Hi, my name is Tammy Herbster, and I'm a student at Cal State Long Beach. Today, I have the honor
and privilege of interviewing Dr. Acharya Yogeesh. Dr. Acharya Yogeesh is the founder of
Yogeesh Ashram, a place for total transformation. Acharya Shree is the only enlightened master in the western hemisphere.
He has been teaching spirituality for over 37 years, inspiring and helping hundreds of thousands of
seekers worldwide. To be in the presence, or hear this master's teachings, one will capture
truth that hasn't been told for hundreds of years.
Unlike so-called masters that sugar-coat spiritual ideas to attract millions of innocent people
in order to bring themselves fame, and wealth, Acharya Shree will speak the bitter truth that will not only
shock you, but will somehow wake you up.
Tammy: Good morning Dr. Yogeesh. Acharya Shree: Good morning.
Tammy: So, tell me, is your teaching a religion, a philosophy, or is it something else?
Acharya Shree: Tammy, this is very good question.
People are confused that I teach religion, or, I teach philosophy.
But, my teachings, neither is religion, neither is philosophy.
Because, if I teach religion it means I have to follow traditions.
And, religion is already, is a big mess in the world.
Because of religion, there are many, many times, many wars. If you see, that, in the world
in a thousand-years history, almost 5,000 wars, almost 3,800 wars because of religion, so,
how can I teach religion? It is not possible for me to teach it. Because, as soon as
you teach religion, you put yourself in a small box.
And, that small box...
People who are in that small box, they will think that their religion is the best in the world.
So, they will fight, and they will not consider the other religion is also there.
And, I cannot say that I am teaching philosophy, because philosophy has a lot of logics,
philosophy has a lot of arguments, and philosophy is based on logics.
And, in my teaching, logics doesn't work. What I teach?
I teach where your real self is hidden.
You need to discover that. And, that is hidden inside of you.
If you are human inside of your human body, you have to discover, you have to discover inside.
I teach inner-phenomenon. I don't teach outer thing. Because, the soul is inside.
I teach backward journey. I don't teach forward journey.
The more you go backward, the more you will be touched into your soul.
That's why I don't say that my teaching is religion, or philosophy.
Because there is no logic. My teaching is... actually has no path.
There is no milestones that you can follow.
It is just unknown, and you have to jump into unknown. That is my teaching.
Yes, that is also very good question.
People are confused about non-violence.
They say non-violence simply means... not to kill any living being.
Not to kill any animals, human, or birds. That's what they know.
And, love means, if you love your friends, your mother, father, husband, wife.
That's what they consider love. Or, you love your money. Or, you love your house.
People misunderstood this concept.
Because, the non-violence is, world-wide, misunderstood.
Non-violence not only simply mean not to kill anyone.
Non-violence means you don't think bad about any living being.
You don't think negative about any living being. You feel oneness with every living being.
Like a mother feels oneness with the baby.
And, the same mother cannot feel the same oneness with the other neighbor, person's baby.
It is difficult to feel oneness. If you want to really expand yourself,
non-violence is the best principle to follow. I don't say you have to follow,
but to understand. Because this is not a concept. This is real learning.
If you feel oneness with every living being, it means, like a mother feels oneness
with her own baby, same kind of oneness, and keep expanding it,
expanding it, expanding it.
And, you be--until you become 'virat'. Virat means 'expanded one'.
So, the non-violence leads you towards expanded one. Who is expanded one in the world? God.
That's what I call, God is expanded one. God is virat.
It is everywhere.
Non-violence simply means feel oneness with every and single living being.
Each and single living being.
Start from the bacteria, goes to... little by little, bees, insects, goes to another living being,
goes to the other living being, animals, goes to human being, goes to the, even trees,
vegetation. Goes to the other planets. Sun, moon, stars. Other galaxies.
So, you are, you can expand so much yourself, you will be surprised,
that there is no difference between you and expanded one.
That is non-violence means. And, love.
Love means, basically, when you love someone you don't expect anything.
Love connects you with the other person.
Basically, there is no difference between love and non-violence.
In Christianity they say 'love'.
In Indian, or eastern, thinkers or eastern philosophy, they say 'non-violence'.
The words are different, but love connects you to other person.
Connects you to the other being. So, it is kind of oneness.
I don't see any difference between love and non-violence.
They are the same, they are the two sides of the same coin.