Are you here


CALL your own name, in the morning, in the night, in the afternoon. Whenever you feel sleepy call your own name. And not only call it, answer it and say it loudly. Don’t be afraid of others. You have been afraid of others enough, they have already murdered you through fear. Don’t be afraid, even in the market place you must remember. Call your own name: ‘Teertha are you here?’ And answer ‘Yes, sir.’



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