Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“What is bondage and what is freedom? I don't think there can be any difference. Both are concepts. Where do these concepts rise from? Let us go to that place. It is the thought, it is the mind, which is concealing the freedom. Underneath is something we do not know. Any thought that rises from the mind has to be 'I.' 'I' is the first thought. Then 'I' becomes mind. Mind becomes bound. Mind wants to be happy, or free. So, I-thought. What are you going to do with this I-thought?”
This compilation put together for Gurupurnima 2023 is entirely from unreleased footage of Papaji visiting Kathmandu in 1993 and includes his meeting with Tibetan teacher Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Boudhanath.
“Mind means direction. Therefore don't give any direction to the mind, it will take you to 35 million years circle. Any claim is mind. It rises from the mind. What I speak is beyond language. Words are only superficial. Word is the finger pointing to the moon, and people will hold onto the finger and not see the moon. Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasaṃgate. Gone, gone. Beyond.”
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To learn more about Papaji and his teachings, visit avadhuta.com
To buy physical copies in India of Papaji videos, books and audio CDs, see satsangbhavan.org
“What is bondage and what is freedom? I don't think there can be any difference. Both are concepts. Where do these concepts rise from? Let us go to that place. It is the thought, it is the mind, which is concealing the freedom. Underneath is something we do not know. Any thought that rises from the mind has to be 'I.' 'I' is the first thought. Then 'I' becomes mind. Mind becomes bound. Mind wants to be happy, or free. So, I-thought. What are you going to do with this I-thought?”
This compilation put together for Gurupurnima 2023 is entirely from unreleased footage of Papaji visiting Kathmandu in 1993 and includes his meeting with Tibetan teacher Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Boudhanath.
“Mind means direction. Therefore don't give any direction to the mind, it will take you to 35 million years circle. Any claim is mind. It rises from the mind. What I speak is beyond language. Words are only superficial. Word is the finger pointing to the moon, and people will hold onto the finger and not see the moon. Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasaṃgate. Gone, gone. Beyond.”
This is the official YouTube channel of H.W.L. Poonja, well known as Papaji, run by the Avadhuta Foundation, a non-profit organization supported by donations and grants. To donate (thank you) to help this channel continue and keep all content accessible for everyone, visit avadhuta.com/donate
To learn more about Papaji and his teachings, visit avadhuta.com
To buy physical copies in India of Papaji videos, books and audio CDs, see satsangbhavan.org
