@angelarapuano1315]

Meraviglioso 🙏💟

[@ramcool82]

you gave new insight about Gandhiji and his devotion to Rama.

[@albundy9597]

I like your concise explanations, listening for example to questions and answers referring to Nisargadatta are often long winded and sometimes incomprehensible but you manage to simplify things and yet remain accurate ( an author who understands his craft) Nisargadatta's talks on prior to consciousness sounds like an atheist talking, death means death, without awareness there can only be death, a wave merging with the ocean sounds like death to me.

[@martinkuba6476]

Děkuji za české titulky:)

[@adishakti5481]

So cool, love it