15 Upadeshavali of Master Supratim Chowdhury

1. The Natural State

“The goal is not to enter a higher state, but to return to your natural one.
Effort ends where Being begins.”

Explanation:
Realisation is not an achievement; it is a gentle falling back into what you already are — unadorned, effortless awareness.

2. On Sādhanā

“True sādhanā is not repetition, but remembrance.
The more you remember who you are, the less you need to do.”

Explanation:
Practice matures when it becomes natural — when discipline transforms into effortless awareness.

3. Karma and Learning

“Karma is a teacher, not a judge.
It repeats itself until you learn through awareness, not reaction.”

Explanation:
Every experience is life’s way of returning you to consciousness. Karma dissolves in understanding.

4. In the Age of Kaliyug

“In Kaliyug, peace is power and silence is strength.
The one who masters his own mind serves the Divine most perfectly.”

Explanation:
In times of unrest, transformation begins with inner stillness. A silent being uplifts the vibration of all.

5. Letting Go

“Letting go is the highest tapasya.
In surrender, life becomes simple — and simplicity reveals Truth.”

Explanation:
Renunciation is not external; it is the dropping of inner resistance and attachment.

6. Healing and Awareness

“Healing begins when the healer disappears.
Awareness itself is the ultimate medicine.”

Explanation:
When there is no ‘doer,’ energy aligns naturally. The consciousness that observes also heals.

7. The Guru Principle

“A true Guru is not one who teaches — but one who touches.
His touch awakens what is already divine within you.”

Explanation:
Only an enlightened Guru can transmit the fire of awareness. His presence is silent initiation, beyond words and methods.

8. Enlightened Guidance

“Only one who has crossed the ocean can show others the shore.
Without inner light, words are lamps without flame.”

Explanation:
Spiritual teaching without realisation leads to imitation; guidance born of experience ignites transformation.

9. The Śiṣya’s Dedication

“The disciple’s sincerity is the bridge to the Guru’s grace.
When surrender ripens, guidance flows without asking.”

Explanation:
A true seeker doesn’t demand teaching — his humility draws it forth naturally. The Guru responds to inner readiness, not outer devotion.

10. On Obedience and Trust

“Obedience to the Guru is not submission to a person —
it is alignment with the Truth he represents.”

Explanation:
Real obedience is the tuning of one’s will to the vibration of truth, not blind following of words.

11. Seva and Surrender

“Serve not to please, but to dissolve.
When there is no ‘I’ in the act, Seva becomes worship.”

Explanation:
Seva purifies ego. The smallest act done in silence becomes sacred when self is forgotten.

12. The Witness

“Do not fight the storm of thoughts — stand as the sky that holds them.
Awareness is untouched by the clouds it reflects.”

Explanation:
Inner freedom arises when the witness is realised. The seer is forever still, regardless of what appears.

13. Experience and Awareness

“Visions fade, sensations pass — only awareness remains.
Seek not the light you see, but the eye that sees it.”

Explanation:
Spiritual experiences are transient; the knower of experience is eternal. Stay as the observer, not the observed.

14. The Path of Simplicity

“The closer you move to Truth, the simpler you become.
Complexity is of mind; simplicity belongs to the soul.”

Explanation:
Wisdom reduces, never expands. The awakened one lives in quietness, free of grand display.

15. The Flame of the Heart

“Real sādhanā ends in silence.
When love and awareness merge, the seeker becomes the path itself.”

Explanation:
In the ultimate state, there is no separation — the Guru, the seeker, and the goal are one flame burning in the heart of existence.